Waving, Not Drowning

by Lev Parikian

Overview

Anyone who has ever wondered exactly what a conductor is doing will find the answers in this book. Covering a multitude of issues including technique, player psychology, shirt colours, anecdotes, pencil choices and much more besides, Waving, Not Drowning is the indispensable guide for all budding Maestros.

With the tragic death of co-author and doyen of the podium Barrington Orwell in an as yet unexplained contrabassoon accident, it was left to his colleague and friend Lev Parikian to complete the story on his behalf.

The result is part biography, part coaching manual, all wisdom.

From the profound insights of his professor, the incomparable Etwas Ruhiger, to his views on spectacles management, Orwell’s thoughts, collected in this mercifully short book, will keep you enthralled from Auftakt to ovation.

It will change your view of conducting forever.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044653610
Publisher:	Lev Parikian
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	394,101
File size:	282 KB

About the Author

Lev Parikian is a writer and conductor from London, England. He spends a lot of time standing in front of people waving his arms in the hope that sounds will materialise. He also spends a lot of time staring at a computer screen in the hope that words will materialise. He lives in London with his [redacted], [redacted], and three domesticated (and, rest assured, entirely neutralised) [redacted]. He has never been to Uzbekistan. His first book, Waving, Not Drowning, a searing exposé of the craft of the orchestral conductor, was published in 2013. His second book, Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?, a tale of atrocious birdwatching, will be published by Unbound in 2018.