Many thanks Howard, Hours of research on this one, I'm sure. I was impressed by the paragraph... In Gabrieli's "Dulcis Jesu" a couple of soloists sing the first four words of the text for rather a while before the choir enters dramatically on "and."
Trying to imagine a majestic choir in some grand cathedral opening their singing in perfect harmony on the word 'and' -All that came to mind just then was, -'And they call it puppy lo-o-o-ove...' (Donny Osmond) I agree, sentences can start with And, or But, etc. Providing it immediately follows a sentence of description or introduction. You should not start a paragraph with such a word. Keep smiling. Ron (UK) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
