Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 2002/01

From: "David Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: Conductor question; strange beat pattern (or -
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:56:09 -0500

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While this probably does not apply to Ormandy, in my experience, a circular
beat generally means the conductor has lost his place in the score!

Bill Hausmann
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You sure are right Bill!!!!! Ormandy was a mess at times. I was in a
training orchestra with the former Concertmaster of Phila. and he was
givingus amusing stories of how oblivious Ormandy was at times - like when
the soloist stopped playing and Ormandy suddenly realized that he had lost
his soloist about a page earlier. The circles were "I'm lost, but I'll try
to find myself before this piece ends". ;)

David Blumberg
http://www.mp3.com/Artists

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