A Study Of The Second Degree Creation Of The Conducting Of The Opera Style Chorus "Riding A White Horse"

Any reproduction of an original work belongs to the category of creation in the second degree.The performance of music and the performer's creative work in the second degree cannot be separated.Choral conducting,as one of the categories of music performance,also counts as creation in the second degree in the process of its artistic practice.However,how does creation in the second degree exist within the practice of conducting music? How is the mental process of a conductor creating in the second degree given expression and shown? What is the basis for a creating in the second degree in conducting? Where is the standard for second degree creation? The art of choral singing also includes the art of language.What is the relationship between language and the art of choral singing? This series of questions about creation in the second-degree in choral conducting is very thought-provoking.Although there is,as yet,no precedent in the study of that topic in the context of choral conducting,a lot has been written about the theory of creation in the second degree.This essay proceeds from the perspective of conducting practice and takes the opera-style choral piece,Riding a White Horse,as an example.By exploring how the conductor,in the process of realizing the choral work by means of his or her own actual mode of operation of second-degree creation,and analyzing the practical application of methods of conducting in the choral work,Riding a White Horse,a comparative analysis is done of the second degree creation process of two conductors in the realization of this piece.Thereafter,the essay concludes with a summary which reflects on the process of second degree creation in choral conducting.