On Conducting
Author | : Richard Wagner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2004-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 141923837X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781419238376 |
Rating | : 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Download or read book On Conducting written by Richard Wagner and published by . This book was released on 2004-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The older conductors of this stamp if they happened to be less gifted than those mentioned, found it difficult to cope with the complications of modern orchestral music--mainly because of their fixed notions concerning the proper constitution of an orchestra. I am not aware that the number of permanent members of an orchestra, has, in any German town, been rectified according to the requirements of modern instrumentation.