"There is virtually nothing in print telling how a great conductor approaches his study of the conductor's score. This new book covers this aspect in detail and prepares the young conductor with the refinements required for live performance. It stresses score reading and deals with innovative contemporary music as well as classical "standards". Extensive musical examples amplify the directions that help any conductor perform like an expe ..."
"Chapters include: The Next Step in the Conducting Career. Psychological Implications Inherent in the Score. Studying the Score. Marking the Score. Imagination, Interpretation, and Memorization. Rehearsing the Score. Comments on and Evaluations of Specific Composers. The Contemporary Score. On Teaching Conducting. Appendices: Review of Transposition. Review of Harmonics and Stringed Instrument Tone Colors. Score Excerpts and Solutions to ..."
" Extensively refined and updated, this new edition on conducting posits that conducting is atime-space art. It builds basic book techniques and includes additional band scores excerpts, placed in proximity with the classic repertoire. The text adds new baton timing techniques, and shows the relationships of time, speed, and motion. Key words and principles are highlighted in boldface or italics. This book states a new principle re ..."
" Building upon a classic conducting book, this edition updates references and expands sections to provide more comprehensive explanations of concepts. It emphasizes the motto “Clarity of intent, not just clarity of beat,” in various contexts throughout the book—suggesting that a technical approach should be complimented with musical insight and an understanding of conducting as a gesture. This text details baton timing techniques; ..."
The modern conductor;(2nd Edition) A college text on conducting based on the principles of NicolaiMalko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton by NicolaiMalko Hardcover, 298 Pages, Published 1969 by Prentice Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-13-590190-8, ISBN: 0-13-590190-1
"298 pages of excellent text, filled with great music, charts and illustrations. This book explores the art of conducting, one of the most complex and demanding activities in the realm of music."
The modern conductor(4th Edition) A college text on conducting based on the technical principles of NicolaiMalko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton by NicolaiMalko, Elizabeth A. Green Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1986 by Prentice Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-13-590183-0, ISBN: 0-13-590183-9
" Building upon a classic conducting book, this edition updates references and expands sections to provide more comprehensive explanations of concepts. It emphasizes the motto “Clarity of intent, not just clarity of beat,” in various contexts throughout the book—suggesting that a technical approach should be complimented with musical insight and an understanding of conducting as a gesture. This text details baton timing techniques; ..."
The modern conductor(3rd Edition) A college text on conducting based on the technical principles of conductor NicolaiMalko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton by Elizabeth A. Green, NicolaiMalko Hardcover, 298 Pages, Published 1981 by Prentice-Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-13-590216-5, ISBN: 0-13-590216-9
" Building upon a classic conducting book, this edition updates references and expands sections to provide more comprehensive explanations of concepts. It emphasizes the motto “Clarity of intent, not just clarity of beat,” in various contexts throughout the book—suggesting that a technical approach should be complimented with musical insight and an understanding of conducting as a gesture. This text details baton timing techniques; s ..."