>> But perhaps it is best that these "art" historians ignore the musical >> realm, >> since they obviously have minimal expertise in that area. Oddly, they >> touch >> on many other cultural and historical aspects, but not music. > > what kind of connection would you think of? I mean, unless music itself > is depicted, say, as allegory, or with people playing instruments? > > Is the significance, in terms of painting and sculpture, of the Dresden > opera house in any way changed by the fact that SLWeiss performed music > in it? Certainly yes, if there is evidence that performances of lute > music played a vital role in conceptualizing the blueprint of that > building. But if not... And if indeed yes, why would we talk about such minor figures as Bach and Weiss, when there was Hasse??? RT == http://polyhymnion.org
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