The modern conductor ; a college text on conducting based on the principles of Nicolai Malko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton / [By] Elizabeth A.H. Green.
| Author/creator | Green, Elizabeth A. H. |
| Other author | Malko, Nicolai, 1883-1961. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2d ed. |
| Publication Info | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1969] |
| Description | xviii, 298 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | So you want to be a conductor? -- Section I: The manual techniques -- The baton -- Time-beating: Traditional patterns (the basic instruction) -- Time-beating: Modern patterns and their variations (the advanced instruction) -- The expressive gestures -- The development of the left hand -- The fermata -- Hints on miscellaneous topics -- Section II: Score study -- Clefs and transpositions -- Mechanics of the choral score -- Mechanics of the orchestral score -- Mechanics of the band score -- Interpreting the choral score -- Interpreting the band score -- Interpreting the orchestral score -- Preparing the performance -- Memorizing the score -- Section III: Mastery -- The melded gestures and psychological conducting (technical mastery) -- Pubic performance (musical mastery) -- Creative conducting (ultimate mastery) -- A. Seating charts: chorus, orchestra, band -- B. Instrumentation -- C. Classification of bowings -- D. Synopsis of musical form -- E. Terminology for the conductor -- F. Additional practice problems and written examination forms -- G. Bibliography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 69011341 |
| ISBN | 0135901901 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | MT85 .G785 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |