Everybody is free to do with their lutes, or should be so, what they
like best.
Gilbert's initial observation was, though, that some 90% of this tiny
community don't seem to be interested in newly composed music for the
lute. And I take it that he wasn't referring to the lute mailing list
community exclusively, but to lute loving folks in general. They're
fully entitled, aren't they, to not be interested. And I hasten to add
that I myself refuse to get involved in lute religious discussions
about whether or not lutes should be taken to play modern music. I for
one prefer to pick up the guitar for such purposes.
Mathias
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Von: Wayne
Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Some questions
Datum: 16.03.2018, 18:01 Uhr
An: lute net
One thing that has not been mentioned is that we have choices - we all,
or most of us, or some of us, can choose to play a certain part of our
repertoire on our Les Paul/Marshall, or our classical guitar, or our
romantic guitar, or our bandora, or ukulele or even saxophone or synth
in some cases. If we can choose to play Spanish music on our vihuela we
can choose to play Babbit on our (analogue tube) synth. So maybe we are
overlooking contemporary lute music because we tend to pick up a
different instrument to play something modern. Especially when we need
to be as loud as everyone else.
Does anyone here not have or play any instrument at all but the lute?
Wayne
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>
> From: WALSH STUART <[2]s.wa...@ntlworld.com>
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Some questions
> Date: March 16, 2018 at 12:26:07 PM EDT
>
> If it seems odd to want to play modern music on a lute it is surely
odder to only play a lute and only ever to play music that was composed
centuries ago.
>
> Perhaps no one is odd enough for that! If there were such a person -
who would only, ever, play centuries' old music (however gem-laden it
may be) - would it be enough to say that this choice was the harmless
choice of a free being?
>
> There is no obvious harm to others in such a case but perhaps it's a
case of self-harm.
>
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