On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 06:40:14PM +0200, I. Oppenheim wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jul 2003, John Chambers wrote: > > > K:Hp has always been one of my favorite examples of the usefulness of > > advisory accidentals in a key signature. Without the =g in the > > signature, there's a very real risk that musicians will quickly > > figure out that a tune is in A, and will "correct" the obvious typo > > in the key signature to three sharps. Adding the =g in the keysig > > makes it clear even to classical musicians that it's not a typo. > > I must admit that I don't know *anything* about HP > music. Are you saying that HP music is always written > in the A Mixolydian mode (a.k.a A-Hasheim Moloch in > Klezmer music)? Please explain further.
It's written for the notes (=)G A B ^c d e ^f g a yes. Which is where other instruments would play them, unless they're actually playing with a highland piper, which plays a semitone higher than this (ish ...) A mix, D maj, B minor, E dor ... -- Richard Robinson "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
