Hear, hear! If you're going to play a note or two, why skimp! Although sometimes I do play a 'dance' piece far too slowly for comfortable movement, or change the time signature, or rhythm - because I can! (Um, I guess that means I am changing the purpose to exploring alternative renditions of a particular sequence of notes...)
Have a good Christmas Michael (and all) :-D Andy Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________ From: michael Sent: 17/12/2012 20:30 To: [email protected] Subject: [HG-new] Christmas music. the Horses Branle Subject: horses branle I notice that music is often played too fast, often to the point when it ceases to be music. In particular the Horses Branle, so popular at this time of year, is often played pell mell. A suitable pulse or tempo should be no faster then 100 beats per minute. Ding dong merrily, which is also a song, should be taken at 88 if a scramble is to be avoided. A piece of music should be played according to its purpose, which in this case is dance. It should be savoured and enjoyed by all who hear it and not treated like last week's meal inadvertently eaten. Michael Muskett. Musician. HNY : MC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
