The modern conductor : a college text on conducting based on the technical principles of conductor Nicolai Malko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton / Elizabeth A. H. Green.
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via Internet Archive) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :
Prentice-Hall,
c1981.
|
| Edition: | 3d ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- So you want to be a conductor? Section I. The manual technique. The baton ; Time-beating I: the basic techniques (traditional) ; Beyond the time-beating: the expressive gestures ; The development of the left hand ; The fermata ; Time-beating II: more advanced techniques (pattern variety, melds, and twentieth-century demands) ; Manual technique plus rehearsing
- Section II. Score study. Introduction to score study ; Clefs and transpositions ; Mechanics of the choral score ; Mechanics of the orchestral score ; Mechanics of the band score ; Interpreting the vocal score ; Interpreting the instrumental score: band and orchestra ; Handling the stylistic traditions: from orchestra to band ; Memorizing the score
- Section III. Mastery. Psychological conducting (technical mastery) ; Public peformance (musical mastery) ; Creative conducting (ultimate mastery)
- Appendixes. 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, written examination forms, and advanced physical exercises
- G. Bibliography.