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Re:Eye contact between musicians by bigiain on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @07:54PM (#31576360)
> Interpretation is one thing, but never do they decide to throw in a bass solo.

I'm now imagining the conductor in the middle of a Bach concerto calling out "Take me to the bridge" and pointing to the 1st trumpet player for a solo.

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Re:Eye contact between musicians by adgjlsfhk1 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @12:07AM (#31577952)
Not quite classical, but I was in a community band once where one of the trombones forgot about a repeat, and was loud and confident enough that everyone else just followed. (playing Sousa)
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Re:Eye contact between musicians by archagon on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:49PM (#31591109)
Not far from the truth: IIRC, Baroque concerto cadenzas were often improvised.
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