Selected writings of John Finley Williamson
By: compiled and edited by Joseph G. Beck.
Contributors: Beck, Joseph.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Bloomington, Ind.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Westminster Choir -- Discography.; Choral conducting.; Choirs (Music); Choral singing -- Instruction and study.
Other titles: Selected writings of J.F. Williamson
Notes: Includes "Westminster Choir discography 1926-2001" (p. 111-137) and bibliographical references (p. 139).
Table of contents: title: A tribute to John Finley Williamson / Bruno Walter; title: The secret of training a choir; title: Choir organization and training; title: Articles from Etude: the music magazine. The saga of the Westminster Choir ; Introduction to Dr. Williamson's articles ; The art of choral conducting ; Balance the voices ; How to classify voices ; Make friends with acoustics ; Keep your choir up to pitch ; Rhythm makes the music go ; Correct breathing for singers ; Correct breathing for singers : part two ; The conductor's magic ; Planning a choral rehearsal ; Good singing requires good diction ; The importance of vowel coloring; title: Lectures. The choral conductor, the singer; title: Speech, Otterbein College : My career / Mrs. John Finley Williamson (Rhea Parlette); title: A singer's guide to diction in the English language : from lectures and writings by John Finley Williamson / collected and revised by Joseph G. Beck, edited by Heather M. Wessels; title: Westminster Choir : recordings as history and discography / Joseph G. Beck.