David Runnion wrote: >You know, I know this will sound horrible to some, but I wonder if >anyone shares my feeling: This new acronym, HIP, makes me slightly >uncomfortable. It is of course sort of cool, sort of, well, hip, but >there is something vaguely snobby, elitist, and insulting about it. Well, it stands for "historically informed performance" and is the natural acronym. But, I see David's point. The acronym has a media generated tone to it and does not possess much dignity. But, it's only an acronym. Don't get too hung up on it. Don Satz [log in to unmask]