On Mon, 6 May 2002, Nigel Gatherer wrote: > Could the eightsome reel benefit from specially written measured tunes? > It's just that whenever I've played for it we've played a series of > reels AABBAB, giving 24 bars - it's difficult when you're not used to
(Is this one of those situations where the "bar" is in the ear of the player, listener etc? - since I think of the central figure of the eightsome as a 48 bar sequence. Anyhow, ...) The main figure of the Eightsome Reel is actually made up of 8 bar bits, so 12 bar phrasing would not likely be helpful for the dancers. However, speaking for myself, I think that reels that could be played ABBABB would be a good choice for this dance. I wonder whether that would be easier for the musicans, too? Peter McClure Winnipeg, MB Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
