Question

they motion to the violas for their cue— they dart to the timpani— they light up with joy when the group achieves what they could not until today, when the sound that leaves the stage is the sound that existed only in his head until now. which is the best summary of the poem? an orchestra begins its performance, and the oboe player produces the first notes of the piece. the other instruments join in, but the maestro is late to arrive at his place on stage because of the distracting audience. an audience in a concert hall starts to quiet down as the orchestra members begin to tune their instruments. the maestro arrives, and as he conducts the orchestra, he is delighted that the musicians are performing better than they had before. the maestro of an orchestra is nervous about a concert because his musicians have never managed to play their piece correctly in rehearsal. however, the audience loves the performance and listens enthusiastically. audience members make a lot of noise before a concert, but they finally get quiet. the maestro walks across the stage to begin the concert and looks around at all of the musicians, including the viola players and the oboe players.

Explanation:

The poem describes an orchestra achieving a performance that was previously only in the Maestro's imagination. The second - summary option best captures this idea, as it mentions the Maestro being delighted that the musicians are performing better than before, which aligns with the poem's theme of a successful and long - awaited performance. The other options focus on elements not present in the poem like the oboe starting the piece first, the Maestro being late, or the musicians' rehearsal struggles.

Answer:

An audience in a concert hall starts to quiet down as the orchestra members begin to tune their instruments. The Maestro arrives, and as he conducts the orchestra, he is delighted that the musicians are performing better than they had before.