Aside from some unpleasant demographic considerations, the Lute was designed for THE PRINCIPLE OF SINGLE AFFECT, the defining characteristic of the Baroque. So, naturally, the Lute lost its usefulness as soon as that principle went out of vogue during late Classicism. RT ______________ Roman M. Turovsky http://polyhymnion.org/swv
> Dear Roman, > There may be some truth in what you say, but it doesn't explain why > the guitar flourished, and the lute didn't. Both instruments are a > bit on the quiet side for large concert halls. > Best wishes, > Stewart McCoy. > > >>> And my question included the possibilty >>> that the preservation of the "lute third" location might have > doomed the >>> lute for the more modern play (like 19th C.). >> No, the sociology of music (i.e. concert hall) was responsible for > lute's >> demise. > >> RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
