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Beat Stops Here

By Mark Gibson

Beat Stops Here

By Mark Gibson

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In The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities and motions (brushing the dog, Tinkerbelle, the "door knob") to describe the physical aspects of the role. He advocates a comprehensive, detailed approach to score study, addressing major works bar-by-bar in terms of both musical analysis and conducting method. Finally, Gibson explores the various roles a conductor plays, as a teacher, a scholar and a member of the musical community. His writing is highly focused, with an occasionally tongue-in-cheek, discussing everything from motivic development in Brahms to how to hold a knife and fork in public. In short, The Beat Stops Here is a compendium of style and substance in the real world of today's conductor.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
316
Release Date:
2017-02-23
Publication Date:
2017-02-23
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
019060588X
ISBN13:
9780190605889
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
799 g
Height:
216 cm
Width:
280 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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