{"product_id":"9780571337910","title":"The Silent Musician : Why Conducting Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Wigglesworth, Mark, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/09\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Classical music\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571337910\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* A Financial Times Book of the Year *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'What does a conductor do? It may be a favourite joke among the musicians in an orchestra, but Wigglesworth wants to find a more thoughtful answer. Avoiding jargon, he analyses what he has discovered during 30 years in the job.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Financial Times, Books of the Year \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA conductor is one of classical music's most recognisable but misunderstood figures, attracting so many questions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Surely orchestras can play perfectly well without you?' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Do you really make any difference to the performance?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Are the musicians even watching you?'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silent Musician is not a manual for conductors, nor a history of conducting. It is for all who wonder what conductors actually do, and why they matter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022909964441,"sku":"9780571337910","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780571337910.jpg?v=1602535997","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780571337910","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}