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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << Many laments don't really contain much anger >>
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> I don't know about that, David. I don't mean to challenge you, it's just that
> my experience is different from yours. I find that most laments do indeed
> have at least one phrase that expresses anger. Usually at the beginning of
> the B part.
I understand what you mean - yes, that certainly is the case in terms of
positioning for a dramatic phrase or a swelling of expression, and it
happens in Owen Roe O'Neill (the tune from Alison in the same and it is
Carolan in origin - it's also a very popular guitar piece). But you talk
about a glissando etc - that's just not there in the original music as
written, it's entirely down to the expression of the player. The source
is a plain melody without any hint of harmony or arrangement.
There are modern harmonic usages like 6ths, 2nds and 9ths, which really
don't have any place 300 years ago, but can add a great deal of to the
'anger' or darkness or a 'plain minor' piece.
David
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