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From:  patricia.m.smith@j...
Date:  Wed Feb 19, 2003  1:06 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] dead or alive

Sorry, Karen but I don't know if I'm prone to agree with you on all of
these unless I'm witnessing a regional phenomenon. See comments below.

Pat

On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:49:46 -0500 (EST) Karen Mercedes
<dalila@R...> writes:
(snip)
>
> Here are some performing art forms I consider well and truly "dead",
> at
> least in the West - that is, if they are undertaken at all these
> days,
> it's in extremely rare, esoteric one-time performances:
>
> Liturgical dance
Liturgical dance usually only works in churches whose tradition allows
social dancing & are willing to try new things. It was kept in the
spotlight by the magazine "Christianity & the Arts", until its recent &
rather unfortunate demise.
>
> Mystery and morality plays
I often find that opera is a morality play that is sung (i.e. "Faust").
You will frequently find modern versions of these in churches that use
dramas in their worship services.
>
> Chanted poetry recitations to the lyre
Okay, you are probably right about this one.
>
> New wave
I often listen to some of my "fave" songs from the early 80's that had a
New Wave influence & then I turn around & listen to some of the current
pop music, I'm still hearing those influences, even if New Wave no longer
exists in its original form.
>
>
> Disco, on the other hand, seems to have been resurrected. Go
> figure.
Those of us who listened to disco in high school are now in their late
30's - early 40's & have money to spend on those albums being re-issued
on CD. These songs could probably be considered my generation's "oldies".
There will probably be a renewed interest now due to the death of
Maurice Gibb (Ay, ay, ay, ay stayin' alive...) &, let's face it, Abba
will never go away until "Mama Mia" stops playing. If we're going to go
that route, I say that there should be a revival of "Chess"!
>
> In addition, there is one art form that is pretty much "dead" when
> it comes to new examples being created - vs. old examples being
> revived: operetta.
This is probably true as well seeing the new twist that musicals have
taken.
>
>
>
> Karen Mercedes
> http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
> ________________________________





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