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Types of Fermati
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-Full Caesura
-breath release
-No break
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Full Caesura
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- separate release and seperate prep gesture (can be in or out of time)
- proceeds rest, or where there is carsura in part
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Breath Release
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-release becomes prep
-pause for drammatic effect of phrasing
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Active
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Expressive gesture- with impulse of will
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Expressive Active Gestures
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-Tenuto
-Legato
-Staccato
-Gesture of Syncopation
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Legato
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Fluid, horizontal, less wrist flick (less intense), direction change for ictus
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Tenuto
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-baton drags behind wrist
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Staccato
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Angular, vertical, more wrist flick (intensity)
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Gesture of Syncopation
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Stop on beat before, flick on beat of syncopation
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Passive Gestures
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- no impulse of will
-Prep gesture
-Dead gesture
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Prep gesture
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Dead gesture
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-small, passive, straight, ictus-direction change
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Left Hand Technique (expressive gestures)
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-phrase shaping
-cresendo/decresendo
-releases
-cues
-subito changes
-sustaining/hero
-style changes
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Conductor Timeline
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-"Treactus de Musica"
- Renaissance
-Baroque
-Classical
-Romantic
-Berlioz
-Literalist v. Romantic
-After 1950:
---Jet Set Conducting
---Period insturment
---21st century
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"Treactus de Musica"
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Late 13th century, first conducting treatise by Eliza Saloman; conductor is likely one of the singers (Gregorian Chang)
--14th century paintings indicate conductor as part of the ensemble
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