[NSP] Re: Rantin' and ravin'
Paul, you made my day! I needed a good harmless giggle. It's brilliant. I've pinned it up by my desk for next and any time I need a lift. The original is a long-time favourite of mine for sadder moments. Daphne On 4 Jan 2009, at 17:28, Paul Gretton wrote: Ladeez and genteelmen!! Welcome to the Grand Ol' Opry! Purleez take your pardners for the next dance. And this time it's the upbeat version of Thomas of Celano's great 13th-century classic RANT, y'all's ol' favorite, the Dies irae: A wun, two, a wun, two, three, four... Dies irae! dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David cum Sibylla! Quantus tremor est futurus, quando judex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus! YEE-HAW!! Cheers, Paul Gretton -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Daphne Briggs 34 Thorncliffe Road Oxford OX2 7BB Tel/Fax +44 (0)1865 310712
[NSP] Re: Ranting and raving
The start of the rant beat is the opposite of trochhee and more iambic with two extra strong beats following the iambic te-tum. i.e. te-tum,tum,tum. Err... Matt's illustration (Nuts and raisins) is definitely two trochees. Yes, confusing, isn't it? Long live conventional notation. c To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Ranting and raving
-Original Message- From: christopher.bi...@ec.europa.eu So an iamb followed by a spondee? Let's just stick to the ever clear dots eh? c Yes, but how are we going to do that on this forum when we want to talk about how tune rhythms go and normal musical notation can't be displayed? One way of talking about musical prosody might be to use the good old ictus and brevis notation that is standard when discussing English poetry. I don't know whether that will show up correctly here, but I am talking about / and ˘ to indicate a heavy and a light stress. For example: ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / To be or not to be... ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / / / My love is like a red red rose... (PLEASE let's not get into a discussion of whether I've scanned these appropriately - you all know what I mean.) If the ˘ doesn't show up properly, an alternative is to use 0. Cheers, Paul Gretton, in the far south of Holland (or The Netherlands if you want to be posh), where the snow is deep and crisp and even, it will be 15 below tonight, and the sole topic of conversation -- well OK... other than the smoking ban in pubs -- is Will the race go ahead or won't it? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Rants and reels
julia@nspipes.co.uk wrote: Like Chris, I am concerned at some of the material now being preferred by players. There is a difference between playing music on the Northumbrian smallpipes and Northumbrian piping, and the latter must not get swamped by the former or the tradition will be gone. That said, there is nothing wrong with good music on the Northumbrian smallpipes once in a while, provided it is an informed choice by the individual. My twopennorth Julia I am reminded of a article written by Pat McNulty, the Glasgow based uilleann piper, reflecting on the first 30 years of Na Piobairi Uilleann and the great increase in popularity of uilleann pipes in that time. He concluded a the comment come question There are far more people with uilleann pipes that there were thirty years ago, but are there any more pipers? Ian To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Rants and reels
It would be too obvious say the same about Border pipes, so I'd better not.. On 1/5/09, Chris Ormston ch...@chrisormston.com wrote: I'm told that only recently Tommy Breckons made a similar comment about NSP! I am reminded of a article written by Pat McNulty, the Glasgow based uilleann piper, reflecting on the first 30 years of Na Piobairi Uilleann and the great increase in popularity of uilleann pipes in that time. He concluded a the comment come question There are far more people with uilleann pipes that there were thirty years ago, but are there any more pipers? Ian To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Rants and reels
I can't think of a single word that will do but no doubt some one will. Untunable? Unbareable? c To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Starting point
On 5 Jan 2009, gibbonssoi...@aol.com wrote: If you can find a copy, Matt's edition of Bewick's MS The NPS is currently in negotiation with Matt to publish a new edition of this. No dates promised, but we'll do what we can. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] NSP for sale
Hi everyone, I'm selling an 11 key Burleigh set in F+ pitch with four drones with tuning slides and beads. Bag is purple velvet and the belows are walnut. The set plays in tune and has a nice sound (I had problems with the top e, but having heard the set in the hands of a good piper, I can confidently state that the problem was mine and not the pipes' !). I paid 970 euro for it in 2007 and will happily accept reasonable offers. Thanks! Allan To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
