Yesterday, at St. Paul's Church in New York at 1 O' Clock in the afternoon. I experienced a lot about vocals and instruments working together in one to create amazing sounds and patterns. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 and died around 65 years later in 1750, but his and Telemann's musical work still inspire music and is still performed today. Their music still sounds great. Most of the instruments were old-like so it also gave me a real emphasis on what Bachs and Telemanns music would of sounded back then aswell. It was a new experience for me because I have never gone to see music in the way I saw it on March 9th. I am very thankful for what I experienced.
Option 1:
In the performance it seemed as if the musicians and vocalist read each others minds and decided on when to begin a certain piece of music, but that isn't possible. So looking closer and paying more attention you can realize something that the musicians do, which requires teamwork and focus. I noticed that the musicians as well as the vocalist would look at each other and make a counting motion for when to begin. Also around 33:54 minutes the Viola player raised his Stick (Bow) and everyone looked and stopped playing the music quickly. To sum it up, lots of eye contact and counting motions allow the musicians to start and stop playing together.
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