<tutti parts are part of a whole and can hide such that the conductor will never say a word to them>
I find the concept that the first horn is accountable and the tutti players not accountable rather interesting. It is a different world than I grew up where all players were/are expected to play at a professional level regardless of the gig. A conductor who did not in one way or the other act to correct poor playing on the part of any player would not be held in very high esteem. A direct confrontation is not always the best route, not only because of union issues but because of human nature. Now, how much effort a conductor or section leader will go to correct such problems is debateable. For a permanent member of the group I would expect a large effort as poor playing/missed notes or whatever does refect on the whole group. Of course that action is often tempered by reality - who is available to replace the miscreant? Are there even players available who can play the parts? Will too much "guidance" produce a negative result and make the whole groups performance worse? For a temporary replacement who shows up for the Saturday rehearsal to play on Sunday, it seems rather pointless other than to tell that person he/she needs to square a few things away if they want future opportunities with the group. After all musicians are human and not robotons. Such things are not always as easy to fix as say a tire with a nail. BTW, in spite of fear of being flamed, what means "tutti" in this context - accompanying parts? Being from the landlocked midwest of the USA there are sometimes language differences. Fortunately it is said music is the universal language. Now if I could just figure out Kopprasch... Last Unprincipled Horn. BSO aka Dan Beeker (And no it is not Boston... it is the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra) _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
