This lecture, led by Stanford music faculty Ory Shihor, explores how performers make informed interpretive decisions when the musical score leaves essential elements unspecified. Drawing on Classical-era sources, formal analysis, and performance practice, the discussion examines how notation, style, and context shape choices of articulation, timing, phrasing, and expression. Emphasis is placed on developing interpretive judgment that balances historical awareness with artistic responsibility.

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