Thank you, Chris. I shall indeed seek out "The End of Early Music" ( and other of Bruce Haynes' writings ). On May 7, 2011, at 9:12 AM, Christopher Wilke wrote:
> Ned, > > I think David also mentioned Bruce Haynes who writes from more of a HIP > insider's point of view. He discusses a lot of similar issues as Taruskin, > drawing his own conclusions. I'd recommend "The End of Early Music." > > Chris > > > Christopher Wilke > Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer > www.christopherwilke.com > > > --- On Sat, 5/7/11, Edward Mast <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Edward Mast <[email protected]> >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: New blog post >> To: "David van Ooijen" <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 8:57 AM >> David, I mentioned Richard Taruskin >> simply because I took your view to be similarly out of the >> mainstream of HIP thinking as his is. Namely, that >> generally HIP performances truly represent a far more >> modern, than historical approach and >> aesthetic. I don't know if the other >> writers you refer to have similar views, not having read >> them, but RT has come in for extensive criticism from the >> early music world for his views. >> >> >> On May 7, 2011, at 5:39 AM, David van Ooijen wrote: >> >>> On 7 May 2011 11:23, Gary Digman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> I don't know what exactly you mean by >> "gratuitous". I assume you did not >>> >>> Gratuitous dissonants are dissonants outside the frame >> of reference >>> for the listener, and therefore without obvious >> meaning, or usefulness >>> to him/her. The 'there's no point but to shock' >> reaction. >>> A Medieval listener to organum would be shocked by >> thirds on strong >>> beats, and no doubts think a third in a final chord >> outrageously >>> gratuitous. >>> What for Wagner was common harmonical language might >> be gratuitously >>> dissonant to the casual Baroque listener. >>> As a point in case: my classical guitar teacher didn't >> like jazz >>> because of all those unresolved sevenths! ;-) >>> >>> David - who forgot to mention Wodehouse, Dogen and >> Milne, to whomever >>> it was asking for his literary inspiration >>> -- >>> ******************************* >>> David van Ooijen >>> [email protected] >>> www.davidvanooijen.nl >>> ******************************* >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> >>
