Conductor
noun
Someone who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.
Last night the orchestra was directed by world-renowned conductor, Maestro Smith.
Often appears as...
- orchestra conductor
- choir conductor
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Artistic
noun
A material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound.
Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity.
Often appears as...
- heat conductor
- electrical conductor
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Scientific
noun
A person who operates and looks after the passengers on a bus, train, tram, etc.
The conductor collected fares from the passengers.
Often appears as...
- bus conductor
- train conductor
noun
Someone who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.
Last night the orchestra was directed by world-renowned conductor, Maestro Smith.
Often appears as...
- orchestra conductor
- choir conductor
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
A material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound.
Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity.
Often appears as...
- heat conductor
- electrical conductor
Usage tips
Scientific
noun
A person who operates and looks after the passengers on a bus, train, tram, etc.
The conductor collected fares from the passengers.
Often appears as...
- bus conductor
- train conductor
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
Indicates a leading figure who guides musicians during a performance.
The conductor gestured for the violins to play softly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Performer
Unlike band members, the conductor doesn't play an instrument but directs.
The conductor stood facing the choir, baton in hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Respect
Conductors are highly respected in classical and orchestral music communities.
The audience applauded the conductor for his brilliant direction.
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
Indicates a leading figure who guides musicians during a performance.
The conductor gestured for the violins to play softly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Performer
Unlike band members, the conductor doesn't play an instrument but directs.
The conductor stood facing the choir, baton in hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Respect
Conductors are highly respected in classical and orchestral music communities.
The audience applauded the conductor for his brilliant direction.
Pro Tip 1/3Leadership Role
Indicates a leading figure who guides musicians during a performance.
The conductor gestured for the violins to play softly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Performer
Unlike band members, the conductor doesn't play an instrument but directs.
The conductor stood facing the choir, baton in hand.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Respect
Conductors are highly respected in classical and orchestral music communities.
The audience applauded the conductor for his brilliant direction.
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This Is What It's Like...
there's whales out in the ocean you hear people talking on the communication that's because at launch conductor it's going through the checklists and you realize you're on the forefront of our technology endeavors we're the spear that is going out and exploring the rest of the universe
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Charles Hazlewood:...
within an inch of their lives. But I'm happy to say now that the world has moved on, music has moved on with it. We now have a more democratic view and way of making music -- a two-way street. I, as the conductor, have to come to the rehearsal with a cast-iron sense
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Trusting the ensemble -...
which we can spin a musical narrative that we all believe in now in the old days conducting music making was less about trust and more frankly about coercion up tune around about the second world war conductors were invariably dictators these tyrannical figures who
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Why I say: Play On,...
tuition scholarship I was able to play the staples of the orchestral and chamber music repertoire with world-renowned conductors and musicians just about every week I even had the opportunity to travel the world and play in the best concert halls throughout to
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The transformative power...
My picture appears on the front of the CD -- But the conductor doesn't make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful. And that changed everything for me. It was totally life-changing. People in my orchestra said,
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The breathtaking courage...
There she told the “I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and I can say what many others cannot. I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” As her fame grew, various friends and allies helped her in the fight
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The science of static...
is what we recognize as that sudden spark. This process doesn't happen with just any objects. Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time. Conductors like metals and salt water tend to have loosely bound outer electrons,
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What Ping-Pong Taught Me...
and by so doing, to help to create a beautiful harmony that's much greater than the sum of its parts. Yes, every choir does need a conductor, but I think a choir releases you from a child's simple sense of either-ors.
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José Antonio Abreu: The...
in his hometown, Barquisimeto. There, he grew as a violinist and as a conductor. He became the conductor of Venezuela's junior orchestras, and today conducts the world's greatest orchestras.
