Curricular Unit: Theory and Technique of Orchestral Conducting IV
Code: LPI035
ECTS: 6
Cientific area: Performance Practices
Learning outcomes
Evolve in the objectives of the previous semesters.
Approach the technical aspects associated with the direction of measure in 1.
Approach the technical aspects associated with the composite bar schemes (6/8, 9/8, 12/8). Approach the technical aspects related to tempo changes and time changes.
Acquire criteria and elements of rehearsal technique.
Syllabus
The syllabus consists of the study of the orchestra repertoire with predominance in the composers of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Teaching methodologies
The teaching methodology of the curricular unit is structured by monthly cycles.
Classes take place in the first three weeks and aim to prepare the repertoire for its practical realization within the framework of the Orchestra Conducting curricular unit, during the third and fourth weeks of each cycle.
The two structuring aspects of the curricular unit are:
1) Improving the reading and understanding of the orchestral scores.
2) The communication of musical discourse through gestural communication.
Regarding the first point, the knowledge acquired by the student in the field of musical training, harmony, musical analysis and orchestration is requested and extended.
Regarding the second point, techniques for restoring the perfection of the inner singing are applied and developed.
Classes take place without audio or sound support, so the student must independently develop his own sound conception of the work, in its maximum awareness and integrity.
In classes, the student must also present elements considered relevant to the perception of the score under study and which relate to the contextualization of its composition.
Bibliography
Colson, J. F. (2012) Conducting and rehearsing the instrumental music ensemble. Ed. The Scarecrow Press Inc.
Delcroix, R. (2006) Le language du geste. La direction d’orchestre. Guide et réflexion. Ed. Fuzeauclassique.
Furtwangler, W. (1979) Musique et Verbe. Ed. Pluriel.
Green, E. A., Gibson, M. (1961) The modern Conductor. Ed. Prentice Hall.
Jordan, J. (2008) Workshop on the Anatomy of Conducting. Conducting as rehearsal Technique. GIA Publication, inc Chicago..
Labuta, J. A., Matthews, W. K., Basic Conducting Techniques. Ed. Seventh Edition.
Liebert, G. (1988) L’Art du Chef d’Orchestre. Ed. Pluriel.
Mauceri, J., (2018) Maestros and Their music: The Art and Alchemy of Conducting. Kindle Editions.
Meier, G. (2009) The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor. Ed. Oxford University Press.
Scherchen, H. (1986) La Direction d’Orchestre. Ed. Actessud.
Wigglesworth, M. (2018) The Silent Musician: why conducting matters. Ed. The University of Chicago Press.
Whitwell, D. (2011) The Art of musical Conducting. Ed. Craig Dabelstein.
Teaching Staff
Jean-Marc Burfin (regent)