The Conductor

[@cys8964]

Instrument: Conductor

[@Evangelionism]

Just as a flute or bassoon are instruments to flautists and bassoonists, the orchestra forms the instrument of the conductor - if they're ineffective, the entire thing could sound off. Hmm. Does that, by extension, mean the conductor is the instrument of the composer/orchestrator?

[@mogmason6920]

Instrument: ALL OF THEM!!!!

[@arpitsrivstva]

Instrument : Right Hand;)

[@TedPoll4ever]

“The conductor is a piece of material, usually a metal-“

[@嗨嗐嗨-f2m]

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[@WLxMusic]

"Has anybody got an apple?" Somebody gave him an orange..... Truly a rebel this one!

[@Bejaardenbus]

/r/madlads

[@bandmarc141]

😂😂😂😂 I thought the same thing...got to watch 👀 that one 😂😜

[@tom_something]

Isaac Newton's ghost: "Wasn't it supposed to be a pomegranate? Or... no, that was the other thing."

[@victorhugotoledocofre1366]

Q: What do the instruments cello and conductor have in common? A: An orange.

[@tom_something]

I just saw the thumbnail for the cello one before watching this video. I was about to go to the cello video to see if that was also an orange, but I thought I'd check the comments first. Are they trying to tell us something?

[@tom_something]

Both videos came out in August of their respective years. Maybe some inside joke.

[@shadowv6794]

@@tom_something Actually oranges are not bad at all. One of my favourite fruits.

[@tom_something]

@@shadowv6794 I didn't mean to give the impression that I'm anti-orange over here.

[@JamieOngVoiceCreatorStudio]

@@tom_something Maybe they did the shooting on the same day. So, it's the same orange!

[@dimitrisrorris4071]

I really enjoyed the subtle humour of the speaker. Excellent speaker.

[@TechReflex]

This whole series was one of the best one I've watched on KZbin, all of the videos describing different instruments were very professionally filmed with the right kind of people and with the perfect pace as to not make it boring while keeping it from getting overwhelming. Enjoyed them a lot and also learned a lot :) thanks.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

maximumsid Thank you, it's really nice to receive this kind of feedback! We're constantly making new films so make sure you keep an eye on our channel for future content.

[@zoharfriberg7557]

maximumsid I have to say that I learned a lot of things that I didn't know about classical music from that series.

[@albavanni2400]

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[@carultch]

Q: Why does the leader of an orchestra get struck by lightning first? A: Because he is a good conductor.

[@Kevin15047]

And queue the tuba moan.

[@ardiologi]

carultch jajajaja

[@amydunne25]

carultch hahaha this is so bad it's good!!

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

Good joke!

[@nikolas5712]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Metal-Possum]

"I play my instrument by flailing my arms about frantically. You may have difficulty hearing it, it only ever works when the orchestra is present"

[@nathanreichwein2031]

I play low brass, horn, low strings, piano, and bits of other instruments. I'm a composition major and this series really helps me in understanding instruments I'm not entirely familiar with. this comment is more for the entire series, not just this video bravo on a great series!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

+Nathan Reichwein Thank you so much for your nice feedback! We're glad you enjoyed this series!

[@rmoreno1826]

Im not a composition major but i like arrangimg for my local church. I feel the same way.

[@atomicmrpelly]

"Distributing music on the axis of time" ... wow that's such a brilliant explanation!

[@ProfMaximo]

All musicians (and non-musicians) must see these videos to understand how complex is an orchestra. As a conductor I really like all of them! Thanks, Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK)

[@jslasher1]

I studied conducting over 4-decades ago. However, I continue to learn about this craft from excellent videos such as this one. Salonen is the perfect teacher.

[@HUMCHUM]

What a captivating human. :)

[@ayonsengupta3633]

how beautifully he described the need, the very basis of having a conductor for an orchestra, thank you so much

[@RamZIk92]

thank you for your videos. it's 3 am and I can't stop watching them instead of going to the bed xD your videos are very useful!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

We're so glad you like them. Good luck with catching up on your sleep. :-)

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Oh dear... We're going to be responsible for an insomnia epidemic! Good luck tearing yourself away. We're thrilled they are so engaging!

[@buyokage]

wow im in the exact same boat! its 3am and i have a music theory final tomorrow morning! but i can't stop watching this series XD

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

And thank YOU for watching!

