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http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=3089 "This may well be the one and only panpipes SACD and is very welcome for those of us captivated by the...
Hello Brad, A decent review. However, it's a shame the reviewer demonstrated the narrow Euro-esque view of the pan flute that is so common in that region. ...
I do not agree with his views..... brad ... http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007350453,00.html POP legend Sir Elton John wants the internet CLOSED DOWN. ...
Hello George, Things like "this simple instrument whose origin goes back to Greek myths" and "closely connected to Roumanian folk culture" are clearly ...
Well, I do agree that people spend way too much time on the internet. But shutting it down is not the answer. It should be an individual decision, not...
Well, the panflute IS closely connected to Romanian folk culture. The funny thing is, when I mention "panflute" to my friends in Europe, they usually think of...
Hello George, Correction: ONE FORM of the pan flute is connected to Romanian culture. That's the point I am making here. Well, good for your friends! Then,...
Well then if you want to get into that level of detail, I suppose the author could have written: "The nai is closely connected to Romanian folk culture" - you...
Hello George, I'm making a point, not splitting hairs. Yes, to say "nai" instead of "pan flute" would have been quite acceptable, and much more accurate. Think...
From the way I interpreted the article, I didn't get the impression that the author was attempting to EXCLUSIVELLY connect the panflute to romanian folk...
... and in the United States pan flute is almost ALWAYS meant as in the South American version. To the majority of people in the States that is the pan flute....
And, here is a bit of embarrassing information about me: I had NO IDEA who Zamfir was until about 5 years ago, and I had no idea that a form of panflute was...
... Nothing to be embarrassed about... I think in the '70s I was teaching music in a grammar school and one of the teachers played me a track from a Zamfir...
Hello George, Preconditioned? That's entirely possible, and if so, the arrogant rudeness I had to endure as a young student musician in Germany was ...
Hi Douglas, Brad, George, all At times like this, I am reminded of how this site (Panflute World) has always been described and why I joined. The introduction...
Hello David, I have thought often about this, too. The entire concept of having a group called Panflute World (note the "world" part) that yet focuses mainly...
... Personally I see the pan flute as a world instrument though I am most interested in playing the European form of the instrument. Musically I feel...
Hello Brad, You expressed your stance well, and I agree with you 100%! Like you, Romanian music is not my favorite music, or even among my favorite genres of...
... As long as you bring it up, taste in music, as in all the arts is as varied as wild flowers in spring. Although I enjoy panflute music of all kinds, and...
Hello Everyone, Ability, talent, power, influence - these things are wasted when they are not used to do real good in the world. Education is the most deadly...
... Hi Lola, That is great... I think you are probably in the majority here on the list. It's great music! There is no doubt about that. My personal taste...
Dear Friend Douglas Congratulations from Brazil and God bless you for your wonderful work. Antônio Douglas Bishop <panflutejedi@...> escreveu: Hello...
Hi Douglas, Nope, I'm not going to deflect anything, nor have I done so in the past. To my original question: "How so?" you provided the answer below: The...