MUSIC GEEK ALERT!
31/01/17 18:37
How I know I'm a music geek:
While watching and listening, I'm wondering the following:
1) How much time did this symphony have to rehearse? A weekend? I'm guessing - and since no doubt every member has performed this piece before.
2) How do the performers feel about the conductor's chosen style of physical communication? Too bouncy? Too MUCH time in it? Too little?
3) Is that sense of momentary lapses in group wide internal tempo coming from my inability to correctly internalize the extreme complexity (and awesome) of Stravinsky's rhythmic structures, or was there actually a momentary lapse in group cohesion?
4) What level of energy did Stravinsky actually want in that opening flute solo? Should it be that pretty? Or should it be more gritty and organic? Did that even cross his mind? What would he think of his music with the modern orchestra and all its changing trends of sound?
People ask me why I can't just LISTEN to music anymore...guess what? This is why
While watching and listening, I'm wondering the following:
1) How much time did this symphony have to rehearse? A weekend? I'm guessing - and since no doubt every member has performed this piece before.
2) How do the performers feel about the conductor's chosen style of physical communication? Too bouncy? Too MUCH time in it? Too little?
3) Is that sense of momentary lapses in group wide internal tempo coming from my inability to correctly internalize the extreme complexity (and awesome) of Stravinsky's rhythmic structures, or was there actually a momentary lapse in group cohesion?
4) What level of energy did Stravinsky actually want in that opening flute solo? Should it be that pretty? Or should it be more gritty and organic? Did that even cross his mind? What would he think of his music with the modern orchestra and all its changing trends of sound?
People ask me why I can't just LISTEN to music anymore...guess what? This is why
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