Hello both & all, 12/8 is the most accurate way of getting the "Newcastle" (as James Hill named it) hornpipe rhythm across (i.e. best for writing the common hornpipe 2:1 note ratio). The dotted quaver/semiquaver system gives a 3:1 ratio which is not accurate (as anyone who has used a computer to play a common time hornpipe will have realised). Stewart Hardy has pointed out many times that it all comes down to seeing beyond the notes and using a trained mind to interpret them. As he says, a traditional musician must look at the notes, recognise the groove, sing the tune in their head and decide on decoration and emphasis all at the same time in order that our imperfect nomenclature can't do the nasty on us. Anthony
--- On Mon, 7/6/10, Gibbons, John <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gibbons, John <[email protected]> Subject: [NSP] Re: Parnell's March To: "'John Dally'" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 7 June, 2010, 18:08 I thought it was a march! There isn't much to choose between how people play dotted 4/4, (as in the duet book arrangement of this) and how they play 12/8 anyway. If it has 4 beats in the bar, (strong-weak-strong-weak) and a good bounce to the rhythm, it will sound right, however you spell it. John -----Original Message----- From: [1][email protected] [mailto:[2][email protected]] On Behalf Of John Dally Sent: 07 June 2010 17:16 To: [3][email protected] Subject: [NSP] Parnell's March "Parnell's March" NPS Bk 2, p.3: it's written out as a jig, but isn't it really a hornpipe? To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://uk.mc5.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected] 2. http://uk.mc5.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected] 3. http://uk.mc5.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
