The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor |  | Author: Gustav Meier
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0195326369
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.45
EAN: 9780195326369
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Publication Date: August 26, 2009
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Known internationally for his work as a teacher of conducting, Gustav Meier's influence in the field cannot be overstated. In The Score, the Orchestra and the Conductor, Meier demystifies the conductor's craft with explanations and illustrations of what the conductor must know to attain podium success. He provides useful information from the rudimentary to the sophisticated, and offers specific and readily applicable advice for technical and musical matters essential to the conductor's first rehearsal with the orchestra.
This book details many topics that otherwise are unavailable to the aspiring and established conductor, including the use of the common denominator, the "The ZIG-ZAG method", a multiple, cross-indexed glossary of orchestral instruments in four languages, an illustrated description of string harmonics, and a comprehensive listing of voice categories, their overlaps, dynamic ranges and repertory. The Score, the Orchestra and the Conductor is an indispensable addition to the library of every conductor and conducting student.
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One of the best conducting texts I've encountered November 17, 2009
Elle (California)
Conducting is one of the most difficult things to study, and nothing is more valuable than getting in front of an orchestra and just doing it. Unfortunately, that isn't an opportunity that most people have, so it's incredibly valuable to watch and read about the technique of more experienced conductors. Meier's text is incredibly useful for that purpose- he goes through various excerpts of musical literature and writes out suggested ways to conduct them. Such examples include a good section on preparatory beats and different ways of delivering them, cutoffs, and cueing. His system of symbols and beat patterns might be confusing at first, but are definitely worth investing time into in order to receive the "aha" moments.
The book is divided into several chapters, but I found the chapters on beating and preparing the orchestra to be most useful. However, there is also a substantial area devoted to different assignments of the orchestra and the benefits of each layout which I haven't encountered as thoroughly in many conducting books, and this text is probably worth buying just for Meier's comments on different orchestral setups.
Highly recommended.
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