Cues, clefs, octave signs

[David Ward]

… … …What is that sign over the first bar of the second stave?

Watch the conductor (who one hopes is looking at the trombones to give them a very strong and clear downbeat).

[Magnus Johansson]

… … …What is that sign over the first bar of the second stave?

Watch the conductor (who one hopes is looking at the trombones to give them a very strong and clear downbeat).

OK, a pair of glasses turned at the conductor. Great!

[OCTO]

Can you imagine after ca 200 measures counting, coming one measure early with bass trombone in ff?
 

Screenshot 2026-07-02 at 23.50.30.png (38.86 KiB) Viewed 1075 times

[Magnus Johansson]

Can you imagine after ca 200 measures counting, coming one measure early with bass trombone in ff?
 

Screenshot 2026-07-02 at 23.50.30.png

Yes, that would be something, wouldn't it?

[OCTO]

Can you imagine after ca 200 measures counting, coming one measure early with bass trombone in ff?
 

Screenshot 2026-07-02 at 23.50.30.png

Yes, that would be something, wouldn't it?

I always wondered why a timpanist earns more than a tutti violinist, who often plays far more notes in a concert.  But when you think about the level of responsibility involved, it is actually very very scary!

[MalteM]

Imagine playing the cymbals in Dvořáks 9th symphony. And then missing your cue by half a measure. Happened to me once, won’t ever forget.

[OCTO]

Imagine playing the cymbals in Dvořáks 9th symphony. And then missing your cue by half a measure. Happened to me once, won’t ever forget.

You were quite lucky, the dynamics is mf.

This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MAj2bMpncE

[Magnus Johansson]

Imagine playing the cymbals in Dvořáks 9th symphony. And then missing your cue by half a measure. Happened to me once, won’t ever forget.

Was that because of the whole bar rest in the bar where you had the half note?

[OCTO]

Imagine playing the cymbals in Dvořáks 9th symphony. And then missing your cue by half a measure. Happened to me once, won’t ever forget.

Was that because of the whole bar rest in the bar where you had the half note?

Applause!

[John Ruggero]

Later French style cuing system without rests and additional labeling for each entrance of the playing part, perhaps because this was a new approach.

Debussy La Mer.png (462.14 KiB) Viewed 928 times

Arnstein always provided a cue in the first measure of a piece for all the instruments that were not playing.