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Description: | This baton originally belonged to the conductor Henry Wood, who was a major figure in the London music scene throughout the first half of the 20th century. He was also the founder of the Promenade Concerts at the Queen's Hall, Langham Place, which he conducted single-handedly up until the Second World War. Long batons like this one were a trademark of Wood's conducting style. He was known for his flamboyant and often aggressive gestures from the conductor's podium. These would by amplified by the long baton, which he would grip firmly and wield like a sword, directing the orchestra through a series of parries and thrusts. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | work Leisure | Temporal: | before 1944 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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