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Yeah I never got why they used them. I assumed it was show too. |
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they keep the orchestra in synch and kind of adjust the "levels" of each part.. they also tell the players when to play piano, forte, adante and whatnot. the conductor is the guy holding the orchestra together. |
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Why? I assume the musicians know the music so well they probably don't even look at him. |
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I could ask the same question about your presence on this earth. |
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the conductor may also arrange the music, e.g. cut bits out, change the order, re-orchestrate it, etc. they're good for telling you when to come in as well, like when you've had 100bars rest and got bored counting the fuckers. |
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Im keeping XLTronic togther. You need me, you just dont know it |
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They do - but the conductor conducts the performance, the feeling... they only became necessary with Romantic music, when the orchestra became much larger and there needed to be a cohesive element tieing the groups of instruments together. before that the lead violinist would "conduct"... |
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you assume wrong. |
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about not looking at him, that is. |
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Are his "moves" improvised or do they follow a strict code? |
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they follow a code. a certain gesture means "play faster" and so-on. of course he can improvise, but he'll still be using appropriate gestures. |
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His moves in keeping the beat are set. Moves regarding tempo and dynamics aren't, I believe, drunken mastah.... I think they're seen in the conductor's general movement and facial expression... like you'd have to be autistic to not understand when he wants you to play faster or louder.. |
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as an aside, I always find frank zappa quite funny-lookin when he conducts with a guitar slung around his shoulder :) what a guy |
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yes, tempo and dynamics have special gestures.. how would you mimic the difference between piano and piano pianissimo? |
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whip yer dick out ? |
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they don't really gesture for individual dynamic markings, just 'quieter' or 'louder'. your music will tell you at which dynamic to play. |
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I've been around people who play in orchestras my whole life and asked them once what the conductor does.. they told me and I did some research, and suddenly going to the concerts, the conductor made more sense. there are special moves. |
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well, of all my years of playing in orchestras i never identified special 'moves' for different dynamics. other than things such as sforzando. |
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maybe it's just this orchestra then. I've seen them with three different conductors who all did the same. |
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this sums up their gestures quite well: # Tempo. Through the speed of the gesture. # Volume. Through the size of the gesture. # Articulation. Through the angle and "weight" of the gesture. # Starting Moment. Through a breath and the predictable speed of the gesture. |
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bravo jack, bravo :D what do you play? |
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they serve to flap around at the front and keep the chello players who aren't doing much at the back awake. |
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i played double bass, untill last year - when i left for uni. |
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ahh. so you're a true low-frequency addict then huh they're unwieldy bastards. i wish i'd taken up piano to be honest, or at least kept it up, it's like <3. do you miss playing the dbl bass? |
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only a bit, because bass guitar gradually took over and i still play that in a few different bands. |
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it's also usually a position of respect given to older, skilled musicians/composers. kind of like they hit the top of the ladder. |
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