Description
Face to Face with Orchestra and Chorus is a crucial guide for choral conductors who are presented with the daunting task of conducting a full-size orchestra. This book provides a survival kit for both novice and experienced choral conductors, with an overview of the orchestral instruments and their particular needs, tips for rehearsing an orchestra effectively, and guidelines for proper baton technique. Conductors are walked through six case studies from the Baroque and Classical periods, including Handel's Messiah, Bach's Magnificat in D Major, Vivaldi's Gloria, and Beethoven's "Choral" Fantasia.
Essential advice for any choral conductor who is "face to face" with an orchestra.
About the Author
Don V Moses is former Director of the School of Music, University of Illinois (now retired).
Robert W. Demaree, Jr., is former Dean of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University South Bend (now retired).
Allen F. Ohmes is currently Professor of Violin at the University of Iowa.
Reviews
This second edition . . . will attract a new generation of conductors to what remains a singular text in our field. . .
* Choral Journal *Book Information
ISBN 9780253216991
Author Don V Moses
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press