Hi David and friends, In the realm of early-music it was called Chamber-music, which I assume began in certain nobilities bed-chambers.
Later, it was expressed that these soft-voiced instuments should be brought 'out of the closet' as it were, and down into the parlor! My theory entirely (flame-wall activated) Best Wishes Ron (UK) -----Original Message----- From: David Rastall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2006 18:30 To: Eugene C. Braig IV Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: ISO early guitar On Nov 6, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote: > ...Martin fans tend to trivialize or quaint-ify the shop's early > guitars with the "parlor" moniker. I don't understand the stigma attached to the word "parlor." Can someone enlighten me please? Romantic guitars were mostly played in the home by amateurs; at least amateurs constituted the vast bulk of the sheet music market. The parlor is where they would have played! What's the problem with considering 19th-century guitars parlor instruments? Isn't that what they were? I've never heard any complaints about references to the lute as a "household instrument." Is there some kind of snobbish element at work here, that can't stand the thought of anything dignified being associated with the "parlor?" Is it just a word-game being played here, or is there something else about that word "parlor" that I'm missing? 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
