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by Tim Benjamin
Tuesday, 14th July 2015 | 4 comments
When we play music alone, we are of course, alone – in the sense that we are setting our own tempo and making our own interpretation of the music. At some stage, however, as ensembles increase in size, a conductor appears, and it's normal to see symphony orchestras led by a conductor.
But at what point does the conductor become necessary, and do we really need them?
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