Conducting category: 29 books
Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble
Scenarios, Priorities, Strategies, Essentials, and Repertoire
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble is the most comprehensive guide on the rehearsalprocess for conducting instrumental music ensembles. Ideal for the advanced instrumental music conductor seeking to look beyond basic conducting technique, this work breaks the multidimensional...
by Edwin Roxburgh
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Conducting for a New Era fills in a lacuna by offering guidance and practical advice for conducting twentieth-century and contemporary repertoire. The book begins with a look at the development of the art of conducting during the first half of the twentieth century. Distinctions are made between conductors...
Choral Conducting
Philosophy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice, Second Edition is an updated resource for conductors and singers alike, a college-level text for students of choral conducting that considers conducting and singing from a holistic perspective. This singer-friendly and voice-healthy approach examines the...
by Emily Freeman Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Titles in Dictionaries for the Modern Musician: A Scarecrow Press Music Series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key information designed to convey the field of study and performance for a major instrument or instrument class, as well as the workings of musicians in areas from conducting...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music
The Fundamentals and More for Conducting Bands, Orchestras, Choirs, and Ensembles
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The complex art of conducting may look effortless to the casual onlooker; however, it requires a great deal of knowledge and skill. The success of a performance hinges on the director's ability to keep the group playing together and interpreting the music as the composer intended. The Complete Idiot's...
Maestros and Their Music
The Art and Alchemy of Conducting
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
An exuberant, uniquely accessible, beautifully illustrated look inside the enigmatic art and craft of conducting, from a celebrated conductor whose international career has spanned half a century.
John Mauceri brings a lifetime of experience to bear in an unprecedented, hugely informative,...
Rehearsing
Critical Connections for the Instrumental Music Conductor
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2015
Following on the heels of his Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble, John F. Colson takes students to the next level in conducting practice with Rehearsing: Critical Connections for the Instrumental Music Conductor. Colson draws together the critical connections for those seeking...
The Silent Musician
Why Conducting Matters
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2019
The conductor—tuxedoed, imposingly poised above an orchestra, baton waving dramatically—is a familiar figure even for those who never set foot in an orchestral hall. As a veritable icon for classical music, the conductor has also been subjected to some ungenerous caricatures, presented variously...
Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914
Wielding the Baton at the Height of Empire
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Drawing on many archival findings, this book considers the emerging function and status of orchestral conductors in Britain, and the nature of the opportunities available to them, from the late Victorian era until the outbreak of World War I. It does so by examining and comparing the profiles and...
by Gustav Meier
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Known internationally for his work as a teacher of conducting, Gustav Meier's influence in the field cannot be overstated. In The Score, the Orchestra and the Conductor, Meier demystifies the conductor's craft with explanations and illustrations of what the conductor must know to attain podium success....
Camerata
A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Camerata: A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses distinguishes itself from all other works on choral conducting by starting at the very beginning—the conception and purpose of an ensemble—and continuing through all other aspects of rehearsing and organizing a chorus to performance...
Baton Basics
Communicating Music through Gestures
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Baton Basics offers a unique approach to teaching conducting based upon the concept of conveying weight, resistance, and energy in order to communicate a better concept of musical sound to the musicians. Featuring many detailed drawings and access to over 60 video examples on the companion website,...
by Markand Thakar
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
This book is a practical manual for anyone who stands on a podium helping an ensemble make music. The four main chapters address the major obligations of the conductor: (1) bringing the musical tones to life in the most beautiful, most moving way possible; (2) freeing the mind to fully absorb all...
The Beat Stops Here
Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
In The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities and motions (brushing the dog, Tinkerbelle,...