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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
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