Rob,
Agreed. Its a cultural thing and priorities are constantly changing.
Right now many perceive the flute to be a "girly" instrument (although I played
in a duo with an extremely tall and imposing male flutist) but back in the
early 19th century, it would have been highly improper for a woman to play the
flute because it distorted the face. Frederick the Great and Quantz were flute
players. But women were not excluded from music - far from it - as any young
woman worth her salt was expected to have some musical chops. The harp and
piano were ideal instruments for young ladies in those days because they
allowed the player to keep up a graceful poise while playing. Of course, in
days prior to that the lute was a perfectly acceptable instrument for a woman
to play, judging from the many paintings.
Chris
--- On Thu, 9/10/09, Rob MacKillop <luteplay...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> From: Rob MacKillop <luteplay...@googlemail.com>
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Imbalance
> To: gonzornumpl...@roadrunner.com
> Cc: "lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>, "gary digman" <magg...@sonic.net>
> Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 9:00 AM
> It's no big deal.
> Some instruments attract different sexes. Flutes for
> instance attract girls more than boys,
> well at least in the schools
> I've had anything to do with over the
> years. Same with clarinet. I
> don't know why.
>
>
>
> Like the man said, we can only please
> some of the people some of the
> time.
>
>
>
> Rob (who has just finished a mountain of
> ironing...)
>
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