Ballet music : a handbook /
Provides a practical guide for the professional musician who works with ballet companies, whether as a full-time staff member or as an independent contractor. In this comprehensive work, he addresses the daily routine of the modern ballet company, outlines the respective roles of the conductor, comp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2014]
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| Series: | Music finders
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| Summary: | Provides a practical guide for the professional musician who works with ballet companies, whether as a full-time staff member or as an independent contractor. In this comprehensive work, he addresses the daily routine of the modern ballet company, outlines the respective roles of the conductor, company pianist and music librarian and their necessary collaboration with choreographers and ballet masters, and examines the complete process of putting a dance performance on stage, from selection or existing music to commissioning original scores to stage. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 453 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810886599 0810886596 9781538114582 1538114585 081088660X 9780810886605 |
| FOLIO link: | View instance in FOLIO |