“As a chief needs men, so men need a chief”

“As a chief needs men, so men need a chief”

Since the eighteenth century, the role of the orchestra conductor has continuously evolved in step with changes in the social world. But the authority figure the conductor has represented since the historic greats remains deeply engraved in our collective imagination, at the risk of ordaining the co...

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Hovedforfatter: Lambeau, Céline
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Transposition 2015
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jazz
power
conductor
leadership
group
band
classical music
rock
orchestra
choir
mediation
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:transposition_1364 https://doi.org/10.4000/transposition.1364 urn:doi:10.4000/transposition.1364 en https://journals.openedition.org/transposition/1364 2015-12-17T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lmaz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ “As a chief needs men, so men need a chief” Transposition Éditions de l’EHESS info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2110-6134 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transposition Lambeau, Céline jazz power conductor leadership group band classical music rock orchestra choir mediation Since the eighteenth century, the role of the orchestra conductor has continuously evolved in step with changes in the social world. But the authority figure the conductor has represented since the historic greats remains deeply engraved in our collective imagination, at the risk of ordaining the conductor an ideal type figure—or sole figure of musical authority—and eclipsing the complexity and diversity of forms of power that exist in music groups today. Here, we will attempt to counter this tendency by examining the matter of musical direction from a psychosocial perspective, that of the “small groups” that all musical ensembles constitute by definition—dynamic entities whose fate cannot be reduced to the sum of its members’ individualities. We will set forth the results of an interview-based study of musicians, mostly “serious amateurs” or “semi-professionals”, which brings to light the variety of strategies and rationales used to ensure both musical cohesion within musical ensembles, and the handling of other tasks associated with the musical activity. Of these various rationales, that based on the musical text itself is particularly powerful: when the musical text attributes musical roles that are to some degree predefined, practicing music as a group involves adhering to a psychosocial structure that is independent of the individualities present, but not deterministic. Thus, the musical text can be viewed as a non-neutral mediator inherent to socio-musical interactions.
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topic jazz
power
conductor
leadership
group
band
classical music
rock
orchestra
choir
mediation
spellingShingle jazz
power
conductor
leadership
group
band
classical music
rock
orchestra
choir
mediation
Lambeau, Céline
“As a chief needs men, so men need a chief”
description Since the eighteenth century, the role of the orchestra conductor has continuously evolved in step with changes in the social world. But the authority figure the conductor has represented since the historic greats remains deeply engraved in our collective imagination, at the risk of ordaining the conductor an ideal type figure—or sole figure of musical authority—and eclipsing the complexity and diversity of forms of power that exist in music groups today. Here, we will attempt to counter this tendency by examining the matter of musical direction from a psychosocial perspective, that of the “small groups” that all musical ensembles constitute by definition—dynamic entities whose fate cannot be reduced to the sum of its members’ individualities. We will set forth the results of an interview-based study of musicians, mostly “serious amateurs” or “semi-professionals”, which brings to light the variety of strategies and rationales used to ensure both musical cohesion within musical ensembles, and the handling of other tasks associated with the musical activity. Of these various rationales, that based on the musical text itself is particularly powerful: when the musical text attributes musical roles that are to some degree predefined, practicing music as a group involves adhering to a psychosocial structure that is independent of the individualities present, but not deterministic. Thus, the musical text can be viewed as a non-neutral mediator inherent to socio-musical interactions.
author Lambeau, Céline
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title “As a chief needs men, so men need a chief”
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