Before the Baton: Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain

Before the Baton: Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain
ISBN-10
1783274565
ISBN-13
9781783274567
Category
Music
Pages
405
Language
English
Published
2020
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer
Author
Peter Holman

Description

How was large-scale music directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s?

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