When I posted that last bit I had no idea that I was riding a wave -- or at least a wavelet -- but then I stopped by Greg Sandow's Blog today, and found him waxing enthusiastic over an article by Andrew Drukenbrod in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette a couple of weeks ago. Apparently this issue of applauding in all the wrong places is one on which reasonable musicians can disagree, though the tide seems to be turning in favor of spontaneous expressions of approval. Good. According to Drukenbrod, though, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra knows where it stands. Using one of my favorite words, he tells us that "tucked away on the penultimate page of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra programs" is the following:
In a multi-movement work, it is customary to wait until the end of the last movement to applaud, so as not to break the concentration of the performers.
But as for the performers themselves... well, you can read the article. It comes replete with musical examples which reinforce my point about the intent of certain composers, by the way.
I swear hadn't read any of this before. I must have been touched by the zeitgeist of these changing times.
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