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

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@sh.itjust.works

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It always feels strange once the orchestra stops playing and it's the composer that bows for applause.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 week ago

To add to this, there are specific baton patterns for specific time signatures. For example, a 3/4 time signature motion looks like the baton is tracing a sail on a boat since it has 3 corners - up, down/across, horizontal back to the start position (anyone correct me, it's been a long time).

A musician following the conductor has a clear visual timer to verify against plus he knows which beat of the measure they're on.