The lute never died it just smelled bad. Gary
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rastall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:51 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Too soft to live > Okay, here's what we have so far in a nutshell to account for the > demise of the lute: > > The lute died: > > 1. Because it wasn't able to maintain its primary function as an > accompaniment instrument due to the decline of continuo > 2. Because it wasn't loud enough to fill a concert hall > 3. Because it was too hard to play, and was consequently ignored > during the great dumbing-down which followed the decline of the > patronage system > 4. Because of something Linda Sayce said about the mandora > 5. Because it was not able to move beyond the single-affect system > characteristic of the Baroque period > 6. Because it not able to handle the wider tonal palette required by > the new music > 7. Because it became unfashionable > > Any other ideas? > > David R > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.rastallmusic.com > > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/473 - Release Date: 10/12/2006 > >
