What are composers doing when they’re waving the stick?

Question

If everyone has sheet music and all the timing information down, then what’s the composer’s role?

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Answer 1

I think you mean conductor. A conductor shows where the best falls so that everyone stays together.

Imagine you and 45 people are expected to count to 20 in your head, but you’re expected to count each number at the same time in your head. There is no way that you guys would all be able to count the same numbers at the same time all together. That’s where a conductor comes in. He is showing the musicians when each count is