On 5 Sep 2007 at 7:41, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > On 04.09.2007 David W. Fenton wrote: > > It's the dogmatic limitation that has always annoyed the hell out of > > me, not the assertion that the pieces were performed one on a part in > > their original performances. > > You haven't read it, have you? I mean Joshua's theories, not what others > have said about them. Or at least Parrot's book.
Not the most recent work. But I've discussed it with him in person more than once. > >> > Actually the onus is on providing proof that 12-20 member choirs were > >> > the norm in early 18th century Germany. > > > > That's a ridiculous straw man -- it's not even close to what anyone > > is suggesting in this discussion. > > Oh, I think it is exactly the correct question. Well, then that disagreement on the key question is at the heart of the dispute then. I don't see anyone making such a case at all. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
