Dear assembled wisdom
We can't seem to let the Sting matter rest. Is there some engaging
reason? Is this all the disgruntled mutterings of one person? Do more of us
feel so affronted by the commercial success of a supposed inferior product?
Lets' get back to lute-related stuff and leave the vitriol to the
politicians.
I find myself in complete agreement with Roman, here - causing history
to come to an...
Joseph Mayes
On 10/24/06 1:48 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In einer eMail vom 24.10.2006 19:36:05 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt
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>> Absolutely true, but I doubt that Sting even knew that there were
>> early-music singers who fall into yet another category other than operatic.
>
> I think somebody like Sting who had classical training in Basel should know
> that there are early music singers out there who don't sound operatic.
>
>>
>>
>>
>> I think that word "normal" is at the heart of all this discussion of
>> early-music singing. There seem to be many differing ideas on what "normal"
>> means
>> in this context.
>
> Exactly, anybody who starts using the word "normal" to describe singing over
> hundreds of years, has to be extremely naive. We will never know exactly how
> elizabethan singers sounded, but we do know they didn't use amplification or
> studio technology to boost their vocals.
>
> best wishes
> Mark
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