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Conducting music today / 6 6 Bruce Hangen. - - - viii, 193 pages : illustrations, music 31 cm + 1 online resource (1 video file) - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-185) and index

Part I. Conducting technique. Sect. A. The basics. posture ; The baton ; The other hand ; Field of motion ; The podium ; Beat patterns ; The ictus ; The preparation for any beat ; Cutoffs and rests ; Preparing the score ; Cueing/serving the musicians ; Recitative/narrative/open measures -- Sect. B. Technique musically manifested. Every beat is a preparation for the next beat! ; The three stages of conducting maturity ; Less is more ; Conducting style ; Podium presence ; Physical dos and don'ts: a summary -- Sect. C. Real world principles. Time ; Always, sometimes, never ; Leadership ; On being musical ; Working with others ; Different disciplines ; Rehearsal practices ; Relating to your musicians ; Big rocks/little rocks ; Are you the horse? -- Part II. Technical suggestions in standard repertoire. Beethoven, Egmont overture, measures 1-16 ; Beethoven, Symphony no. 1, Fourth movement: measures 1-14 and measures 225-248 ; Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, First movement: measures 1-7 ; Brahms, Symphony no. 1, Fourth movement: measures 269-289 and 375-391 ; Dvo¿™©Łk, Symphony no. 9, Second movement: measures 105-110 ; Mozart, Symphony no. 39, First movement: measures 1-10 ; Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol, Fourth movement: measures 1-27 ; Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien: measures 1-27; measures 275-297 ; Mendelssohn, A midsummer night's dream, Overture: measures 370-404 ; Debussy, Prelude to the afternoon of a faun: measure 86-end -- Part III. Interviews. Peter Boyer ; C. Thomas Brooks ; Jr., Jack Everly ; JoAnn Falletta ; Craig Jessop ; Jonathan McPhee ; John Morris Russell ; Yohei Sato ; Lalo Schifrin ; Madeline Smith ; Thomas Wilkins ; and John Williams

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A guide to motions, cues, patterns and practices used by today's conductors of orchestras, bands, operas, film orchestras, and more. Includes a section of interviews with several top conductors. With an introduction, two appendices, and index. Music examples. Black & white photos. Illustrations. Includes access to online video lessons













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