Comments on: Playing the piano may be hazardous to your health? http://halfpast.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/playing-the-piano-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/ music, technology, Germany, the 18th century Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:56:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sandrar http://halfpast.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/playing-the-piano-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-45 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:56:26 +0000 http://halfpast.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-45 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Robin http://halfpast.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/playing-the-piano-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-42 Robin Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:54:15 +0000 http://halfpast.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-42 My background is mostly in traditional musicology (music analysis) and I'm trying to chisel out an approach to history-writing that makes sense to me without any real training--it's hard work. Thanks for the encouragement! Nice that you found your way here! My background is mostly in traditional musicology (music analysis) and I’m trying to chisel out an approach to history-writing that makes sense to me without any real training–it’s hard work. Thanks for the encouragement! Nice that you found your way here!

]]> By: Margarete http://halfpast.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/playing-the-piano-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-41 Margarete Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:46:28 +0000 http://halfpast.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-41 "In other words: I always want to pay attention to what people actually said, not what I think they must have meant. It’s usually more interesting." Aah! I am a (reluctant) social and economic historian (but found about your blog from Ravelry) with a background in anthropology and I LOVE that you said this! I didn't think it was a rare viewpoint but the more time I spend in the history department the less I encounter it (maybe something to do with preferring 'expert' knowledge over basic inquiry? don't know). Any-ho, well done, and I look forward to more posts on this topic! ~ Margarete “In other words: I always want to pay attention to what people actually said, not what I think they must have meant. It’s usually more interesting.”

Aah! I am a (reluctant) social and economic historian (but found about your blog from Ravelry) with a background in anthropology and I LOVE that you said this! I didn’t think it was a rare viewpoint but the more time I spend in the history department the less I encounter it (maybe something to do with preferring ‘expert’ knowledge over basic inquiry? don’t know). Any-ho, well done, and I look forward to more posts on this topic!

~ Margarete

]]> By: Robin http://halfpast.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/playing-the-piano-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-40 Robin Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:13:28 +0000 http://halfpast.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-40 That's very interesting, thank you! I think you are right about the harp being mostly played by women and large brass instruments by men. There must be studies about this, I think. That’s very interesting, thank you! I think you are right about the harp being mostly played by women and large brass instruments by men. There must be studies about this, I think.

]]> By: Sluijsbassoon http://halfpast.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/playing-the-piano-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/#comment-39 Sluijsbassoon Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:46:29 +0000 http://halfpast.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-39 Check this out: I was told that Louis Spohr's wife had to give up playing the harp because of physical problems. She played the piano after this -probably before as well-and her husband composed his quintet for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon for her. The pianopart should give a player of either sex a double handfull of hands- and backbonecontrolissues to be properly dealt with before even trying to rehearse the piece, let alone performing it on a concert. As far as I can see, the harp is played most of the time by women nowadays. Maybe just trombone and tuba is still mainly a men's affair..? Check this out: I was told that Louis Spohr’s wife had to give up playing the harp because of physical problems. She played the piano after this -probably before as well-and her husband composed his quintet for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon for her. The pianopart should give a player of either sex a double handfull of hands- and backbonecontrolissues to be properly dealt with before even trying to rehearse the piece, let alone performing it on a concert.
As far as I can see, the harp is played most of the time by women nowadays. Maybe just trombone and tuba is still mainly a men’s affair..?

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