The modern conductor:a college text on conducting based on the technical principles of Nicolai Malko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Green Elizabeth A. H
Group Author: Malko Nicolai 1883-1961.; Gibson Mark 1956-
Published: Pearson Prentice Hall,
Publisher Address: Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Publication Dates: c2004.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 7th ed.
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Item Description: Conductor and his baton.
Carrier Form: xix, 252 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0131826565 (alk. paper)
Index Number: J615
CLC: J615
Call Number: J615/G795/7th.ed
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and indexes.
pt. 1. Technique -- 1. So you want to be a conductor? -- Sharpening your tools -- Relaxation : the starting point -- Unskilled mischief makers : the arms -- The two basic training exercises -- Exercises for practice : training the ear -- 2. The conductor : basic time-beating -- Time-beating in THREE ; in FOUR -- Starting the sound : the preparatory beat -- Stopping the sound : cutoff gestures -- Music for performance -- 3. The Baton -- Ease with the baton -- Visibility of the baton -- What type of baton to choose? -- Exercises for practice : the baton -- 4. TWO, ONE, SIX, FIVE, and subdivide