The Complete Conductor: A Comprehensive Resource for the Professional Conductor of the Twenty-First Century [Paperback]

Robert W. Demaree (Author), Donald V Moses (Author)

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Publication Date: July 9, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0131730142 | ISBN-13: 978-0131730144 | Edition: 1st.

For a one/two-semester course in Basic Conducting, Introduction to Choral Conducting, Introduction to Instrumental Conducting. Direct, practical, and comprehensive, this text addresses the conducting needs of beginners through working professionals. Using a modular structure that allows a focus on either choral or instrumental content – or both – it covers conducting theory, style periods, technical problems, and conducting patterns – using examples ranging from short works to multi-movement masterpieces.

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Direct, practical, and comprehensive, this text addresses the conducting needs of beginners through working professionals. Using a modular structure that allows a focus on either choral or instrumental content -- or both -- it covers conducting theory, style periods, technical problems, and conducting patterns -- using examples ranging from short works to multi-movement masterpieces.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 491 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st. edition (July 9, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131730142
• ISBN-13: 978-0131730144
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thorough study of the art of conducting, August 6, 1999

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This review is from: The Complete Conductor: A Comprehensive Resource for the Professional Conductor of the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)

This book goes step by step through all the aspects of the art of conducting. It covers all ensembles, stlyes and issues faced by the modern conductor. I recommend it to the serious conducting student.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete....and in depth Conductor, February 19, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete Conductor: A Comprehensive Resource for the Professional Conductor of the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful text for conductors of any level of experience. It applies to both choral and orchestral/wind conducting and gives different viewpoints on many techniques. Also includes areas such as leadership, character and divides performance practice by era. An amazing text!