Gary questions, "How does one go about preventing the tastes of one person from 'shaping the tastes of an art'?"
I really didn't frame my own argument very well. One doesn't and probably shouldn't even try excepting with regard to one's own tastes. I'm not one to embrace the popular by virtue of its simple popularity; I tend to go looking for stuff I like. If that happens to be Segovia, Chapdelain, O'Dette, bubblegum pop, or Scandinavian prog, so be it. I suspect that sentiment is commonplace among those who participate in something like a lute list. I suppose I just wish more of the masses were more like those of us engaged in discourse here. Best, Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of gary Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 10:08 PM To: lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed How does one go about preventing the tastes of one person from "shaping the tastes of an art"? Van Gogh couldn't sell a painting to save his life during his own time because of the prevailing taste of his era. Popularity is a factor in determining an era's tastes in art. It seems unfair to fault Segovia for accepting his popularity and using it to further his own taste. I'm sure from Segovia's point of view in promoting his own tastes he was protecting the integrity of the guitar and the music. Gary On 2013-12-17 13:13, Braig, Eugene wrote: > . . . Not to mention a huge body of dedicated baroque- and > romantic-era repertoire for guitar that was forgotten for generations > because Segovia didn't like it and instead opted to create a body of > repertoire through transcription. I don't think Segovia can be blamed > for his tremendous popularity, but there is a danger in allowing the > tastes of one person shape the state of an art. > > Respectfully, > Eugene > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
