Melvyn is correct. What was the case was something like a player-manager in professional sports. Orpheus seems to be following what Jim suggested.
On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 08:19:32PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> The first violinist was the ur-conductor, so the conductor's role > wasn't totally new. > > But I don't see why the job of conductor couldn't be rotated among > different members of the orchestra. << > > > Comment > > I misunderstood matters. > > I thought the point was the existence of the conductor as conductor rather > than who gets to be conductor. Who gets to be the conductor is a democratic > matter . . . yes? The existence of the conductor as conductor of a symphony > seems to me a very different matter. > > > peace > > > Melvin P. > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
