On 17 Jul 2011, at 13:47, Dave Shaw wrote: > The question must therefore be why did Askew choose to re-write the tune or > could he not see what should have been staring him in the face either.
Perhaps there are two distinct questions here. So here's an attempt at two answers: > - The question must therefore be why did Askew choose to re-write the tune Because he found some valuable ideas in his friends very dysfunctional tune, and thought it worth reworking into a form which generations of pipers have since found very appealing. > - could he not see what should have been staring him in the face either. Perhaps he saw it very clearly indeed and didn't fully like what he saw. So another more relevant question: If Gilbert Askew hadn't extended this kindness, would anybody now bother to play what Dunk actually wrote? Have a look at that on the Forum where Julia has posted the manuscript: http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/pipersforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=206 I hope the link works. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
