The first director of children’s orchestra: Willy Ferrero
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Director Charles Hanssens in 1840, holding the arc of violin (former batuta). The direction of orchestra as we know it today is a rather new phenomenon. For centuries, the leadership of the musicians was a concertin or a pianist. In fact, Batuta is an evolution of the violin arc that began to use some compositors in the 19th century to steer increasingly large orchestras and more complex compositions, at the level of rhythm and expression. It shall not be...