The conductor must see to it ... that, in general, the musical performance be permeated by that steady throb of regular pulsation...
He is, of course, speaking of rhythm... ;-)
"The true criterion of the practical, therefore, is not whether the latter can keep intact the wrong or foolish; rather is it whether the scheme has vitality enough to leave the stagnant waters of the old, and build, as well as sustain, new life." -- Emma Goldman
Monday, September 25, 2006
Essentials in Conducting
So, I'm working on a Distributed Proofreaders (check it out, proofread a few pages if you have a few minutes...) project right now called Essentials in Conducting by Karl W. Gehrkins. And, I swear, it contains the following line:
He is, of course, speaking of rhythm... ;-)
He is, of course, speaking of rhythm... ;-)
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