Music-Instruction & Study-Conducting

A practical guide to organizing, rehearsing, and performing with a handbell choir. With clear instructions, useful tips, and inspiring examples, this book is an excellent resource for music teachers, choir directors, and bell ringers of all levels.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Debussy orchestrated two of the three Gymnopedies composed by his friend Erik Satie after giving an impromptu performance of the piano originals at the home of conductor Gustave Doret, who was so taken with them that he commissioned Debussy to prepare an orchestral setting...

A practical manual for building musical understanding and physical skills, intended for conductors at all stages of development. This book is a practical manual for anyone who stands on a podium helping an ensemble make music. The four main chapters address the major obligations...

Based on his decades of experience conducting these works, Leonard Slatkin delves into eight of the most beloved orchestral pieces of the twentieth century and tackles problems conductors face before stepping onto the podium. These works are: Claude Debussy's La Mer Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony...

Having spent a career as a guest conductor with over 100 orchestras and served as a Music Director with two orchestras, I have collected a wide variety of experiences. These experiences have included teaching conducting to Senator Joe Biden, conducting the seventh inning stretch...

First published in 1912, this book contains the original musical notation for Charles V. Stanford's "Symphony No.7, Op.12", a classical musical composition for orchestra. A wonderful example of Romantic music from the early 19th century, this piece will appeal to musicians and others with...

A comprehensive guide to score reading of orchestral music for conductors and all musicians, music readers and students. It presents methods on synthesising a score, creating a sounding image of the score in the mind, reading in clefs, decoding single and multiple transpositions, making...

This comprehensive text by Anthony Maiello on the art of conducting is designed to be hands on, user friendly, playable by any instrumentation, a step-by-step approach to baton technique, great for use with a wind, string or voice conducting class, and excellent as a...

Sheet Music Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff6 Moments Musicals Op.16 Andantino in B flat minor Op.16, no.1 Allegretto in e flat minor Op.16, no.2 Andante Cantabile in B minor Op.16, no.3 Presto in E minor Op.16, no.4 Adagio Sostenuto in D flat major Op.16, no.5 Maestoso...

Preparing our minds for rehearsal, listening to our singers, and making those moments last, choir directors have a complex job getting ready for concerts. How do we approach concert day? What is the spirit of the choir? How are final rehearsals different? In this...

New, digitally-enhanced reprint of the full score issued by Boosey & Co., London in 1901, the same year Elgar conducted the world premiere of this sparkling concert overture. Sometimes known as "In London Town", the Cockaigne Overture has been an audience favorite ever since....

Sheet Music All 24 Prelude and Fugue, from #1 to #24Composer Joann Sebastian Bach1. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 8462. Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 8473. Prelude and Fugue in C# major BWV 8484. Prelude and Fugue in C# minor...

Author: Malcolm H. HolmesISBN-10: 1258083280ISBN-13: 9781258083281Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2011Pages: 142Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d

Letters to a Young Conductor: Thoughts on Music and Life is written with a younger version of myself in mind. Over four sections, "Mindset," "In Rehearsal," "In Concert," and "Building A Career," I offer the advice I wish I had listened to when I...

Herman Scherchen (1891-1966), the distinguished German conductor, was largely self-taught in music. He played the viola in the Berlin Philharmonic (1907-10) and in 1918 founded the Neue Musikgesellschaft in Berlin. He was an ardent champion of twentieth-century music, especially that of Schoenberg, with whom...

Borodin started work on his second symphony soon after the 1869 premiere of his first. He worked on it off and on until 1876, putting it aside for another project - misplacing his orchestral scores of the first and last movements in the process....

In Rehearsing: Critical Connections for the Instrumental Music Conductor, Colson supplies the missing link for conductors looking for advice that allows them to complete their training for reaching complete competency as a conductor.Author: John F. ColsonISBN-10: 144225078XISBN-13: 9781442250789Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/09/2015Pages:...

A lightning rod for powerful emotions, Thomas Schippers began his escalation to fame at nineteen continuing with performances in many renowned venues in the world. Here his career is traced through the accounts of those who knew or performed with him, redressing the astonishing...

Brahms Among Friends identifies patterns of listening, performance, and composition among close friends of Johannes Brahms and explores how those patterns informed the creation and reception of his music in the intimate genres of song, sonata, trio, and piano miniature. Among the tangled threads...

Sheet Music Piano Sonatas Volume 1, from 1 to 9Composer Wolfang Amadeus Mozart W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, K.279/189d W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.2 in F major, K.280/189e W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.3 in B-flat major, K.281/189f W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata...

Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was the greatest conductor of his generation. His reputation is legendary, and yet astonishingly, in his five decades on the podium, he conducted only 89 concerts, some 600 opera performances, and produced 12 recordings. How did someone who worked so little...

Musical leadership is associated with a specific profession--the conductor--as well as being a colloquial metaphor for human communication and cooperation at its best. This book examines what musical leadership is, by delving into the choral conductor role, what goes on in the music-making moment...

This book examines the conductor's methods in terms of the realization of expressive potential in a selected body of works. This examination encompasses analytical, technical, and expressive gestural aspects of the art and craft of conducting. The author also discusses the idea of meaning...

