Não importa a diferencialibidade dos mais estranhos e exótico instrumentos, na orquestra tudo se encaixa.
Agora, convenhamos. Se por trás de cada instrumento há pessoas e, se parte delas a execução afinada da sinfonia; então, porque na vida real o mesmo não sucede? Se os músicos estudam durante a infância para que, quando adulto, possam ocupar um lugar de destaque na orquestra; mas as pessoas treinam a vida inteira para se harmonizarem! Têm sua Carta Magna e elegem seus regentes aos quais por si se submetem a todos os tipos de exploração. São talentos dignos de grandes peças, mas se fazem inúteis diante incontáveis momentos inglórios originando um imenso submundo explorado indignamente. Formam uma orquestra apática num concerto desafinado. Mas, afinal, na sinfônica humana, quem desafina?...São os “músicos” ou os “regentes”?
Publicado no Jornal A Notícia /11/02
The Symphony.
The silence imposes itself unsettlingly. Instinctively, it rises and traces uninterrupted, measured movements in the air. It, the baton, with its frail appearance, is energetic! In its back and forth, it summons each instrument, ordering its entrance or exit from the stage.
Thus, all the brass instruments are summoned in order, and even with their shrill tone, they do not impose themselves on the virginal chorus originating from the strings. Likewise, the bass tuba and the drums respect each other. Together, they create harmonious, enveloping sounds. No matter how unique the strangest and most exotic instruments are: in the orchestra, everything is It fits. If piano groups, choirs of hundreds to thousands of voices, perform together, everything will come out in unison. In its moment, the subtle flute stands up to sopranos, tenors, and even the mighty Japanese gong. There is cadence in everything, for, although differentiated from one another, basses, altos, or velvety instruments follow the same path of the score, which, with its few lines, allows for brief escapes but never complete detachment.
By acting this way, their sonorities are respected; whether large or small, they follow the same path. They orderly wander through breve, semibreve, and semiquavers in precise measures under the direction of the relentless and dynamic baton. The "quavers" demand great agility from the instrumentalists; they are like healthy children playing in the streets. The "quavers" resemble adults punctuating the harmony; the "breves" recall the methodical side of the population.
The entire ensemble forms a singular event that lulls dreamers. The pieces change: classical, dramatic, sonatas. The perfection of musical synchronicity is achieved by the musicians' strict markings and interpretation of notes and scales. Behind each piece, there is a human being bringing musical symbols to life. The brain converts signals into sounds, and through them, the graphics determine the movements of the fingers on the strings or keyboards; of the skillful hands on the drumsticks or the baton that conducts them with all its vigor.
Now, let's face it. If there are people behind every instrument, and if the finely tuned performance of the symphony is part of them, then why doesn't the same happen in real life? If musicians study during childhood so that, as adults, they can occupy a prominent place in the orchestra, similarly, people train their entire lives to harmonize!
They have their Magna Carta and elect their conductors, to whom they submit themselves to all kinds of exploitation. They are talents worthy of great pieces, but they are useless in countless inglorious moments, creating a huge underworld exploited unworthily. They form an apathetic orchestra in an out-of-tune concert.
But, after all, in the human symphony, who is out of tune?... Is it the "musicians" or the "conductors"?