A report on Choir, Orchestra and Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert.
- ConductingMost choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the performances with arm, hand, and facial gestures.
- ChoirChoirs may sing without instrumental accompaniment, with the accompaniment of a piano or pipe organ, a small ensemble, or an orchestra.
- ChoirOrchestras are usually led by a conductor who directs the performance with movements of the hands and arms, often made easier for the musicians to see by use of a conductor's baton.
- OrchestraThe Ninth asks for a second pair of horns, for reasons similar to the "Eroica" (four horns has since become standard); Beethoven's use of piccolo, contrabassoon, trombones, and untuned percussion — plus chorus and vocal soloists — in his finale, are his earliest suggestion that the timbral boundaries of symphony might be expanded.
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Musical ensemble
0 linksGroup of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name.
Group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name.
Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra.
Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups.
In classical music, orchestras, concert bands and choirs are led by a conductor.
Rehearsal
0 linksActivity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music, theatre, dance and related arts, such as opera, musical theatre and film production.
Activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music, theatre, dance and related arts, such as opera, musical theatre and film production.
For example, when a musician is preparing a piano concerto in their music studio, this is called practising, but when they practice it with an orchestra, this is called a rehearsal.
On the other end of the spectrum, a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir.
Almost all mid- to large-group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals; this person may be a bandleader in a rock, country, or jazz setting; conductor in classical music (including opera); director in theatre or musical theatre; or film director for movies.
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Sheet music
0 linksHandwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
Handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
The term score can also refer to theatre music, orchestral music or songs written for a play, musical, opera or ballet, or to music or songs written for a television programme or film; for the last of these, see Film score.
Classical musicians playing orchestral works, chamber music, sonatas and singing choral works ordinarily have the sheet music in front of them on a music stand when performing (or held in front of them in a music folder, in the case of a choir), with the exception of solo instrumental performances of solo pieces, concertos, or solo vocal pieces (art song, opera arias, etc.), where memorization is expected.
It is large enough for a conductor to be able to read while directing orchestra or opera rehearsals and performances.