What Is Conducting? Signs, Principles, and Problems

This article discusses the function and position of the conductor in the long chain of communication from composer to audience. It is exemplified, how the conductor’s use of language and word-signs to express musical meaning can cause serious trouble, and a list of alternative — non-verbal — tools i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morten Schuldt-Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de liège 2015-12-01
Series:Signata
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/signata/1126