The Second Person in Orchestra Row Rehearsal Session

Abstract

In this work the interpersonal temporal construction is studied in a spontaneous situation of a musical reinterpretation trail in the orchestra row. Three violists are summoned to assemble live the introductory section of the 3rd movement of “Mathis der Maler” by Paul Hindemith that each string must interpret in unison. However, once the task is completed, the performers resolve to redo the final measure corresponding to the cadence and closure of the fragment, showing greater agreement with its second version. This is precisely the section of the register that motivates this comparative study of interaction between versions, based on a microanalysis of variability of inter-onset intervals time (IOI), synchronism and expressive alignment; a subsequent interview about the general and particular experience of line synchronization; and a reinterpretation of data from the perspective of the second person, considering in each case the notions of leader/follower agreed between participants. As it emerges from the results, the univocal temporary construction in the orchestra row suggests a continuous and interdependent action of micro-adjustments and moment-to-moment compensations, of an intermodal nature, including the flexible, dynamic and collaborative behavior of the guide, who actively participates in the ensemble and of the musical recreation put in common.