The Art of Musical Conducting
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936512122 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Whitwell was named as one of six men who have determined the course of American bands during the second half of the 20th century, in the definitive history, The Twentieth Century American Wind Band (Meredith Music). In addition to numerous modern editions of early wind band music his original compositions include 5 symphonies. Crider in The Conductor’s Legacy (Chicago: GIA, 2010) as ‘the legendary conductors’ of the 20th century. Whitwell participated in concerts throughout the United States and Asia as Associate First Horn in the USAF Band and Orchestra in Washington DC, and in recitals throughout South America in cooperation with the United States State Department. Prior to coming to Northridge, Dr. He is a member of the Hall of Fame of the California Music Educators Association. In September, 2001, he wa
He has been knighted by sovereign organizations in France, Portugal and Scotland and has been awarded the gold medal of Kerkrade, The Netherlands, and the silver medal of Wangen, Germany, the highest honor given wind conductors in the United States, the medal of the Academy of Wind and Percussion Arts (National Band Association) and the highest honor given wind conductors
It emphasizes the philosophic and aesthetic concepts of conducting and will cause ensemble directors to re-examine their ideas about the way they look at music making.. David Whitwell is destined to be regarded as one of the most important works on the subject. This book by Dr
A guide for any visionary conductor Gheorghita Geana by Gheorghita Geana (Bucharest), 4 June 2013This book is unique in its way! It is not in the fragmentary component parts that its originality must be looked for, but in their arrangement as a whole! It is, indeed, a feat of erudition to select and put together into a coherent thematic pattern the views on several musical problems (focused by conducting) of so many intellectual figures (philosophers, theologians, social thinkers, writers, musicians of course) f. Hard to read I'm always excited when there's an announcement of an extraordinairy book on an interesting subject. I always start reading it with great expectations I'm now somewhere halfway 'The Art of Musical Conducting' by David Whitwell and I find it really hard and troublesome to read on. I'm aware of it the research for this book must be extensive and the grouping of the material must have been time consuming as well but unfortunately it doesn't make this an interesti