At 6:10 PM +0100 5/14/06, Owain Sutton wrote:
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At 1:03 AM -0400 5/14/06, Christopher Smith wrote:
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>What's a "normal" a3 divisi? That was part of the original question,
>too. The only answer I have managed to find is, "Whatever the
>conductor tells you to do."
Well, yes, but there are two "standard" models that most orchestras
> probably use,
Yep, but each has problems. Option 1 can be confusing for conductors,
... depending on the complexity of counterpoint, perhaps, but any
conductor who can't handle that should not, perhaps, be on the podium!
and can cause chaos if seating plans change.
I don't quite understand why seating plans would change. If someone
is missing (which I assume you mean) the section closes up and
automatically changes their divisi parts. This is not rocket science.
But I'd only ever go for
option two if there's three, six or nine desks, particularly if there's
page turns involved.
Page turns would actually be a bigger problem under option 1 (by
person), when all the inside players would have to stop playing to
turn the page. I can't see a problem with option 2 (by stand), since
both players on a stand are playing the same part. Both options do
favor the upper divisi parts slightly, but that always happens.
John
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