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Author: Dan Carlinsky
Publisher: Dell
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780440504153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAttention closet maestros! This lighthearted course in conducting--complete with baton--will teach you how to strike up the band like a pro. Even if you can't read a note of music, you can make hours of podium pandemonium at home with this delightful guide. Photographs and line drawings throughout.
Author: Dan Carlinsky
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781852865399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Leonard Slatkin
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Published: 2012-07-01
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1476821321
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Amadeus). Conducting an orchestra is something that is seen as well as heard, but it is quite misunderstood when it comes to knowing what this person actually does for a living. This most mysterious of jobs is brought to life for the music lover as well as for the aspiring maestro in a book by Leonard Slatkin. Drawing on his own experiences on and off the podium, Slatkin brings us into the world of the baton. He tells tales of some of the most fascinating people in the musical world, including Frank Sinatra, Leonard Bernstein, and John Williams. He takes the reader to the great concert halls and orchestras, soundstages in Hollywood, and opera pits around the globe. Mr. Slatkin recounts his controversial appearance at the Metropolitan Opera, his creation and direction of summer music festivals, and a shattering concert experience that took place four days following 9/11. Life in the recording studio and on the road as well as health issues confronting the conductor provide an insider's glimpse into the private world of public figures. Covering everything from learning how to read music to standing in front of an orchestra for the first time, what to wear, and how to deal with the press, Conducting Business is a unique look at a unique profession.
Author: J. L. Fiol
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1481789929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Goulden
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-22
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1317096908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the major changes that swept through the music industry during the mid-nineteenth century, one that has received little attention is how musical performances were managed and directed. Yet this was arguably the most radical change of all: from a loose control shared between the violin-leader, musical director and maestro al cembalo to a system of tight and unified control under a professional conductor-manager. This process brought with it not only baton conducting in its modern form, but also higher standards of training and discipline, a new orchestral lay-out and a more focused rehearsal regime. The resulting rise in standards of performance was arguably the greatest achievement of English music in the otherwise rather barren mid-Victorian period. The key figure in this process was Michael Costa, who built for himself unprecedented contractual powers and used his awesome personal authority to impose reform on the three main institutions of mid-Victorian music: the opera houses, the Philharmonic and the Sacred Harmonic Society. He was a central figure in the battles between the two rival opera houses, between the Philharmonic and the New Philharmonic, and between the venerable Ancient Concerts and the mass festival events of the Sacred Harmonic Society. Costa’s uniquely powerful position in the operatic, symphonic and choral world and the rapidity with which he was forgotten after his death provide a fascinating insight into the politics and changing aesthetics of the Victorian musical world.
Author: Metin Arditi
Publisher: Roaring Forties Press
Published: 2014-04-21
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1938901215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlexis Kandilis is an international conductor at the height of his profession. He receives standing ovations at every concert and wildly enthusiastic reviews from the media. Yet, on a personal level he is deeply unfulfilled. Mahler’s haunting "Song on the Death of Children" plays over and over in his mind, bringing back ugly childhood memories he can’t erase. A strange collection of not-quite-true friends and not really beloved family surrounds him: his mother, Clio, who forced him to abandon his dreams of composing for a more prestigious career as a conductor; his wife, Charlotte, whom he despises and frequently betrays; his bisexual friends Pavlina and Tatiana; Sacha, a young and talented Russian flutist; and Ted, his agent, who has booked—or overbooked—him for the next three seasons. They all provide some measure of reassurance, but it is easy to predict that Kandilis’s glorious world will soon shatter. The media takes advantage of an altercation between Kandilis and a percussionist during a rehearsal to attack him, condemning not only his action but also his unorthodox methods. After a panic attack before a concert, he makes an unforgivable mistake during a performance, and as a result, he is denied the direction of the most prestigious performance of the decade. In his private life, things are also falling apart. Sacha introduces him to an exclusive poker club made up of multimillionaires, but his new rich friends begin to distance themselves from him as he becomes increasingly difficult, until even his manager recommends that he take some time off. Used to being a winner, Kandilis starts gambling — and losing — heavily. His disintegration accelerates, and at last he enters a psychiatric hospital. He still has some friends he can count on, but even the most loyal among them can’t protect him against himself. On his descent into hell, he discovers but cannot avoid the darkness that is in all hearts, including his own.
Author: J.L. Fiol
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2016-02-03
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1504998804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPast loneliness, past terror, past despair, beyond future, he sits in the darkness of the hallway. On the floor. Back against the wall, legs outstretched, arms limp. Above him, the empty coat hooks. One with a knot. Around him, strewn unused and discarded, his thirty-nine years, trembling at the coming millennium.
Author: Pam Taylor
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2017-12-18
Total Pages: 559
ISBN-13: 1546217622
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Volume I, 399 Days: An American Adventure, the Taylor family visited the 48 contiguous United States. Their experiences bonded them together as never before. In their travels, they happened upon parades, concerts, regional festivals, holiday celebrations, and state fairs. The changing seasons brought natures kaleidoscope of colors. Although there were arguments and hurt feelings, they found grace and forgiveness through their relationships with Jesus Christ. Sometimes the challenges seemed to come from all directions, as they get sick, sore, snowed in, sent away, misquoted, misled, pulled over, and locked out. Through it all, the Lord provided and the family as thrived. Now the Taylors are ready for even higher adventure: a new continent with foreign languages, new currencies, exotic foods, and unfamiliar customs. When they mention their plans to others, most people shake their heads. They say its crazy. Maybe it is. Join them now as they embark on Volume II, 399 Days: Our European Escapade.
Author: Ambrozie Lucaci
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 2021-03-11
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1525591312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Searching Time is equally a drama, a romance, a social novel, a mystery novel and a lyrical novel. The Searching Time is a rich drama about the intersecting lives of a sixteen-year-old girl and a thirty-five-year-old man. The man suffers an unhappy marriage with a bored wife; the girl suffers, too, with school and parents and the mystery of a silver-tongued communicator who attends a pivotal party at her home. What happened with them? The Searching Time explores with great passion and poetry the rich mysteries of happiness and love, relationships and innocence. Through a range of lenses, including religion and philosophy, this highly original book of essays and poetry weaves a compelling narrative to contemplate these vast subjects.
Author: Mark Lawson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2015-10-08
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 1509824030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnough is Enough revolves around actual events in May 1968. Harold Wilson knows the public thinks he's a slippery liar, the newspapers are out for his blood, and the party which once loved him is now plotting to remove him. Still, he has failed to spot at least two other conspiracies brewing. Bernard Storey, a journalist, stumbles on the rival plots and enters a world of lying and spying, back-stabbing and blackmail, malicious gossip and false intelligence.
