Chirs wrote: >>Why should NSP be the only instrument restricted to a single style?
The "should" is not a matter of authoritarian compulsion or hidebound conservatism but of appropriateness. Unlike the violin, the NSP has until very recently been associated with a very specific repertoire, the core of which is bound up with the structure of the instrument -- a sort of chicken/egg situation. As I said in reply to David, the problem with wild do-your-own-thing innovation is that the innovative style takes over and the traditional style is then lost. >>Kreisler any one? >>Or Stuff Smith? >>Or Andrew Manze? >>Didier Lockwood? >>Gatemouth? >>Grappelly? >>Itzhak Perlman? >>Willie Taylor? >>I wish I knew who was playing properly... It's confusing to speak of "style" here. All those people play the violin but they play different ***repertoires*** without overlap between them (with a couple of exceptions). Those repertoires require a certain "style bandwidth" if they are to be true to the nature of the music. I doubt if Manze would tackle the Tchaikovsky concerto on his baroque violin and in baroque style. Perlman, however, would probalby tackle a Handel or Corelli sonata, with IMHO dire results that distort the nature of the music. Or -- since you're about to become an opera buff :-) -- I would prefer to hear Isolde sung by Flagstad or Nilsson rather than by Emma Kirkby! (and vice versa for Rameau or Lully) Cheers, Paul Gretton -----Original Message----- From: christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu [mailto:christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu] Sent: 14 April 2009 10:51 To: davidthba...@googlemail.com; ch...@chrisormston.com Cc: rosspi...@aol.com; lisaridley6...@hotmail.com; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: Re: < I don't think it fair to call any style of playing any > instrument 'incorrect' simply because it does not adhere rigidly to > tradition. Here we go again! FWIW: I a) value the tradition (and the baroque) and b) agree wholeheartedly with the above statement. I play various instruments in various styles. Why should NSP be the only instrument restricted to a single style? Kreisler any one? Or Stuff Smith? Or Andrew Manze? Didier Lockwood? Gatemouth? Grappelly? Itzhak Perlman? Willie Taylor? I wish I knew who was playing properly... chirs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
