E85.1093


Intermediate Conducting

Fall 2009, 383 LaFayette, room 402

Tue., 3.00-4.45,  Dr. Dinu Ghezzo


 

Scores to be purchased:

1. L.v. Beethoven – Egmont Overture (Dover Publications: Six Great Overtures,

2. P. I. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 (also from Dover Publications, $19.95)

3. J. Brahms – Symphony No. 1 (Dover Publications, $19.95) First Movement

 

Fragments to be provided by me:

Igor Stravinsky – LÕHistoire de Soldat

 

Sep. 8

Course Intro, Repertoire

Basic Conducting Patterns I

Mixed Meters: Intro. to Stravinsky & Cont. Music Cond.

  

Sep. 15

Basic Conducting Patterns II

Intro. to Beethoven – Egmont Overture

  

Sep. 22

Basic Conducting Patterns III

Beethoven – Egmont Overture

Brahms – Symph. No. 1, 2nd Movement

 

Sep. 29

Beethoven - Egmont Overture

Brahms – Symph. No. 1, 2nd Movement

Tchaikovsky – 5th Symphony

 

Oct. 6

Beethoven - Egmont Overture

Brahms – Symph. No. 1, 2nd Movement

Intro. to Stravinsky & Cont. Music Cond.

 

Oct. 13:

 Beethoven - Egmont Overture

Brahms – Symph. No. 1, 2nd Movement

Stravinsky LÕHistoire, Movt. 1

 

Oct. 20

 MIDTERM

Beethoven - Egmont Overture

Brahms – Symph. No.1, 1st

Chamber Music (live performers)

 

Oct. 27

Wagner – Flying Dutchman Overture

Stravinsky - L'Histoire #1, session I

Chamber Music (live performers)

 

Nov.  3

Final Projects (Detailed advisement, group 1)

Tchaikovsky – 5th Symphony

Stravinsky - L'Histoire #1, session I

Chamber Music (live performers)

 

Nov. 10

Final Projects (Detailed advisement, group 2)

Tchaikovsky – 5th Symphony

Stravinsky - L'Histoire #1, session III

 

Nov. 17

Final Projects (five students)

Each student will conduct selections from their projects and 1-2 pieces rehearsed earlier

(chamber work and/or choral piece)

 

Nov. 24

Final Projects (second five students)

Each student will conduct selections from their projects and 1-2 pieces rehearsed earlier

(chamber work and/or choral piece)

 

Dec. 1

Final Projects (third five students)

Each student will conduct selections from their projects and 1-2 pieces rehearsed earlier

(chamber work and/or choral piece)

 

Dec. 8

Final Projects (if needed)

Stravinsky - L'Histoire #1, session I

 

Dec. 15

Last day of school. Thu. Schedule

 

Dec. 22

Final with Stravinsky  - LÕHistoire

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