Conductor Position Relationship Type

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This relationship type belongs to the Musical Association Relationship Class.

Description

This indicates that an artist is, or was, a conductor for an artist.​ A conductor directs a musical performance by way of visible gestures. They are responsible for knowing the music in depth and conducting it appropriately. In addition to conducting responsibilities, this position may include composition, research, and musical education for the group.

The titles typically used to describe this position are:

Conductor

Bandmaster (military bands, marching bands)

Director of Bands (marching bands, concert bands)

Drum Major (drum and bugle corps, marching bands, pipe bands)

Maestro

This indicates an artist who is held in extremely high regard. Caution: While this title can be used by a conductor, it may also be used by composers, performers, music directors, music instructors, impresarios, and even, occasionally, opera prompters. Please ensure that the position actually described is that of a conductor before using this relationship type.

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    Attributes

    “start date”

    This indicates the first date that the artist held the conductor position.

    “end date”

    This indicates the last date that the artist held the conductor position.

    “assistant”

    This title indicates a less experienced, or first-time conductor, who works under the direction of a more experienced conductor.

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    “emeritus”

    This title indicates that a conductor has at least partially retired, and no longer plays an active role with the group.

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    “principal”

    This indicates that the group had multiple conductors who were led by this conductor. This may be indicated by either the title of "principal conductor" or "first conductor".

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    “guest”

    This indicates that the conductor held a 'guest conductor' or 'visiting conductor' position. It does not indicate merely that a conductor was given a "guest conductor" credit on a particular release, release group, recording, or track.

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    Guidelines

    1. The position (and any attribute used) should be documented; it must not be assumed.
    2. At any one time, an artist may have more than one conductor, but never more than one principal conductor.
    3. A conductor must be a person.
    4. The artist conducted by the conductor must be a group.
    5. Only one of the attributes 'assistant', 'emeritus', or 'principal' should be used for the same relationship. If a conductor changes to a new position with the group, a new relationship should be added for it.
    6. This relationship describes a conductor position one artist holds with another. Not all conductors that perform with an orchestra in one recording session should be linked with this - for specific recordings use the Conductor Relationship Type on the recording or release.
    7. Do not infer attributes. The use of any relationship attribute to indicate a specific position should be documented, and not assumed. An inexperienced conductor is not automatically an assistant conductor, nor is a very experienced conductor automatically a conductor emeritus. Likewise, 'guest conductor' is a specific position title; simply because a conductor is credited with "guest conducting" on a release, that conductor does not automatically become a 'guest conductor'. Use "conductor" (without attributes) if the title doesn't clearly fit one of the given options (you can indicate the exact title in the annotation).

    Examples

    A basic conductor relationship, with no attributes:
    This page is transcluded from Conductor Position Relationship Type.