Re: Period vs Modern instruments?

Sightreader wrote:
> I don't understand what the fear of progress is about.  I'm
> not advocating the elimination of period playing and research.
> Why is it such a threat to experiment with new instruments
> that try to capture the capabilities of both period and current
> instruments?  It's not like I want all period performers thrown
> in jail or something.

I don't know - so many of the experiments of playing early music on 
instruments other than what it was intended for I've heard (most 
recently a saxophone quartet playing something by Telemann and some 
madrigals & music originally written for virginals arranged for concert 
band) have been horrible, I'm not sure I want to listen to any more of 
that kind of thing.

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Blessed Cecilia, appear in visions
To all musicians, appear and inspire:
Translated Daughter, come down and startle
Composing mortals with immortal fire.