Titles in Dictionaries for the Modern Musician: A Scarecrow Press
Music Series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key
information designed to convey the field of study and performance
for a major instrument or instrument class, as well as the workings
of musicians in areas from conducting to composing. Unlike other
encyclopedic works, contributions to this series focus primarily on
the knowledge required by the contemporary musical student or
performer. Each dictionary covers topics from instrument parts to
playing technique, major works to key figures. A must-have for any
musician's personal library! Filling a vital need in the rapidly
changing and complex field of conducting, A Dictionary for the
Modern Conductor is a concise one-volume reference tool that brings
together for the first time information covering a broad array of
topics essential for today's conductor to know. Author and
conductor Emily Freeman Brown offers easy-to-read definitions of
key musical terms, translated foreign terms, examples of usage from
orchestral music and practical vocabulary in multiple languages. A
Dictionary for the Modern Conductor includes biographies of major
conductors and other individual important to the world of modern
conducting, emphasizing throughout their contributions to the
progress of the conducting professional; critical information on
major orchestras, significant ensembles, key institutions and
organizations, with a focus on the ways in which they preserve and
advance today's musical life; and practical entries covering baton
and rehearsal techniques, bowing terms, information about
instruments, voice types and much more. In a series of appendixes,
A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor also covers such topics as
orchestral works that changed the art and practice of conducting, a
short historiography of conducting, a comprehensive bibliography, a
look at conducting recitative, and a list of pitches, interval
names, rhythmic terms, orchestral and percussion instrument names,
and finally translations of all of these categories of information
into French, German, Italian, and Spanish. A Dictionary for the
Modern Conductor will appeal to aspiring conductors and seasoned
professionals. It is an invaluable resource.
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