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A conductor is a person who leads an orchestra.  Originally the person responsible for keeping time in an orchestra was not an older instrumentalist, usually a percussionist, who could no longer play his instrument at a high level.  As music got more complicated, conductors became responsible for more things.  Famous conductors include [[Daniel Barenboim]], [[Paul Phillips]], and [[Antonio Baptista]].
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::For an electrical conductor see [[Conductor (Electrical)]]
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A '''conductor''' is a person who leads an [[orchestra]].  Originally the person responsible for keeping time in an orchestra was not an older instrumentalist, usually a [[percussion]]ist, who could no longer play his instrument at a high level.  As music got more complicated, conductors became responsible for more things.  Conductors usually direct the music in terms of dynamics and volume balance between instruments or between passages.
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Famous conductors, past and present, include Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Seiji Ozawa, Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, George Szell, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Neville Mariner, and Sir Charles Mackerras.
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==See also==
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*[[Music]]
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*[[Leonard Bernstein]]
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[[Category:Musical Terms]]
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