How to Succeed in an Ensemble: Reflections on a Life in Chamber Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781574670783)

Performer and scholar Abram Loft wants every chamber musician to be a strong, collaborative ensemble voice. Here's his hard-headed advice on choosing colleagues, rehearsing and performing effectively together, building repertoire, programming, touring and other facets of the art and business of a chamber music career. Ranging from hilarious to sobering, this is essential reading for music lovers, amateur players, students, teachers and today's many emerging professional ensembles. Recent events in the field, including some strident litigation, highlight the usefulness of this veteran's realistic counsel.

Author: Abram Loft
ISBN-10: 1574670786
ISBN-13: 9781574670783
Publisher: Amadeus
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2003
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.38w x 1.11d