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). ))

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