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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
Hmm, when I went to see the War of the Worlds two weeks ago, I noticed that the orchestra didn't have paper in front of them, but LCD screens... And I never saw them "turning" a page, so I assume it was all done electronically. There was a sort of clock (I've absolutely no knowledge of music and musical terms, especially for orchestras!) underneath it. I think the turning of the page was connected with that clock (I was sitting in front of the conductor (I believe it's called) so had a decent view  ) |
The readers I've seen have a foot pedal wired up which allows the musician to turn the page by tapping their foot. I'm sure that's they only way they would want it to work. Using a clock wouldn't allow them to adjust to the real time performance.