Sorry, but I've lost track of the originator of this thread. Could he
please contact me off list?
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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On 7/15/08 5:31 PM, "Christopher Stetson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, all,
> Eugene's points are well taken! I stand amended.
> Omer, I'll see if I can be more helpful this time and take a look at
> the composers Eugene suggests in the guitar sites to get you some direct
> links.
> Maybe Eugene can work on it, too?
> Best to all, and keep playing,
> Chris.
>
>>>> "Eugene C. Braig IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/15/2008 3:53 pm >>>
> At 08:24 AM 7/13/2008, Christopher Stetson wrote:
>> Well, I would think the first question would be what your (or your
>> instructor's) definition of "fantasy" is. The term seems to have
> fallen
>> out of favor early in the 17th c.
>
> I see your point that many rhapsodic bits could be considered as
> "fantasy"
> in spite of title, and that the term was perhaps not so commonly used
> later
> as it was in the era when purely instrumental music first began moving
> away
> from dance forms, but I'm not so certain I would contend that the term
> fell
> out of favor in the early 17th c; "fantasy", "fantasia", "phantasie",
> "phantasiestücke", etc. found occasional use throughout. Consider the
> occasional lute works by Weiss or Kellner; the fortepiano works of
> C.P.E.
> Bach, Mozart, or Schumann; the guitar works by Sor, Coste, Legnani,
> etc. They're there.
>
> Best,
> Eugene
>
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