on 11/1/07 2:26 PM, Philip Gruar at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There was a 19th century Russian aristocrat, can't remember who just > off-hand (he may even have been 18th century) who had an orchestra of his > serfs, all blowing just one note each on long trumpets (or may have been > hunting horns). They gave concerts to the master's guests.
I wonder if the decline in the Russian aristocracy led to a decline in the number of serfs available, leaving only a couple to play along. Thus the invention of drones... Best wishes. S.O.B. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
