Hello Dennis! Am 02.03.2011 um 02:54 schrieb Dennis Bathory-Kitsz:
> On Tue, March 1, 2011 4:15 pm, Gerhard Torges wrote: >> In ancient Greece, I'm sure the poets also hat costumes, masks etc. for a >> play. And they would have recorded them if they had been able to. >> But they weren't, and so only their texts remain. >> And these texts are valuable enough, don't you think? > > Certainly not! Hmm. Perhaps I didn't write clearly enough what I meant. I was about to say that the ancient texts are still valuable, even if we don't have additional information. But as I am writing this, it comes to my mind that we actually have some performance descriptions for ancient theatre. It's not a video recording, but that's all we have. It's not completely lost. > And since electroacoustic music depends on, well, electronics, the future is > dim for that work. > >> I mean, what's the essence of these works? >> Can't that be put on paper? > > Absolutely not. So think about a description. What can you hear/see/smell during the performance? This could be easily archived, then. > And how long do you think even a Finale printout will last, whether laser > (short) or inkjet (longer)? We don't have printer technology that uses > surface-bonding ink (such as letterpress or offset) except at the most > expensive levels of production. I was told laser prints on acid-fre paper would last longest. >>> And the question remains: Who will do this? Translation: Who will pay for >>> it? >> >> Anyone who cares. >> Anyone who thinks there's enough value in it to be preserved for future >> generations. >> Don't you think? > > Not sure what planet you live on, Gerhard! Even 'famous' archives have gone > begging these days. Yes, I know. Maybe we'll have to live with that. Nothing lasts forever. Gerhard _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
