Re: YALLW thread has run its course
Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Tue, 26 May 1998 11:32:55 -0400
At 11:55 AM -0400 5/26/98, Jeffrey B. Gibson wrote:
>Chris A Vlachos wrote:
>>
>> Ben,
>>
>> I enjoyed the information you shared about the organ.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> I noted, however, you mentioned that Greek Orthodox churches have
>> much choral music but "always unaccompanied by organs." Though I am
>> no longer a member of the Orthodox church, the Greek Orthodox churches
>> that I have attended in my home town of Chicago and here in Salt lake
>> City both use organs to accompany their choirs.
>
>As one who sometimes "pushes the envelop" with regard to the boundaries
>of our forum, I hesitate to ask this: but what does this discussion have
>to do with B-Greek? The above reponse should certainly have been made in
>private, should it not (as should any disagreements with what I say
>here)?
This is really quite right. The discussion really left the boundaries of
B-Greek once it started talking about the practice of denominations and
sects regarding musical instruments. Let's cut this out.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University
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