This is different again from baseball where the owner (representing the board) selects the manager who drives the emphasis from there. In orchestras, the members have a say in who they pick, which in turn has an impact on what they play as well as how well they play it.
Well, players in pro sports can have a say in who coaches them, but that's usually considered a bad idea.
Another place where the analogy doesn't hold up is that Baseball has statistics to help judge the quality of the different pieces of the baseball team. As imperfect as those stats can be, they can give the fan some idea of how they are doing. With an orchestra, those judgements are more subjective.
The statistics make sense because as I mentioned, baseball players play BASEBALL. There's no difference in the game from one team to the next or one year to the next (give or take instant replay every becoming law
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My dad used to say that you can tell how good an orchestra was by how many French horns play the opening to Respighi's Pines of Rome. Most only have one because it's a killer lick. A good orchestra two. He's only ever seen 3 and that was with Chicago.
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Well, players in pro sports can have a say in who coaches them, but that's usually considered a bad idea.
Another place where the analogy doesn't hold up is that Baseball has statistics to help judge the quality of the different pieces of the baseball team. As imperfect as those stats can be, they can give the fan some idea of how they are doing. With an orchestra, those judgements are more subjective.
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