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Diversifying the voices...
thank you everyone I've got econ the music stand here because I make in my previous life I was a conductor I want to tell you about why I why I'm a
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This Is What It's Like...
there's whales out in the ocean you hear people talking on the communication that's because at launch conductor it's going through the checklists and you realize you're on the forefront of our technology endeavors we're the spear that is going out and exploring the rest of the universe
Video examples
Charles Hazlewood:...
within an inch of their lives. But I'm happy to say now that the world has moved on, music has moved on with it. We now have a more democratic view and way of making music -- a two-way street. I, as the conductor, have to come to the rehearsal with a cast-iron sense
Video examples
Trusting the ensemble -...
which we can spin a musical narrative that we all believe in now in the old days conducting music making was less about trust and more frankly about coercion up tune around about the second world war conductors were invariably dictators these tyrannical figures who
Video examples
Why I say: Play On,...
tuition scholarship I was able to play the staples of the orchestral and chamber music repertoire with world-renowned conductors and musicians just about every week I even had the opportunity to travel the world and play in the best concert halls throughout to
Video examples
The transformative power...
My picture appears on the front of the CD -- But the conductor doesn't make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful. And that changed everything for me. It was totally life-changing. People in my orchestra said,
Video examples
The breathtaking courage...
There she told the “I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and I can say what many others cannot. I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” As her fame grew, various friends and allies helped her in the fight
Video examples
The science of static...
is what we recognize as that sudden spark. This process doesn't happen with just any objects. Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time. Conductors like metals and salt water tend to have loosely bound outer electrons,
Video examples
What Ping-Pong Taught Me...
and by so doing, to help to create a beautiful harmony that's much greater than the sum of its parts. Yes, every choir does need a conductor, but I think a choir releases you from a child's simple sense of either-ors.
Video examples
José Antonio Abreu: The...
in his hometown, Barquisimeto. There, he grew as a violinist and as a conductor. He became the conductor of Venezuela's junior orchestras, and today conducts the world's greatest orchestras.
Video examples
Diversifying the voices...
thank you everyone I've got econ the music stand here because I make in my previous life I was a conductor I want to tell you about why I why I'm a
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Gustavo Dudamel
Venezuelan Musician
I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the orchestra in the way that you are leading, but also respecting, feeling and building the same way for all the players to understand the music.
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John Philip Sousa
American Musician
Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.
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Kurt Masur
German Musician
You know as I started as a shy young conductor, I always wanted to cooperate. To build up the musicians. To help them to be better than without a conductor. And sometimes young talented musicians have to be encouraged.
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Gunther Schuller
American Composer
Because I have sixty years of being a professional composer, conductor, musician, whatever, and you develop a lot of friendships and you get involved with a lot of sort of long-term commitments and obligations.
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Nell Carter
American Actress
There's nothing worse than working with an orchestra who looks down on working with a conductor who doesn't want to conduct for you. You need to be with an orchestra that can follow you and respect you.
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Sarah Brightman
English Musician
I look at composers and conductors, anybody involved in music or writing or art in general; they got more done as they got older. If I can, I'll be one of those people because what I do is my passion.
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Lara St. John
Canadian Musician
A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding.
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Joshua Bell
American Musician
I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them.
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Mstislav Rostropovich
Russian Musician
I played with the best conductors of the world.
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Gustavo Dudamel
Venezuelan Musician
I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the orchestra in the way that you are leading, but also respecting, feeling and building the same way for all the players to understand the music.
Quote examples
John Philip Sousa
American Musician
Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?
Quote examples
Sharon Salzberg
American Author
It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.
Quote examples
Kurt Masur
German Musician
You know as I started as a shy young conductor, I always wanted to cooperate. To build up the musicians. To help them to be better than without a conductor. And sometimes young talented musicians have to be encouraged.
Quote examples
Gunther Schuller
American Composer
Because I have sixty years of being a professional composer, conductor, musician, whatever, and you develop a lot of friendships and you get involved with a lot of sort of long-term commitments and obligations.
Quote examples
Nell Carter
American Actress
There's nothing worse than working with an orchestra who looks down on working with a conductor who doesn't want to conduct for you. You need to be with an orchestra that can follow you and respect you.
Quote examples
Sarah Brightman
English Musician
I look at composers and conductors, anybody involved in music or writing or art in general; they got more done as they got older. If I can, I'll be one of those people because what I do is my passion.
Quote examples
Lara St. John
Canadian Musician
A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding.
Quote examples
Joshua Bell
American Musician
I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them.
Quote examples
Mstislav Rostropovich
Russian Musician
I played with the best conductors of the world.
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