Oh, don't even get me started on Irish music and sessions, or bands that play Irish folk. Traditionally, it is never so, but I've played in so many occasions where the musicians saw the audience get excited and dance, and then they kept speeding up till all that is beautiful in jigs and reels was lost.
Augusto On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Elizabeth Gilmore <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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