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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9102140" data-attributes="member: 6790260">....Yes, they they do. They literally do.Conductors <a href="https://www.connollymusic.com/stringovation/a-conductors-job-is-more-than-waving-a-baton" target="_blank">usually select the music the orchestra will play</a>. This is one of the primary jobs a conductor has when they aren't standing at the podium, baton in hand. Conductors <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_director" target="_blank">are also called music directors for a reason</a>. They select which pieces will be played, and assign roles for who will play what things. (This is, in part, also selecting the pecking order--if there isn't an actual assistant conductor, it is traditional that the first-chair violin is the prime substitute.)<a href="https://www.liveabout.com/how-to-get-a-job-as-a-music-conductor-2060782" target="_blank">They study music carefully, analyzing its ins and outs, to find places where they can bring it to life, make it stand out. </a>That's why they make more gestures than just timekeeping. They're also giving instructions to the performers. They are calling for changes in dynamics (quiet/loud), articulation (hard/soft), and sometimes even intonation, directing when and how soloists should participate, and communicating other components of style and approach.Conductors tell their players what to play, and instruct them on how to play it. That is literally their job. I have no further interest in debating with you about something that is actual documented fact.</blockquote>

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