Although Derwentwater's Farewell is an excellent to play as the mourners are coming in or going out at a funeral as well as playing for the committal, it is fraught with danger of squeaks when playing the lower notes on the chanter. Much safer to play The Rowan Tree which does not use the keys and is a good tune?for the occasion.
Colin R -----Original Message----- From: P DUNN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:51 Subject: [NSP] re music for a funeral re Colin's request, I have found that "Derwentwater's Farewell" works well. It is in Pauline Cato's "Northumbrian Choice" book, p. 21. However, it is always worthwhile talking to the persons concerned to get their feel for the occasion. Peter Dunn -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. --