Assertion: orchestra's conductor | /r/CapableOf | favour thin wand
Facets:
value: as a device
type: MANNER
value: in the right hand
type: LOCATION
value: for nearly two centuries
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: For nearly two centuries, conductors favoured a baton, or thin wand, in the right hand as a device for emphasizing the metrical outline, reserving the left hand for indicating entries of different parts and nuances.