The Conductor's Art

By Carl Bamberger and Edited By Carl Bamberger

Book Overview

Of all practicing musicians, the conductor's job is the most mysterious. Pianists, singers have their own instruments. But just what does a conductor do besides beat time? He interprets a cmposer's work, as do other musicians, but his instrument is a group of highly individualistic instrumentalists whom he must mold into a cohesive entity and make express his ideas.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231071280
• ISBN13: 9780231071284
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 6.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher