British Forum for Ethnomusicology Locating the past in the Present: Living Traditions and the Performance of Early Music Author(s): Jonathan Shull Reviewed work(s): Source: Ethnomusicology Forum, Vol. 15, No. 1, The Past in Music (Jun., 2006), pp. 87-111 Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20184541 . Accessed: 01/12/2012 19:46 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. and British Forum for Ethnomusicology are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Ethnomusicology Forum. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded by the authorized user from 192.168.82.215 on Sat, 1 Dec 2012 19:46:23 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Ethnomusicology Forum Vol. 15,No. 1, June 2006, 87-111 O Routledge pp. |^ Taylor& Francis Croup Locating the Past in the Present: Living Traditions and the Performance of Early Music Jonathan Shull This study examines the philosophies, values and ethics of Early Music performers who use livingmusics to inform and enhance theirperformance styles and techniques. Early Music performers seek to revive lost traditions of performance, relying on spare descriptions and fragmentary evidence.