Sheet Music Piano Sonatas Volume 2, from 10 to 18Composer Wolfang Amadeus MozartContent: Piano Sonata No.10 in C major, K.330/300hPiano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331/300iPiano Sonata No.12 in F major, K.332/300kPiano Sonata No.13 in B-flat major, K.333/315cPiano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457Piano...

Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was the greatest conductor of his generation. His reputation is legendary, and yet astonishingly, in his five decades on the podium, he conducted only 89 concerts, some 600 opera performances, and produced 12 recordings. How did someone who worked so little...

The book is intended to help new and veteran band directors develop an orchestra in their school. It outlines step by step what needs to be done before the teacher meets students, preparing for the first rehearsal and first performance, developing syllabi, handbooks and...

Composed in 1869 for the Vienna Men's Choral Association, Strauss' Opus 333 originally included parts for men's chorus. It has since become far more popular in the version he prepared afterward for orchestra only, which is the one presented here in a beautifully engraved...

One of Johann Strauss II's most enduring sets of waltzes, Roses from the South was arranged by the composer from themes taken from his 1880 operetta, The Queen's Lace Handkerchief. This new, convenient sized study score is a reduced-sized reissue of the outstanding new...

2016 Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Berlioz's work was first published in 1843/4 in French, then reissued in 1855 in a revised and enlarged edition. It remains a landmark in the history of...

Chopin Frederic SHEET MUSIC Solo Piano MiscellaneousVariations Brillantes in B flat major Bolero in A minor Tarantelle in A flat major Allegro de Concert in A major Fantasie in F minor Berceuse in D flat major Barcarolle in F sharp major Marche Funebre in...

This book, first collection of essays in English on Bruno Maderna, brings the reader closer to one of the greatest European composer and conductor of the last century. Utopia, Innovation, Tradition: Bruno Maderna's cosmos is the first collection of essays in English dedicated to...

Sheet Music by Composer Ludwig Van Beethoven.Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era...

Sheet Music by Composer Ludwig Van Beethoven.Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era...

Sheet Music by Composer Ludwig Van Beethoven.Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era...

Sheet Music by Composer Ludwig Van Beethoven.Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era...

This guide presents a detailed discussion of various aspects of historical performance practice, especially as they relate to liturgical polyphony of the Renaissance. The author considers such issues as timbre, tempo, and rhythm, the makeup of the ensemble, articulation, ornamentation, pitch and tuning, and...

This text provides conductors with the information necessary to select choral-orchestral works suitable to their needs and the abilities of their ensembles. It also provides them with the history of each piece and a detailed evaluation of performance issues for the choir, orchestra, and...

Written by many working conductors, this book considers all facets of musical conducting. It includes practical advice on how to conduct different groups (choral, opera, symphony, early music) and a history of conducting presented as a study of national traditions. Designed for the lay...

In The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities...

What does it mean to conduct the orchestra today? This book traces the figure of the orchestra conductor since his birth - in the middle of the eighteenth century - up to what could be his future, which seems to be in danger... With...

With an insider's knowledge but an outsider's perspective Sarah MacDonald lifts the lid on a choral tradition which is admired worldwide but mysterious in its inner workings to most of those not involved in it. How do you train a liturgical choir-whether its members...

A guide to the art of conducting in the twenty-first century, by the founder of the RCM's Twentieth Century Ensemble. Conducting for a New Era fills in a lacuna by offering guidance and practical advice for conducting twentieth-century and contemporary repertoire. The book begins...

A practical manual for building musical understanding and physical skills, intended for conductors at all stages of development. This book is a practical manual for anyone who stands on a podium helping an ensemble make music. The four main chapters address the major obligations...

2022 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Includes illustrations. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This well-known study by an eminent musicologist constitutes one of the best mid-level explorations of the nature and function of the orchestra. Tracing...

George Szell was the Cleveland Orchestra's towering presence for over a quarter of a century. From the boardroom to the stage, Szell's powerful personality affected every aspect of a musical institution he reshaped in his own perfectionist image. Marcia Hansen Kraus's participation in Cleveland's...

The Listening Conductor explores one of the most important aspects of choral training and development - the power of listening. Why do we need to listen in rehearsals? How do we develop and improve our listening? How does focussed listening impact on choral development?...

The Listening Conductor explores one of the most important aspects of choral training and development - the power of listening. Why do we need to listen in rehearsals? How do we develop and improve our listening? How does focussed listening impact on choral development?...

A powerful and thought provoking memoir from one of the world's most successful orchestral conductors, whose life story, talent and dedication to music is an inspiration to read. A tragic car accident when Welser-Moest was a student shaped both his career and approach to...

Face to Face with Orchestra and Chorus is a crucial guide for choral conductors who are presented with the daunting task of conducting a full-size orchestra. This book provides a survival kit for both novice and experienced choral conductors, with an overview of the...

The first detailed study of the working relationship and productive friendship between Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) and Adrian Boult (1889-1983). From 1918 onwards, Boult became one of Vaughan Williams's most important interpreters, giving the world premieres of the Pastoral, Fourth and Sixth Symphonies, performing...