[@michaelshort2388]

Very interesting videos! My grandfather used to go on and on about these kinds of things (especially conducting) and as a kid I used to just nod my head and say "that's interesting Grandpa" but as i get older I'm finding myself quite genuinely interested in it. :) Thanks for sharing these videos.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Michael Short, Glad you've found these videos of interest. There's a whole load more information on the orchestra to get stuck into over on our website www.philharmonia.co.uk/

[@mariajoseraffo]

I loved the entire playlist! Every musician is so passionate about their instrument, is really engaging. I really really enjoy this channel.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

María José Raffo Thank you! We're always working hard to bring you the best possible videos

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you. Great that you enjoy it!

[@Luduin]

I've been on this for five hours straight, its fascinating and the love for music passes on. This conductor in special seems to have an understanding that someday i hope to achieve, maybe not as a musican, professionaly or as a hobbie, but also as a listener. which is again what music is all about, isn't it?

[@batboy5023]

these videos are surprisingly extremely relaxing

[@danielbraganca4193]

Absolutely amazing. I am a guitar player and I'm totally in love with this series. Thank you, London Philarmonic Orchestra!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Daniel Moura We're glad you liked it Daniel! You might also like to check out the Philharmonia Orchestra's other online content: www.philharmonia.co.uk/explore

[@MazzazzK]

This video doubles as an English lesson for the term "i.e.".

[@urbanmyths95]

do you know what i.e. stands for thought

[@devon-crain]

It's Latin...

[@NLS87]

No, it's not "et cetera", that's etc. and that's what it is. i.e. means "id est", which mean "that is".

[@robertwest8033]

I very much enjoyed this video how ever it would be great if there was footage of Esa preforming with a commentary of what he is doing and how it affected the orchestra at the time. but still very informative and interesting

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thanks Robert, this is a fantastic idea. We really value your feedback and will look into the possibilities of making this happen.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

NEW INSTRUMENT FILMS: Hi everyone! We’re about to embark on making some new instrument films and we want to hear from you! What instruments do you want to see covered? Reply within the next week! Thanks for watching!

[@RamiAnadaniMedical]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) piano,xylophone,organ and guitar :)

[@dughwisndhehwismsbdb4862]

Could you please do the baritone

[@iqless7313]

This guy looks like a villain - someone who might be eyeing the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor position in Hogwarts

[@josue7sb]

iqless well, I'm no the only one who noticed that

[@valkinkslover]

+iqless Yes! I was thinking that during the entire video. Also, am I the only one who sees a slight Gary Oldman resemblance?

[@POPOPOKEH]

+iqless Especially when the wand came out :''D

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

+iqless Bond Villain

[@DaveDexterMusic]

"Distributing music on the axis of time. That's what we do. ahahaha ahaahahaAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

[@Cygnus0lor]

I love how this guy explained the Meters and coordination i.e. The orange and the free fall example...

[@NigelFowlerSutton]

I have just come across these series of films you have posted on KZbin. Having watched my first - The Conductor, I shall be looking at the complete series . A wonderful introduction to the Philharmonic Orchestra and the workings of the conductor. Thank you very much. Nigel

[@kaziiqbal7257]

I particularly enjoyed the freefall analogy especially since I studied physics before I switched to music education.

[@zlimvos]

This description was brilliant, thank you sir

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you very much - we're glad you enjoyed it!

[@kshitijbansod]

That Acceleration of freefall explaination was amazing and now I really know what a conductor does

[@thehomelessconsultant9949]

I came here to watch these fascinating instrument videos, and to thank the Philharmonia members for producing their wonderful and free instrument samples which I can use to compose orchestral pieces even while living in a car, halfway around the world!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you for the wonderful feedback and for taking the time to reach out to us. Best of luck with your music-making!

[@naomirosev]

I want to be a conductor, so this a actually helped me a lot.

[@amydunne25]

NAOMI SPRIT yeah so I and it actually helped me a lot too.

[@VFXCommander]

The amount of expertise this guy has makes me not want to give him my score out of fear.

[@S66129]

Thank you very much, your videos really help me

[@brucescott3718]

I have loved a lot of the classics for many decades, but these tutorials are showing me what causes the love.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Bruce Scott Thank you for your feedback!

[@Lexcoaster]

What an eloquent gentleman. I'd like to think he conducts with the same refinement.

[@ryanlicce7785]

I like to watch this video when I’m trying to sleep, this mans voice is very calming to me

[@MCRneguin]

I'm going to this when I grow up. I''ll be London's Philharmonia Orchestra Principal Conductor(;

[@katie4623]

Love this series. The conductor has a villainous air about him though.

