Choral conducting and the construction of meaning : gesture, voice, identity / Liz Garnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garnett, Liz, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Choral conducting.

Physical Description:

xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 DVD (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009]

Summary:

Accompanying DVD contains ... "video examples."--DVD label. Track listing on p. xi.

Contents:

Introduction: Choral conducting in context

How to study conducting : model, method, metalanguage. How do people think about conducting? ; From ethnography to peer research ; How to write about conducting

Choral singing and enculturation. Defining choral culture : what counts as choral? ; Creating choral culture : the dos and don'ts ; Maintaining choral culture : policing the boundaries

Conducting gesture and musical thought. Different styles, different gestures ; Different styles, common ground ; Metaphoric gesture and embodied musical meaning ; Spontaneous gesture and the ensemble

The conductor-choir bond. Monkey see, monkey do ; Making use of the conductor-choir bond ; Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-219) and index.

ISBN:

9780754663799

0754663795

OCLC:

256534185