The orchestra conductor

The orchestra conductor

In musical and social representations, the orchestra conductor is portrayed as a figure of autocratic power, one whose authority is recognized and accepted by all. In reality, however, this authority is a social construct which is created over the course of the rehearsals. Moreover, it is highly dep...

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Autore principale: Adenot, Pauline
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Transposition 2015
Soggetti:
Orchestra conductor
Instrumentalists
Legitimacy
Authority
Profession
Vocation
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:transposition_1296 https://doi.org/10.4000/transposition.1296 urn:doi:10.4000/transposition.1296 en https://journals.openedition.org/transposition/1296 2015-12-17T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lmav https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ The orchestra conductor Transposition Éditions de l’EHESS info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2110-6134 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transposition Adenot, Pauline Orchestra conductor Instrumentalists Legitimacy Authority Profession Vocation In musical and social representations, the orchestra conductor is portrayed as a figure of autocratic power, one whose authority is recognized and accepted by all. In reality, however, this authority is a social construct which is created over the course of the rehearsals. Moreover, it is highly dependent on the type of legitimacy held by the conductor, i.e., contractual legitimacy, which remains minimal, or professional legitimacy, which is based on the instrumentalists’ approval and recognition. This article attempts to understand which criteria allow this professional legitimacy to be established, for only this can allow the musicians to truly embrace the conductor’s interpretation.The first part of this article presents our ethnographic study of three symphonic orchestras. The second part distinguishes between contractual legitimacy and professional legitimacy and then explores the process by which the latter is constructed in orchestra-conductor interactions.
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topic Orchestra conductor
Instrumentalists
Legitimacy
Authority
Profession
Vocation
spellingShingle Orchestra conductor
Instrumentalists
Legitimacy
Authority
Profession
Vocation
Adenot, Pauline
The orchestra conductor
description In musical and social representations, the orchestra conductor is portrayed as a figure of autocratic power, one whose authority is recognized and accepted by all. In reality, however, this authority is a social construct which is created over the course of the rehearsals. Moreover, it is highly dependent on the type of legitimacy held by the conductor, i.e., contractual legitimacy, which remains minimal, or professional legitimacy, which is based on the instrumentalists’ approval and recognition. This article attempts to understand which criteria allow this professional legitimacy to be established, for only this can allow the musicians to truly embrace the conductor’s interpretation.The first part of this article presents our ethnographic study of three symphonic orchestras. The second part distinguishes between contractual legitimacy and professional legitimacy and then explores the process by which the latter is constructed in orchestra-conductor interactions.
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