Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 12:08:27 -0600 (MDT)
From: Lily Rose <lilyrose@mail.sjcsf.edu>
To: Taftarus@aol.com
Cc: minstrel@pbm.com
Subject: Re: minstrel: Bardic, Period, Etc.
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On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 Taftarus@aol.com wrote:

I wrote:
> > But it seems to me that competitions which are primarily
> >  oriented towards documentation, *especially* bardic ones, are
> >  skating on very thin ice WRT period.  And frankly, original music is
> >  perhaps the MOST period choice a bard can make.  

[much snippage]

> The point:  "documentation" in-period was in some times and places 
> not optional, it was required in a very direct sense. No ability to 
> document (i.e. ability to repeat standard works or use standard forms
> on-demand) equaled no recognition as bard / skald. Denial of such 
> recognition could literally mean one's life.

Interesting, and I was not aware of the extent of this.

Perhaps a "more correct" solution would be to require "documentation" in
THIS form for those whose personae or material came from these cultures?

I think that part of my complaint/concern stems from a perception (whether
or not it's true) that many gifted individuals are discouraged from
becoming performers or from continuing to perform, because so many of the
venues seem to require an ability to do detailed research and then write
formal papers -- skills that aren't necessarily associated with performing
skills.

But as has been pointed out elsewhere, this varies widely from place to
place.

--
Lady Viviana Rowe			lilyrose@mail.sjcsf.edu
Barony of al-Barran, Kingdom of the Outlands

Excelsior!


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