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Jean-Baptiste Lully was the first musician to use a baton to direct his orchestra. He used a long stick with which he hit the floor to keep the pulse. Unfortunately, one day he hit his foot, which became infected and turned into gangrene. The baton then became what it is now: and extension of the conductor s arm.
