The distinctive contribution of psychology to the art of conducting
The distinctive contribution of psychology to the art of conducting
Author(s): Theodora PavlovitchSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Educational Psychology, Personality Psychology, Sociology of Art
Published by: Издателство НМА „Проф. Панчо Владигеров”
Keywords: the art of conducting; psychological characteristics of the music director; the creative process of performance; musical perception; mental processes; musical information; communicative chain
Summary/Abstract: The profound complexity of conducting as a human activity is attracting increased interest from psychologists. Scientific investigations, and reflections by conductors themselves are now widely available in the form of monographs, articles in academic journals, and interviews. This paper interrogates the significance of the conductor’s artistic personality, his relationship with composers on the one hand and musical ensembles on the other, and their expressive consequences for listeners.
Journal: Academic Forum “Integral Music Theory”
- Issue Year: 8/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-75
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
