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The compleat conductor
Gunther Schuller · 1997 · 571 pages
Orchestral musicConductingInterpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)Music, interpretation (phrasing, dynamics, etc.)New York Times reviewed
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In world renowned conductor and composer Gunther Schuller's highly provocative critique of modern conducting, he castigates many of this century's most venerates conductors for using the podium to indulge their own interpretive idiosyncrasies, rather than devote themselves to reproducing the composer's stated intentions. 937 music examples. 35 tables.
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