I think the discussion was really about the best that can be heard in Northumbrian piping. Random timing and poor intonation can be heard in abundance whatever the instrument and has nothing to do with NSPs in particular.
Rather than dwelling any further on mediocre musicality, I'd rather repeat what Inky Adrian recently said: > Expression is emphasised in precision Carve that in stone above the entrance to the Academy of Smallpiping! And yes it also works for harpsichord playing so thanks to Paul Gretton for that thought. Francis On 21 Dec 2010, at 09:22, <christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu> wrote: > <what >> Northumbrian pipes can do better than any other; that precise >> delivery of detached notes with duration and silences perfectly timed. > > > But unfortunately the obsession with detaching the notes sometimes lead to > the durations and silences being somewhat random - thus destroying the > rhythmic flow. This combined with poor intonation (and possibly cheap > electronic echo effects, which I gather to my amazement would appear to be > compatible with proper piping) can lead to a result that is unlistenable. > I do not wish to be unkind or discourteous, but if the cap fits .... > c > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
