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DrYoda t1_j97gzyd wrote

Reply to The impossible task of exchanging for ADA tickets through Ticketmaster by txskye20

Looks like the issue is that you purchased General Admission tickets and are trying to exchange them for General Admission -Accessible tickets which don’t really exist. General Admission tickets just mean you have a ticket for the open floor, you don’t have a seat, they’re already accessible.

Not sure what venue you’re looking at but unless you want to sit in the balcony then you should be fine with your regular tickets.

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publishAWM t1_j97cea5 wrote

Reply to Conductors and their functions by TerminationClause

the conductor spent hours in rehearsal guiding the orchestra through the sheet music for a performance. the conductor is an interpreter, an arranger, a guide, and a constant reminder for all the production notes that went into the preparation.

the sheet music tells only half of the story. the conductor is visible not only in peripheral view but the musicians each have their own way of glancing at the conductor for a cue on every nuance.

sure, orchestral music can be set to a metronome, but where's the fun in that? it's the conductor's responsibility to inject dynamics and ensure that everyone knows what to do at every moment throughout the score.

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FullRollingBoil t1_j97anez wrote

Reply to Conductors and their functions by TerminationClause

My kids sang in choruses and played in concert bands and would complain about bad conductors. I guess they keep it all together. Their might be groups that get out of synch and the conductor notices and gets everyone back in order

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Apprehensive_Day_496 t1_j975n1k wrote

Reply to What song scares you? by BusLimp9889

I don't know about scaring me but there's quite a few that are a bit scary in a way. Just a couple I can name are as follows

I have to say Danse Macabre by Celtic Frost is pretty creepy

Also Come to Daddy Aphex Twin is totally unsettling

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DDZ13 t1_j9753tz wrote

Reply to comment by teuchter-in-a-croft in Train in Vain - The Clash, why am I just now hearing this great tune? by Hessian-Ghost

"The Only Band That Matters" was a slogan for them. You See it on T Shirts and stickers etc. It's not really meant to be taken literally, just a memorable phrase to give props to The Clash. I think their manager or somebody came up with it early in their career and it stuck. I'm sure others here would know more.

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MDS1138 t1_j96zfah wrote

Reply to Conductors and their functions by TerminationClause

My favorite conductor joke:

What's the difference between an orchestra and a bull?

On a bull, the horns are in front and the asshole's in the back.

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I took a conducting class when I was a music student, and as a kid who played in rock bands, the only frame of reference I had for coordinating an ensemble was maybe 3-5 people playing a song together? So it was easy for me to think, "Well, if everyone knows the music front and back, they're in tune, and they start and end at the same time, what do they need this guy for?" But when you imagine an orchestra of 70-100 players who are meant to sound like one big well-oiled machine, it does become necessary to have a central figure dictating tempo, balance, dynamics and overall feel.

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