>> As we have no recorded performances of renaissance music and the romantic >> tradition is also not >> representative of renaissance performance, rock music performance that >> places more emphasis on > the "beat" is maybe closer to the way a >> renaissance musician may have played. But in the end we > have no proof, >> but dancers do need a steady beat. > So you think this qualifies as proof??? How about Hoppy Smith, which has > never been even remotely steady, in his beat? > > If you would read what I wrote, then you would notice that I said "in the > end we have no proof". > Even if Hoppy's beat is all Hoppy, doesn't make a > lot of differance to my view of renaissance > music. Maybe he is at our concert in "Basler Lauten Abende" series next > year, i can ask him what > he thinks about the renaissance groove. > Mark You cannot invoke the same argument negatively for one musiciam and positively for the other, because that smacks of a double standard. RT
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