A dictionary for the modern conductor
By: Emily Freeman Brown
Series: Dictionaries for the modern musician; Dictionaries for the modern musician
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9780810884007
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Conducting; Music; Terminology; Conductors (Music); Dictionaries; Handbooks, manuals
Other titles: Modern conductor
Description: Includes biographies of major conductors and other individuals important to the world of modern conducting; critical information on major orchestras, significant ensembles, key institutions and organizations; and practical entries covering baton and rehearsal techniques, bowing terms, information about instruments, voice types and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-419).
Table of contents: title: The dictionary; title: Appendix 1. Six pieces that changed conducting; title: Appendix 2. The history of conducting; title: Appendix 3. Orchestral instrument names and their translations into French, German, Italian, and Spanish; title: Appendix 4. Percussion instruments and their translations; title: Appendix 5. Pitch names and their translations into French, German, and Italian; title: Appendix 6. Basic interval names and their translations; title: Appendix 7. Rhythmic terms and their translations; title: Appendix 8. Conducting recitative.