[Smt-talk] whether to laugh or cry?

[Steven Rosenhaus]

Forgive my own-horn-tootin', but allow me to suggest my book, "The  
Concertgoer's Guide to the Symphony Orchestra." It was published last  
year by The Music Gifts Company (http://www.musicgiftsofengland.com/).  
It's not on their web site but easily available, and while it's not a  
discussion of music for the layperson per se it does cover a lot of  
ground and, hopefully, makes the concertgoing experience a more  
enjoyable one. The contents:

I.   Welcome to the Symphony
       * Who goest to concerts?
       * Finding a concert, getting tickets.
       * What to wear.
II.  What You Should Expect, What is Expected of You
       * Concert etiquette or "The Golden Rule" for concertgoers.
       * Who is that? (Conductors and what they do).
       * What is that? (Typical instruments of the orchestra).
       * Why are there singers onstage?
       * You =can= tell the players without a score(card).
III. You Can Look it Up
       * Programs (and how to read them).
       * A =very= brief look at the history of the orchestra.
       * A timeline of musical eras and some composers.
IV.  Musical Roadmaps (Kinds of Works and Forms)
       * One-movement works.
       * Multi-movement works.
V.   But Wait, There's More!
       * Things to do =after= the concert.
       * A basic repertoire list.
       * Some suggested reading.

The suggested list price is $6.95 (68 pages, black-and-white  
illustrations). Some orchestras have been buying copies to sell at  
concerts as fundraisers, etc., or just as giveaways.

Steven


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Dr. Steven L. Rosenhaus
E-mail: srosenhaus at earthlink.net
URL: https://files.nyu.edu/slr3/public/
http://composingmythoughts.wordpress.com/

Other:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lauraleon
http://www.capstonerecords.org/CPS-8716.html
http://www.capstonerecords.org/CPS-8616.html
Link to "Writing Musical Theater" by Allen Cohen and Steven L.  
Rosenhaus:
http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1403963959&printer=yes&

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