Hmmm - Virtual BP violin lessons. Ralph should go stand by his mailbox and wait for the checks to come rolling in. - Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Callan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 14:34 Subject: Re: [BP] Department of the InTerrier > Cuyler, > > I didn't know you played the violin?! And apparently VERY well. > > I need a teacher! Preferably one who's not too sensitive about the > time between lessons and practices, or the lack of progress. You might > be just the one I was looking for! At least until we figure out that > the technology exists to do this in real time. > > There is an exhibit I know, that has a beat up old violin with the > strings aged and dangling. The card reads something to the effect of, > "This is a violin similar to the ones the pioneers brought with them to > ..." I always found it offensive because, 1. This was supposed to be > a real honest to goodness professional museum, 2. These were supposed > to be real honest to goodness serious profession exibit people and 3. > Its not that F'n Hard to find a real GD mid 19th century fiddle and > present it in the condition it would have been in when played! But > then, I'm easily offended. > > -jc > > On Dec 3, 2004, at 1:18 PM, Cuyler Page wrote: > > > I find it increasingly appropriate to think of museum exhibits and > > historic > > restorations as "performance art". They exist temporarily due to > > artificial (art) subjective choices by individuals (professionals) who > > attempt to express what they believe (profess) about life's patterns > > through > > the work that is left for others to see, appreciate, and reflect on. > > > > cp in bc > > (( player of the dulcian, performing the "Sonata Prima" (1626) by > > Buonamente > > for two violins, dulcian and continuo; and Monteverdi's "Scherzi > > Musicale a > > Tre Voci" (1607) this weekend. The temporal nature of music is such > > a good > > reminder of the temporal nature of anything we do. It exists while > > you do > > it, and during a concert, you only get one chance at it (and have to > > live > > with the results). )) > > > > -- > > To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the > > uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: > > <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> > > > > -- > To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the > uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: > <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> > -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>