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What exactly are composers doing when they wave around that tiny stick (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by k3rm@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It always feels strange once the orchestra stops playing annd its the composer that bows for the applause.

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[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 3 points 8 months ago

I feel this video of Jacob Collier conducting an orchestra from scratch may be the best representation of what conductors do.