Marilyn Manson - Superstar Tantrums On The Road

But since the beginning of the 19th century, music has become more and more complicated, compositions are more voluminous and more difficult, orchestras are more numerous. Accordingly, the level of tasks facing the conductors increased. Their role was no longer limited to sitting in an ensemble, playing with other musicians and setting the beat. They had to stand in front of the orchestra, in front of everyone, in the role of leaders and coordinators. With the help of the conductor’s wand, they had to show the musicians the way, guide them along the score, sign to whom and when to enter the game, notify of a change in size, determine the pace and maintain the balance of the whole. At first, this work as a side profession was undertaken by the composers themselves, performing their own compositions or those of their colleagues. So did Beethoven, Weber, Spur and Liszt,and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdi, in the role of bandmaster Gewandhaus, organized a concert, which is not much different from today. He even instituted high fees for particularly famous guest performers.