The Development of Beat Patterns from 1672 -1763: An Historical Perspective
| dc.contributor.advisor | Barham, Terry | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Long, Wallace H., Jr. | |
| dc.creator | Long, Wallace H., Jr. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-07T21:56:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-07T21:56:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1983 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624661 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A common misconception in our understanding of the history of conducting stems from a failure to identify properly the origin of beat patterns. Berlioz's L'Art du chef d'orchestra, written in 1844, has long been accepted as the first major text to codify both the principles of conducting and the beat-patterns conductors have employed to facilitate communication with performers.The beat-patterns illustrated in L'Art du chef d'orchestre had actually been in existence for well over a century before Berlioz wrote about them. The present study will document the existence of beat patterns prior to 1844 and examine their influence on performance practice. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en |
| dc.subject | lecture recital document | en |
| dc.subject | Conducting | en |
| dc.title | The Development of Beat Patterns from 1672 -1763: An Historical Perspective | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en |
| dc.type | Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en |
| thesis.degree.level | doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Music | en |
| thesis.degree.name | D.M.A. | en |
| dc.description.note | Lecture Recital Document (Digitized from holdings at the Fine Arts Library, University of Arizona Libraries) | en |
| dc.identifier.callnumber | 1982 LON | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-24T06:12:12Z | |
| html.description.abstract | A common misconception in our understanding of the history of conducting stems from a failure to identify properly the origin of beat patterns. Berlioz's L'Art du chef d'orchestra, written in 1844, has long been accepted as the first major text to codify both the principles of conducting and the beat-patterns conductors have employed to facilitate communication with performers.The beat-patterns illustrated in L'Art du chef d'orchestre had actually been in existence for well over a century before Berlioz wrote about them. The present study will document the existence of beat patterns prior to 1844 and examine their influence on performance practice. |
