> The reason I like to listen to back-up is not so much the rhythmic
> precision as the nice base line it offers, if the guitar/piano/? if
> effecient. I think if I listen only to harp music I will get in a rut
> of 'sameness', when with effort it could be 'refreshing'.
Cape-Breton-style piano would probably transfer pretty well to the
harp and give you a gutsier result.
>> The one you mention below sounds interesting. Where do I find the
>> music-either written or played?
> Try "The Laird o Thrums" for another strathspey in A. The second
> half opens with a momentary shift into F sharp minor; no other tune
> I know of does that, and it would sound dead effective on the harp.
It's very popular as a fiddle competition tune (possibly not the most
danceable of strathspeys). Maybe Paul Anderson has recorded it? - I
think I've heard him play it. Here's an ABC version:
X:1
T:The Laird o' Thrums
C:J. Scott Skinner
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:A
g| (3 agf (3 efg ({g}a2) (e>d) | (c<e) (A>a) (c>B) (B>g) |
(3.a.g.f (3.e.f.g ({g}a2) (e>c) | (d>f) (B>e) ({cd}c>A) (A>g) |
(3.a.g.f (3.e.f.g ({g}a2) (e>d) | (c<e) (A>a) ({cd}c>B) (B>g) |
(3.a.g.f (3.g.f.e (3.f.e.^d (e>c) | (d<f) (B>e) ({cd}c<)A A ||
c| f2 (c>f) (A>f) (c>f) |(3.c.f.g (3.a.g.f (3.c'.f.g (3.a.g.f|
({^d}e2) (B>e) (G>e) (B>e) |(3.B.e.f (3.g.f.e (3.b.e.f (3.g.f.e|
{g}a2 (e>a) (c>e) (A>g) |(3.a.g.f (3.g.f.e (3.f.e.d (3.e.d.c|
(3.d.e.f (3.B.c.d (3.c.d.e (3.A.B.c|(3.d.e.f (3.e.f.g ({g}a2-) a |]
Skinner probably published it with an accompaniment (I've seen the
original sheet but don't remember it), but don't expect anything
exciting in it - you have to remember that one of Skinner's basic
principles was Accompanists Should Know Their Place.
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