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The Cambridge Companion to Conducting
J A (Ed) Bowen
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Conducting
Paperback. Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. Editor(s): Bowen, Jose Antonio. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illus. 5 tables 19 music examples. BIC Classification: AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. 366 pages, 25 b/w illus. 5 tables 19 music examples. Editor(s): Bowen, Jose Antonio. Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVS. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 20. Weight: 682.
In this wide-ranging inside view of the history and practice of conducting, analysis and advice comes directly from working conductors, including Sir Charles Mackerras on opera, Bramwell Tovey on being an Artistic Director, Martyn Brabbins on modern music, Leon Botstein on programming and Vance George on choral conducting, and from those who work closely with conductors: a leading violinist describes working as a soloist with Stokowski, Ormandy and Barbirolli, while Solti and Abbado's studio producer explains orchestral recording, and one of the world's most powerful managers tells all. The book includes advice on how to conduct different types of groups ... Read more
In this wide-ranging inside view of the history and practice of conducting, analysis and advice comes directly from working conductors, including Sir Charles Mackerras on opera, Bramwell Tovey on being an Artistic Director, Martyn Brabbins on modern music, Leon Botstein on programming and Vance George on choral conducting, and from those who work closely with conductors: a leading violinist describes working as a soloist with Stokowski, Ormandy and Barbirolli, while Solti and Abbado's studio producer explains orchestral recording, and one of the world's most powerful managers tells all. The book includes advice on how to conduct different types of groups ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Cambridge Companions to Music
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521527910
SKU
V9780521527910
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About J A (Ed) Bowen
José Antonio Bowen is Caestecker Chair of Music and Director of the Music Program at Georgetown University. He is also the Director of the Music Program and Director of the Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music (CHARM).
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Conducting
'… a rewarding and often revealing read …'. Classical Music '… this volume clearly succeeds in providing illuminating insight, practical advice and insider information that is otherwise often unavailable in academic circles. The current volume encourages conductors, and to a certain extent scholars, to seriously examine their own music philosophies and performance concepts. It offers examples of how to rethink, ... Read more