Music stand

A music stand ( music stands ) is a console ( from Latin pulpitum ' scaffold boards, Stand '), which is used for storing music notes.

Construction

Most music stands consist of a leg, similar to this, a tripod is usually on three feet. Then the music rest is fixed, a slanted board or grid to the bottom protrudes a bit to prevent the notes from falling. The height of the leg is usually adjustable to suit the height of the musician. Usually can change the angle of inclination of the support surface.

Throughout history, various forms of consoles, popular were mainly racks with multiple shelves on one leg, as duo, trio or quartet music stand originated. The latter was mostly produced in a low variant, since it was designed primarily for string quartets, the music in the seats.

On keyboard instruments, a fixed panel is mounted above the keyboard.

But there are also foldable table music stand, which consist only of the tray part and can be placed directly on a surface. These consoles have enjoyed great popularity due to their mobility before the folding panels shown on the right were invented metal.

Orchestra

In the orchestra everyone brass and percussion players has its own panel, on which his individual voice is. The strings, which play in each group several musicians the same, normally continue to divide for two a desk. This also has the advantage that not all musicians have to stop when turning the notes. Usually plays the outside ( towards the stage edge ) Seated on, and the internal player turns over.

The word desk in scores so called two players. "Only a desk " is often synonymous with " first panel ", so says the vocal leader or concertmaster.

Modern Orchestra consoles are mostly equipped with a desk lamp that illuminates the notes without radiation in other directions, which is especially important in the dark pit of an opera house, to not distract from the action on stage. In addition, a desk tray is often attached to the leg, a small board on which the musicians pencils or accessories can store as dampers or reeds.

As a music rest when playing in march usually march forks are used.