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’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Don’t tell anyone I told you this:

Orchestra players can’t play. Yeah, none of them know how to play music. What is actually happening is that the Conductor (not the composer) is a Wizard, and he is conjuring music with his wand.

Seriously, don’t tell anyone I told you this. The Wizardry world is gonna hang me if they found out I told someone over the internet their secrets.