David Runnion wrote, among other things: >But the term HIP is, to me, as offputting as Politically Correct, >and as insulting. Then you certainly won't like my acronym for all the arguments made between the Historically Informed Performance practice and (what I call) Historically Overblown Performance practice. Which of course, makes all these discussions HIP-HOP. (in other words, while many folks understand your point, it's just a shorthand/convenience term, and not something to get overly worked up about) Bill H.