[LUTE] What's the point to 'historical sound'

2011-07-06 Thread Ron Fletcher
Mathias wrote... Don't know why so many of us like to play in churches, but I for one won't hesitate to accept speakers if I'm offered. For my 2 pence, I suggest that the acoustics are better (more authentic) in a stone built church being the closest resemblance of castles

[LUTE] What's the point to 'historical sound'

2011-07-03 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Mathias, As a man of the cloth, you will know that music has long been able to have a powerful effect on the listener: And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed. And was well, and the evil

[LUTE] What's the point to 'historical sound'

2011-07-02 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Ron Andrico writes: 'This whole archlute episode brings up an important point: At some point, we have to admit that we are not trying to re-create an historical sound.' There are a number of difficulties with this view of which the principal is that the original composer created