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The score, the orchestra, and the conductor / Gustav Meier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meier, Gustav, 1929-2016.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conducting.
- Orchestral music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).
- Orchestral music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (510 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. He provides useful information from the rudimentary to the sophisticated, and offers specific and readily applicable advice for technical and musical matters essential to the conductor's first rehearsal with the orchestra. This book details many topics that otherwise are unavailable to the aspir
- Contents:
- The Beat
- Reading the Score
- Preparation of the Score for Conducting
- Seating Arrangements : Symbols for a Cuing System
- Sorting the Orchestration
- The Zigzag Way
- Special Techniques
- Additional concerns.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780199886777
- 0199886776
- 9780199716906
- 0199716900
- OCLC:
- 707922727
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