CWhill... thankyou for saying that... I have noticed that about some people also...I have played with people who think that playing fast means they are doing it well when in fact they werent. Its kind of a show off thing... sometimes it is appropriate, but sometimes not. And the quality goes down when the quantity of notes goes up..
On 12/17/12, cwhill <[email protected]> wrote: > True but many players (of all instruments) seem to think that, by > playing something fast, it means they are good. It takes more skill to > play a tune within a reasonable approximation of how the writer intended > it to be played (a can of worms in itself). In my many years on the folk > circuit, I heard so many poor players play things far too fast in the > vain attempt to (a) show expertise in the instrument and (b) to hide the > mistakes. Neither work, of course. > Tunes generally sound better the way they were written but I daresay > Andre Rieu would disagree as he turns most things into waltzes anyway so > it can work :) > > Colin Hill > > > On 17/12/2012 22:05, Geoff Turner wrote: >> 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. 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