Rehearsal

REHEARSAL (Fr. Répetition, Ger. Probe). In the case of Concerts, a performance preliminary to the public one, at which each piece included in the programme is played through at least once, if in MS. to detect the errors inevitable in the parts, and in any case to study the work and discover how best to bring out the intentions of the composer, and to ensure a perfect ensemble on the part of the performers. In England, owing to many reasons,...