Overview
This is the final book in the series of advice on conducting the repertoire that Norman Del Mar had been writing until his death in February 1994. As with the previous books, each chapter is devoted to a specific work, and once again all the major orchestral works of this important composer are covered. The book culminates in a study of ""The Dream of Gerontius"", and it was in the middle of this chapter that Norman was forced to lay down his pen. His son, Jonathan, himself a conductor, was with him in hospital helping him, and knew what line the chapter should take. He has now completed this and seen the whole book through the press with authority and devotion. Norman Del Mar was renowned in his generation as the principal interpreter of English music and in particular for his understanding of Elgar. His explanations of the subtleties of guiding an orchestra through these magnificanet scores will be a lasting memorial to his lifework and should help all those who seek to clarify this elusive music. Elgar's own recordings are frequently drawn upon, but by no means always accepted, the changing fashions of interpretation being a constantly changing subject.
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Author: Norman Del Mar , Jonathan Del Mar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.388kg
ISBN: 9780198165514
ISBN 10: 019816551
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 01 March 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
"Variations on an original theme, Op. 36; symphony No. 1 in A flat, Op. 55; symphony no. 2 in E flat, Op. 63; violin concerto in B minor, Op. 61; cello concerto in E minor, Op. 85; concert overture Froissart, Op. 19; ""Serenade for Strings"" in E minor, Op. 20; overture, Cockaigne (In London Town), Op. 40; introduction and allegro for string quartet and string orchestra, Op. 47; ""Concert-Overture In the South"" (Alassio), Op. 50; Falstaff - symphonic-study, Op. 68; ""Sea Pictures"", a cycle of five songs for contraltto, Op.37; the music makers, for contralto solo, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 69; ""The Dream of Gerontius"", Op. 38."
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Norman Del Mar (died 1994) was an eminent orchestral conductor with many years experience. He taught conducting at the Guildhall School of Music (1954-60), the Royal College of Music (1971-90), and at a number of international conducting seminars. Jonathan Del Mar is a musicologist, writer, and conductor. He has prepared a complete Urtext edition of Beethoven's Choral Symphony. He worked closely with his father on all his recent books.
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