Author : Liz Garnett
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754663799
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (637 download)
Book Synopsis Choral Conducting and the Construction of Meaning by : Liz Garnett
Download or read book Choral Conducting and the Construction of Meaning written by Liz Garnett and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a truism in teaching choral conducting that the director should look like s/he wishes the choir to sound. But how can these forms of physical communication be explained? Do they belong to a pre-cultural realm of primate social bonding, or do they rely on the context and conventions of a particular choral culture? Is body language an inherent part of musical performance styles, or does it come afterwards, in response to music? This book explores these questions at both theoretical and practical levels. Its findings will be of interest both to those engaged in the study of music as a cultural practice, and to practitioners involved in a choral conducting context that increasingly demands fluency in a variety of styles.