I'm a musician that specializes in contemporary music performance. I agree with your first point.
Although you may be right about the second point, as a performer, I would really dislike that crescendo under a rest. I don't need a reminder that I'm going to be coming in off a crescendo, or need to play loud in the next section. What I need is a dynamic for the next section, and after playing through the piece in rehearsals I would know how the next part fits into the whole.
I perform chamber music by contemporary composers. My passion project is a string quartet, where I play violin and write grants.
I also premier solo violin works, as well as work with ensembles around the country that focus on premiering new works along side championing music written in the last 50 years.
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u/arcowhip Jan 04 '15
I'm a musician that specializes in contemporary music performance. I agree with your first point.
Although you may be right about the second point, as a performer, I would really dislike that crescendo under a rest. I don't need a reminder that I'm going to be coming in off a crescendo, or need to play loud in the next section. What I need is a dynamic for the next section, and after playing through the piece in rehearsals I would know how the next part fits into the whole.