Conducting Final

Conducting Fi nal- 4/2

46 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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