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Definitely true in the (school) orchestras I played in. However, a friend who plays in a orchestra where they bring in high-end soloists told me that they don't
by zwieback 4y ago
Definitely true in the (school) orchestras I played in. However, a friend who plays in a orchestra where they bring in high-end soloists told me that they don't really rehearse together more than an hour or two. In those cases I imagine the conductor has to do a bit more to coordinate in real time. Maybe a little glaring when the trumpets play too loud or something.
- FredPret 4y agoI played in a pro orchestra once. We had one practice. The conductor is critical. Sheet music is open to interpretation to an extent - what shade of emotion are you trying to convey; how should the different instruments blend together; how loud is fortissimo for this piece; how fast is fast; at what frequency should we tune, etc, etc. The conductor brings this vision about.