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Conductor
French conductor Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), a favorite of King Louis XIV, conducted ensembles by pounding the floor with a large pointed cane. But while conducting a Te Deum for the king, Lully accidentally struck his own foot. The ensuing wound developed gangrene, followed by blood poisoning, resulting in Lully's premature death.
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