That's true, but nowadays, concert halls are no longer the main way
people enjoy music. The kind of late-18th/19th century logic that
killed the lute isn't relevant to how we experience music anymore.
As for the classical canon, let's just say that it isn't really
mainstream anymore as well. The "graying" of classical music audiences
(when it comes to concert-goers at least) isn't something unique to the
early music and has been long notes by many classical musicians and
enthusiasts. Maybe it doesn't signify the dying-out of this musical
tradition and its instrument, but the dying-out of the way people used
to enjoy it since the late 18th century - concert-going.
So maybe the future isn't bleak for our favourite instrument, just
different.
On Fri, 28 Aug 2020, 05:32 Mark Probert, <[1]probe...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, all.
My $0.02. The lute died for a reason, and that reason hasn't really
changed: it is not an instrument for modern concert halls. In
addition,
it isn't part of the "Classical Canon," being long dead when the
early
German musicologists did their thing. Which means it is, and will
reamin, a niche instrument. Those of us who play it understand its
beauty and subtlety, others may fall in love with it, but they will
be
few in number and odd in outlook.
I don't think this is anything to worry about. Simply accept and
keep
playing. All this means is it is unlikely there will be too many
factor
lutes floating around, and I don't think that is such a bad thing.
Otherwise life goes on...
.. m.
To get on or off this list see list information at
[2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
--
References
1. mailto:probe...@gmail.com
2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
