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
Edition2d ed.
Publication InfoEnglewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1969]
Descriptionxviii, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 69011341
ISBN0135901901

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