Finding books
Below are some examples of books about conducting in our collection. You can search the library catalog for subject headings like "Conducting" or "Conductors": https://roc.curtis.edu. And you can browse the library stacks for conducting books in the MT85 section on the third floor or ML400's in the basement.
Textbooks, handbooks, and theory
The Grammar of Conducting : a Comprehensive Guide to Baton Technique and Interpretation by Call Number: MT85.R917 G7 1993ISBN: 0028722213Publication Date: 1995
Conducting Beethoven: Volume 1, the Symphonies by Call Number: MT85 .D336 1992ISBN: 0198162189Publication Date: 1992
A Conductor's Guide to Symphonies I, II, and III of Gustav Mahler by Call Number: MT85 .E87 1998ISBN: 0773484000Publication Date: 1998
Essays on conducting and conductors
The Silent Musician: Why Conducting Matters by Call Number: ML458.W54 S56 2019ISBN: 9780226622552Publication Date: 2019
Maestros and Their Music: the Art and Alchemy of Conducting by Call Number: ML458.M38 M29 2017ISBN: 9780451494023Publication Date: 2017
Maestros in America: Conductors in the 21st Century by Call Number: ML402 .S405 2008ISBN: 9780810860223Publication Date: 2008
Biographies and autobiographies
Famous Father Girl: a memoir of growing up Bernstein by Call Number: ML410.B531 B48 2018ISBN: 9780062641359Publication Date: 2018
Dean Dixon: Negro at home, maestro abroad by Call Number: ML422.D623 J66 2015ISBN: 9780810888555Publication Date: 2015
The Calvin Simmons Story, or, "Don't call me Maestro!" by Call Number: ML422.S592 W6 1994ISBN: 0964144905Publication Date: 1994
Fritz Reiner, Maestro and Martinet by Call Number: ML422.R367 M6 2005ISBN: 0252029356Publication Date: 2005
The Opera Stage of Sarah Caldwell: a directing philosophy in practice by Call Number: ML422.C225 B46 2020ISBN: 9781476680408Publication Date: 2020
