Paul Keiffer wrote... "All this talk about the last chord: yes i understand it is written major and its what dowland said, but i dont think it is that big a deal when you take the interpretation as a whole. Edin's performance was remarkably well crafted, and imo he brought out the structure of the piece better than anyone ive heard, with a remarkable understanding of the compositional process and meaning".
Here, here I agree entirely. 'Forlorn Hope' is the name given to a strategic position in 'no-mans-land', well ahead of the battle-line where soldiers would prefer not to be. A place where there is little hope of re-enforcements arriving. Maybe this piece is befitting a minor-key throughout, to express being forlorn. Then, finally resolving to a major-chord as a sign of hope. If Edin prefers to keep it minor, then so be it. The soldiers shouted, 'Send reinforcements. We're going to advance' Heard as,'Send three dollars, four-cents. We're going to a dance'! Was that ever resolved? Best Wishes Ron (UK) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
