What the fuck is the point of these things?

What the fuck is the point of these things?

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To point.

name a bigger hack than conductors

The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way which reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by ensemble members, and "shape" the phrasing where appropriate

Here you go
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting

There's much more to it than that, but this is the basic gist.

OP you're just a faggot cocksucker as usual

how do you think +40 people will stay in tune and in time without somebody correcting their asses, you fucking idiot

gee idk maybe they're professional musicians and they should know how to play on fucking tempo!?

>knows the piece inside out, can hear a single wrong note amongst 100+ players, and know exactly who it was, and how to correct it.
>gets the players into an emotional space appropriate for the piece
>sets the tempo, holds time, indicates dynamics
>has final say in balance, adapting it to the acoustic space being performed in
>organizes rehearsal time efficiently, rehearsing parts that are harder more, and skipping over parts that are easy
>cue players who have had a long rest in the music.

Left hand indicates dynamics, palm down / lowering indicates quiter, palm up / raising indicates louder. It is also used for cueing.

Right hand keeps the time (pic related):
4/4: 4 strokes: down, left, right, up
3/4: 3 strokes: down, right, up
7/8 and other stranger bars: Conductor will know if its 3+4 or 4+3, and make the appropriate indication, depending on tempo.

A standard minute for a conductor might be something like:
>2 bars of 4/4 @ quarter = 140
>increase dynamics in the 2nd beat of the 2nd bar
>cue in french horns by making eye contact and raising left hand and pointing at them exactly when they should start playing
>1 3/4 bar
>tempo change - slowing down
>left hand indicates quiet dynamic
>7/8 bar followed by 2/4 bar, then 3/4 section
>cue in the flutes
>increase dynamics while beating a faster 6/8 section
>make facial expressions to really set the tone
>silence the sound for a fermata
>begin the next section
>if in rehearsals, you have to be listening to the orchestra intensely the entire time to spot mistakes and balance issues.

Most of the conductors work is done in rehearsals, so once the performance comes around, he's on auto-pilot a bit, but the orchestra still need him for important cues and starting / finishing at the same time.

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