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 Re: Bands, orchestras and playing on the beat
Author: Liquorice 
Date:   2008-09-06 00:15

I can think of 3 reasons why professional orchestras play "behind the beat". Two have already been mentioned here:
1. There is a necessary delay in reaction time to the conductor's beat.
2. It gives the conductor an opportunity to show what should happen before it actually happens.

The third reason is that there can be a tremendous amount of tension created between a conductor's beat and the actual entrance of the orchestra. It creates the feeling of "and... ... nnnNOW!" I don't know how else to describe it, but anyone who has experienced it will know what I mean. It makes the WITH ME!- approach seem very predictable and uninteresting. Different orchestras and conductors have different reaction times, but if you play in an orchestra with a particular conductor for a while you get used to their delay.

I find it interesting that it has been described as a "European thing". Leonard Bernstein is the example I can think of for a conductor who conducted furthest ahead of the beat. And what an incredible conductor he was!
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