9780226622552-022662255X-The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters

The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters

ISBN-13: 9780226622552
ISBN-10: 022662255X
Edition: First Edition
Author: Mark Wigglesworth
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover 264 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226622552
ISBN-10: 022662255X
Edition: First Edition
Author: Mark Wigglesworth
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover 264 pages

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The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters (ISBN-13: 9780226622552 and ISBN-10: 022662255X), written by authors Mark Wigglesworth, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Musical Genres (Music) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Musical Genres books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.68.

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The conductor—tuxedoed, imposingly poised above an orchestra, baton waving dramatically—is a familiar figure even for those who never set foot in an orchestral hall. As a veritable icon for classical music, the conductor has also been subjected to some ungenerous caricatures, presented variously as unhinged gesticulator, indulged megalomaniac, or even outright impostor. Consider, for example: Bugs Bunny as Leopold Stokowski, dramatically smashing his baton and then breaking into erratic poses with a forbidding intensity in his eyes, or Mickey Mouse in Fantasia, unwittingly conjuring dangerous magic with carefree gestures he doesn’t understand. As these clichés betray, there is an aura of mystery around what a conductor actually does, often coupled with disbelief that he or she really makes a difference to the performance we hear.

The Silent Musician deepens our understanding of what conductors do and why they matter. Neither an instruction manual for conductors, nor a history of conducting, the book instead explores the role of the conductor in noiselessly shaping the music that we hear. Writing in a clever, insightful, and often evocative style, world-renowned conductor Mark Wigglesworth deftly explores the philosophical underpinnings of conducting—from the conductor’s relationship with musicians and the music, to the public and personal responsibilities conductors face—and examines the subtler components of their silent art, which include precision, charisma, diplomacy, and passion. Ultimately, Wigglesworth shows how conductors—by simultaneously keeping time and allowing time to expand—manage to shape ensemble music into an immersive, transformative experience, without ever making a sound.

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