[@julianwaring2689]

K Lu He reminds me of pascal sauvage from Johnny English

[@thomh6083]

Julian Waring Yes! I loved that film.

[@danem2215]

He reminds me more of a Slytherin father. Malfoy's uncle perhaps

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

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[@charlesrenniemacki]

I've just learnt to play Old MacDonald Had A Farm on the guitar and now I want to be in an orchestra so this has been very helpful.

[@galas062]

keep up excellent work of bring music to the masses...:) thank you!

[@sayantandutta7284]

The Perfect video. All the words he said professionally pre-planned and executed in a Bernstein-like way. After watching a whole 1hour video of Bernstein about conducting, still I found it interesting.The theory of free falling constant is innovative. And every words he utters, has its own specific value, like every Mozart notes.

[@scuunjieng]

many thanks. excellent

[@wiegehtessehrgut8583]

This guy is very seductive. Or at least I see it in him. Very charismatic.

[@soraya5321]

Yes🥰🥰

[@ТатьянаПлющай-я3ь]

Bravooooo ❤️‍🔥

[@ameyghule]

very informative...the entire channel.... Thank you so much.. :)

[@SportsAndGamer]

Good luck!! Keep up the good work

[@Hannah-tg8hw]

Handsome!

[@jtwoolley]

Love this! Can he conduct A CHOIR and an orchestra?

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Isn't it!

[@bt10ant]

We miss him in Los Angeles.

[@NicholasWingComposer]

Brilliant.

[@SandrineAnterrion]

I am currently studying music therapy opportunities with movement: I think observing the physical translations by conductor s can help quantifying emotional content in the music. Thanks for upload u guys!...

[@Sendrummazing]

I've always wanted to learn how to play the conductor

[@platypus6117]

Ah, my favorite instrument: the conductor

[@jfr9964]

Will you do a video on the semiconductor?

[@apeescape92]

His finnish accent is very unique

[@Sneixx]

Kyllä hää yrittää kovasti rittiaksenttia mongertaa!

[@jannatuominen1786]

He doesn't have a Finnish accent, that's the joke

[@Nightwalk444]

Yeah, I had no idea he was Finnish until I read the description.

[@ambrosieoctav618]

Very useful!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you!

[@austinalexandre716]

i think i can talk to this guy for hours

[@yeah8598]

Oh i love to play the conductor

[@wielkaaferanayt]

Esa-Pekka Salonen is very nice

[@rajonrondo4036]

Brilliant. Nuff said

[@stephie.e.ss77]

Well, I learned something new today. Now I have something to do in my free time.

[@steodoreben]

He sounds like professor Snape.

[@joabi_a7395]

Me: amazed and confused with how he is explaining beats Conductor: *after showing 9 beats* that's very simple

[@leolino82]

4:36...but your "bam" is late compare to the orange 😁.. Salonen great conductor!

[@catherinehamer5653]

But the orange is only obeying the Newton’s laws of gravity (which is what you would need to accurately calculate if you were a 3 ball+ circus juggler) An orchestral conductor needs a more ‘balletic’ approach to the interpretation of gravity, time, motion and the score in front of him. There are good conductors out there, some who have many idiosyncratic gestures and others who do vey little (but somehow can hold the show together with minimal effort.)

[@BB-xm8jc]

Great instrument.

[@larnregis]

I would really like to see/hear someone conducting an orchestra who has never done it. Like take someone from the street and let him/her conduct. I wonder how that would sound like.

[@anniek7986]

It's actually a television show in the Netherlands, called 'Maestro'. Really fun to watch, because they take some (nationally) famous people to conduct a professional orchestra!

[@soraya5321]

That would be cool 😊

[@RedmarKerkhof]

i.e.

[@InventorZahran]

?

[@jagp135]

@@InventorZahran yes

[@lilydog1000]

Esa Pekka is really interesting, and somehow is free of all the bullshit one can sometimes hear. His English is superb.

[@34672rr]

related to gary oldman?

[@jamesloggins8397]

What I've learned today: Conducting is an orange.

[@retrofocusing]

There's a really convincing "Gary Oldman movie villain" vibe surrounding this man :D

[@evaurrutia9777]

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a conductor that was my dream...

[@Bedfordshireman]

Wasn't Esa-Pekka Salonen featured on the Ipad advert?

