OK, I stand corrected, you know best. Have a nice day. Matthew
Le 21 juil. 2019 à 11:15, Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]> a écrit : > Dear Matthew, > Thank you for his - though I really do not know why you suggest a > 'slanging match'!. My intention is merely to put some historical and > practical perspective on the matter rather than simple personal > assertion. To repeat: you are making the common mistake of discussing > theoretical temperaments (mainly, in practice, only employable on > keyboard instruments) with practical temperaments appropriate for > fretted instruments such as the lute. > Whether or not some modern players might adopt this manner ('meantone') > of fretting is not, of course, the point - perhaps they might > themselves engage in a degree of wishful thinking. Certainly, modern > fashions come and go as fast as fads, and in other areas of lute > performance practice some modern players (even a few professionals who > might be expected to know better) still insist on, for example, > employing thumb-under for repertoire other than the sixteenth century. > In short, such anecdotal reports, even from 'professionals, are not > reliable evidence of historic practice. > regards > MH > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
