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Hermann Scherchan was a distinguished German conductor, described by Norman Del Mar as a `great doyen conductor of contemporary music'.

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by far the most absorbing and demanding book on conducting ever published ... a veritable Bible for generations of conductors, it is both utterly visionary and rivetingly interesting ... His book will never cease to instruct, to inspire, and above all to enthral. * Norman del Mar *

Table of Contents
Part I On conducting: the teachable technique of conducting; idiosyncrasies of conducting; orchestral playing and conducting. Part 2 The science of the orchestra: the bow instruments; the wind instruments; the brass; the percussion; the harp. Part 3 Conductor and music: the techniques of conducting; the applied technique, or practice, of conducting; practical examples.

Handbook of Conducting

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    A Paperback by Hermann Scherchen, M. D. Calvocoressi, Norman Del Mar

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 12/14/1989 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780198161820
      978-0198161820
      ISBN-10 0198161824
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Hermann Scherchan was a distinguished German conductor, described by Norman Del Mar as a `great doyen conductor of contemporary music'.

      Trade Review
      by far the most absorbing and demanding book on conducting ever published ... a veritable Bible for generations of conductors, it is both utterly visionary and rivetingly interesting ... His book will never cease to instruct, to inspire, and above all to enthral. * Norman del Mar *

      Table of Contents
      Part I On conducting: the teachable technique of conducting; idiosyncrasies of conducting; orchestral playing and conducting. Part 2 The science of the orchestra: the bow instruments; the wind instruments; the brass; the percussion; the harp. Part 3 Conductor and music: the techniques of conducting; the applied technique, or practice, of conducting; practical examples.

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