I hope this clears up the Mystery of the Mad Dog! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hopkinson Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:04 PM Subject: Re: Hopkinson Smith Contact Form
> Dear Mr Williams, > > well, you're absolutely right, because the name of the piece in the modern > edition is 'Piece Without Title', and for while I used that name. Then, > with all its coming and going and changes of rhythm and register and > tonalities, the other name came to me and somehow stuck. Seemed to have > something of the mad dog wildness about it with a little fun thrown in. > > All good wishes, > Hopkinson Smith > At 07:53 11.01.2004 -0700, you wrote: > >This message was sent from HopkinsonSmith.com 01/11/2004 07:53:42 AM > > > >From: > >Leonard Williams > > > > > >We want to discuss a concert: No > >We want more information: No > >Comments: For a concert of English lute music given in Helsinki last > >November, Mr. Smith used the title "Mad Dog" for a particular Holborne > >galliard. I''m intrigued: what inspired such an unusual naming of this > >lovely composition? I like it, but it is a deceptive titling. > >Leonard Williams > >