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Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice. By Colin Durrant. New York: Routledge, 2003. [204 p. ISBN 0-415-94357-4 (pbk.) $24.95.] Photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index.
A Handbook for Beginning Choral Educators. By Walter Lamble. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004. [ix, 145 p. ISBN 0-253-34434-4. $39.95.] Appendices.
In his two-part book, Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice, Colin Durrant presents his philosophy and approach to choral conducting by citing numerous studies and books on the subject. By dividing the book into two sections titled "Philosophy" and "Practice," the author provides a logical sequence for the reader. In the first section, consisting of six chapters, Durrant cites several philosophers that he has found relevant to conducting and singing. After a thorough examination of the concepts, the second section of the book, consisting of five chapters, provides suggestions for putting these ideas into practice. Durrant does not focus on a particular type of choir or age of singer; rather he suggests that these concepts are applicable to all types of choral groups.
In chapter 1, Durrant explains the purpose of the book as a support for courses in conducting, but not as a how-to text that isolates theory from people. He states that "conductors help us to connect the creations of composers to our own lives" (p. 7). Durrant introduces the idea that learning to swim and learning to sing...
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