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* A Financial Times Book of the Year *

What does a conductor do? It may be a favourite joke among the musicians in an orchestra, but Wigglesworth wants to find a more thoughtful answer. Avoiding jargon, he analyses what he has discovered during 30 years in the job.' Financial Times, Books of the Year

A conductor is one of classical music's most recognisable but misunderstood figures, attracting so many questions:

Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you?

Do you really make any difference to the performance?'

Are the musicians even watching you?'

The Silent Musician is not a manual for conductors, nor a history of conducting. It is for all who wonder what conductors actually do, and why they matter.

The Silent Musician Why Conducting Matters

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 5 September 2019
      ISBN-13 9780571337910
      978-0571337910
      ISBN-10 0571337910
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      Entertainment Art music, orchestral and formal music

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      * A Financial Times Book of the Year *

      What does a conductor do? It may be a favourite joke among the musicians in an orchestra, but Wigglesworth wants to find a more thoughtful answer. Avoiding jargon, he analyses what he has discovered during 30 years in the job.' Financial Times, Books of the Year

      A conductor is one of classical music's most recognisable but misunderstood figures, attracting so many questions:

      Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you?

      Do you really make any difference to the performance?'

      Are the musicians even watching you?'

      The Silent Musician is not a manual for conductors, nor a history of conducting. It is for all who wonder what conductors actually do, and why they matter.

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