Timeline for Why are conductors' movements shifted with respect to the musicians?
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| Sep 14, 2022 at 14:57 | comment | added | Lazy | @Laurence Did you in fact read the text of the answer? | |
| Sep 14, 2022 at 14:41 | comment | added | Laurence | This particular example shows the conductor giving a very clear 'And One' before a notoriously difficult to conduct off-the-beat entry. Then he keeps on the beat. He certainly isn't 'conducting ahead'. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 23:36 | comment | added | trlkly | @Aaron And yet it is the only one mentioning this crucial detail. All the rest seem to either not mention the beat, or make it seem like directing off the beat is more common than it is. Most conducting is on the beat, except for certain orchestras. If this one needs to say it's just about the beat, then the rest need to say they're not about the beat. Because, frankly, to me, I thought they were all wrong since they didn't clarify that they conductor was still on beat. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 18:59 | comment | added | Lazy | @Aaron The way the OP phrased it I thought he meant conducting a beat early. Like when the conductor indicates a crescendo but the orchestra only reacts a short bit later. It could very well be that I’m misunderstanding him there (english is not my native language). Anyway, my answer is not about keeping the beat, but on potential difference which beat the conductor and the orchestra are on. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 11:20 | comment | added | Aaron | The question isn't about keeping the beat. It's about the various movements a conductor makes — OP specifically mentions indication of dynamics. If you're going to restrict your answer only to beat-keeping, you might consider stating that explicitly. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 10:56 | comment | added | Lazy | @Aaron No, there aren’t. Maybe you are confusing this with the Aviso, which is alwas on the beat before. Changing from beating on count and before count within the piece on the other hand would be extremely confusing. That is, unless you can give an actual timestep where Roth conducts a beat early. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 10:22 | comment | added | Aaron | The conductor in this video is doing both. Within the first minute or so, there are several obvious moments where the orchestra is cued ahead of time. | |
| Feb 9, 2022 at 9:43 | history | answered | Lazy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |