30 Sep
2015
30 Sep
'15
2:54 p.m.
On 09/30/2015 04:53 AM, Neil C Smith wrote:
Sorry, but always amuses me the idea that listening to
any recording
reflects how things sounded in their time.
I pretty much agree with this POV. I'm reminded of Luis Milan's advice
re: tuning to the novice on the vihuela, it was something like "Tune the
highest string as high as it will go", a rather practical commentary on
intonation from the 16th century.
Best,
dp