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Todd Michel McComb <[log in to unmask]>:
>>I correct myself: instead of "anything" read "anybody". I meant
>>authors (when their names are known) rather than works.
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>It is true that most medieval music is anonymous.
I've heard that one of his descendants was also a theorist (the famous
Anonymous IV:-)
>However, since such a small percentage has been recorded, it is difficult
>to interpret a statement to the effect that most of it has been recorded
>in any valid way.
Evidently, I tend to overrate the interest and power of the discographic
market concerning ancient music. However, I think that it's just a matter
of time: eventually, everything will be recorded. This is a fear rather
than a certitude: I'm not sure whether that would be a desirable
situation.
>Even major composers such as Machaut, Landini, Josquin, etc. have many
>unrecorded works. This is hardly the case for composers of similar stature
>in later eras.
This may be due perhaps to the fact that many medieval/renaissance
recordings are presented under the shape of miscellanea, in which only a
few pieces per composer or source are represented. After a while, those
pieces becomes always the same. Many interpreters of med./ren. music
tends to look for "exotic" (read: "not-so-known") repertoires rather than
to perform a comprehensive recording of a particular mainstream composer or
source.
Pablo Massa
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