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Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century
Roderick L. Sharpe
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Description for Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century
Hardback. This volume presents biographical and critical essays of the leading orchestral conductors of US nationality, or of non-US citizens holding permanent appointments in the US, during the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 684.
Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century provides short biographical and critical essays of over 100 American conductors-and conductors in America-in the twenty-first century. Roderick L. Sharpe and Jeanne Koekkoek Stierman made their selections based on three categories of persons: American-born; naturalized US citizens; and foreign conductors holding a permanent appointment in the US. In addition, all individuals included had to have been active as conductors at the start of the new millennium. These criteria allowed the authors to incorporate up-and-comers as well as those more established, offering an extensive cross-section of the upper echelons of the conducting profession ... Read more
Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century provides short biographical and critical essays of over 100 American conductors-and conductors in America-in the twenty-first century. Roderick L. Sharpe and Jeanne Koekkoek Stierman made their selections based on three categories of persons: American-born; naturalized US citizens; and foreign conductors holding a permanent appointment in the US. In addition, all individuals included had to have been active as conductors at the start of the new millennium. These criteria allowed the authors to incorporate up-and-comers as well as those more established, offering an extensive cross-section of the upper echelons of the conducting profession ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
684g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810860223
SKU
V9780810860223
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99-15
About Roderick L. Sharpe
Roderick L. Sharpe and Jeanne Koekkoek Stierman are the music and reference librarians respectively at Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL. They are co-authors (with John P. Stierman and Kathleen E. Joswick) of Professional Ethics & Insignia, 2nd Edition (Scarecrow Press, 2000).
Reviews for Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century
Maestros in America is a welcome source on current conductors.
American Reference Books Annual
This book...addresses a gap in current conductor biographies.... This book serves not only as an update and expansion of other studies...but as a vital source of concise yet detailed essays concerning some of today's most influential musicians.... Well-rounded.... Reader-friendly.... Maestros in America is an ... Read more
American Reference Books Annual
This book...addresses a gap in current conductor biographies.... This book serves not only as an update and expansion of other studies...but as a vital source of concise yet detailed essays concerning some of today's most influential musicians.... Well-rounded.... Reader-friendly.... Maestros in America is an ... Read more