You need to be careful when you say "played as it should be". Obviously when playing for dancing the speed is set, but why else should it be? Music is played by the player and enjoyed or not by the listener at their whim. As to the number of parts in the horses branle it is generally played in England different to France, but unless you are being a purist if you are playing unaccompanied, play it how you feel. The horses branle exists in more than one version from antiquity and they are quite different.
Rant over. GeoffGeoff</div> -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Gilmore <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:54:26 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HG-new] Christmas music. the Horses Branle that is so true.... I play in a recorder quintet.. we just got two new songs to rehears to play for dancers... and one we had the speed incorrect and... we repeated part B, when it is only played once through... I also do alot of english country dancing... and can appreciate a song done too slowly or too fast for dancing... its really distracting to the dancers... plus the music is beautiful!! and needs to be played as it was meant to be played! ps... I just bought a new hurdy which is why I have this list serv.... but the same applies to other instruments also. I am not familiar with Horses Branle.. can someone send me the sheetmusic? [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM, michael <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: 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] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:hurdygurdy%[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. -- 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.
