In a message dated 5/10/2001 10:27:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, peggyh@i... writes: peggyh@i... writes:
<< How about comparing "My Dinner with Andre" to "Saving Private Ryan"? >>
peggy,
i was thinking more along the lines of 'my dinner with andre' to 'star wars'.
i think the term 'lieder singer' can be generic as well as specific. usage has far more on the meaning of a term than a contracted definition, 'gay' being an obvious example.
so, perhaps there is more of a commonality in the lieder singer, the cabaret singer and the coffee house singer than there is in the lieder singer and the opera singer, just as a golfer has more in common with a bi-athlete (skiing and shooting) than he/she/it has in common with a baseball player, though the golfer may share more technique with the baseball player (equipment and swing plane being the largest diferences).
mike
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