[@nuberiffic]

Just starting to look at conducting at uni now - and I'm still really confused to what a conductor actually does or why you would need one. I come from a rock / metal background where conductors don't exist, I played music for 25 years like that before encountering conductors at uni, so I guess I just don't get their purpose as I've never used one. Anyone who plays in an orchestra or conduscts care to enlighten me?

[@Lilly13ist]

How many musicians are there in your rock band ? Four ? Five ? In the orchestra there might be 90...

[@abramabesamis23]

"...there really has no magic to it..." but it does when you conduct The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

[@alexanderwesterstahl]

So the conductor is basically a human metronome?

[@JJBerthume]

Yes, but his most important feature is really instructing the players how to articulate passages in order to fulfill the composer's grand vision for the piece. The conductor sees the entire score and how the instruments blend together and what parts they perform, and is the only one with the bird's eye view necessary to make a great performance. Sure, the players can all perform their parts individually without the conductor just fine, but the conductor takes a bunch of orchestral players (which is just that: a bunch of orchestral players) and turn it into a single living organism; the symphony orchestra.

[@alexanderwesterstahl]

JJay Berthume Thanks!

[@jannatuominen1786]

😂😂

[@cannedviolins3840]

Nice instrument you have there

[@Melissa0774]

What instrument do conductors usually play themselves? Is it violin?

[@Sneixx]

Well no no no, their mouths! ;D

[@kamilee4123]

My conductor played viola, and I know of one girl who played tenor saxophone who is going to college to conduct so I don't think there's really a certain type of instrument that leads to conducting.

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

Many of them are pianists.

[@courtneyphillips7369]

My High school band director played trumpet.

[@DuendeHr]

Please make The Orchestra app for Android! ☺️

[@piercingasmr9512]

“What do you play?” “The conductor”

[@maximiliangockel]

Great series. However, why is this app still only available for iPads? Why restrict education to a certain kind of machinery? Just ridiculous.

[@AlielJorax]

As a physicist I want to point out that g, the acceleration of gravity (on earth), is dependent of the location on the globe and not a constant.

[@SherlocksAlwaysRight]

pretty negligible difference across the surface of the Earth.

[@j.j.schlachtfeld9325]

Seems like you always have some oranges lying around. There was one on the Cello video as well

[@Unus1Mundus]

Is he related to Sirius Black?

[@SRNF]

This guy is cool. I want to talk to him about rock music lol

[@historyoftheworld7970]

"That is very simple." :D

[@НикитаРозвод]

Wow Garry Oldman at his finest

[@_Synthronix_]

I was wondering if it would be okay if I posted this on my channel?

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

That's fine

[@_Synthronix_]

why thank you :)

[@thehomelessconsultant9949]

A good conductor is essential for orchestra, so I offer much respect here. However, if you really want to cook with gas, look up Drum & Bugle Corps drum majors. Not only do they have to conduct a football field-sized band that is in constant (often *fast*) motion, but they also maintain the physical conditioning of an Olympian and they are judged for each performance. And they are usually only 16-21 years old - simply astonishing. Search on "dci drum major" and be amazed by what you find! Conductors wear a suit and take a bow, but drum majors wear a uniform and each has their own unique salute!

[@jamesloggins8397]

So when will we see them talk about the importance and intricacies of mayonnaise.

[@NomeDeArte]

Capo

[@Ivytheherbert]

The modern form of conducting was invented accidentally, when an Italian man stood in front of an orchestra and started to give a speech.

[@claushellsing]

Wait !! What ??? The stick has no magic ??!! oh come you can't be serious. Now you're going to tell me that there is no platform platform 9 3/4 in London neither Ministry of Magic ?

[@InventorZahran]

I've often theorized that the conductor is actually a wizard who uses the Imperius curse to keep all the musicians organized and in-time. That would also explain why they prefer to use a baton (which is basically a magic wand by any other definition)...

[@neilious01]

I thought they just kept flies off the musicians.

[@lemonjuice3551]

I can't tell whether I'm looking at a conductor or a conductor played by by Gary Oldman...

[@DeeDeeLecter]

🙋🏼‍♀️ excuse me, sir! By "free fall," you mean "gravity"? Or something like that🤔? Or free fall as in free diving free fall? 🤭🤭🤭 or free fall as stratosphere jump free fall? 🤭🤭🤭

[@tommysupit2800]

he reminds me of Gary Oldman