[NSP] Rants

2011-07-12 Thread Anthony Robb 


   Hello Folks

   Here's what the OED comes up with for 'rant':


   ...couE^ rant | carant, v. intr. To dance...



1. A kind of dance formerly in vogue, characterized by a running or gliding
step (as distinguished from leaping).

2.Music. The tune used for accompanying this dance, or a tune of similar
construction; a piece of music in triple time, regularly following the
Allemande as a movement of the Suite.

   1586 E. Hoby tr. M. Coignet Polit. Disc. Trueth xi. 39 The Voltes,
   courantes, and vyolent daunses proceede from furie.

   [1596 J. Davies Orchestra lxix. sig. B6^v, What shall I name those
   currant trauases That on a triple Dactyle foote doe run Close by the
   ground with slyding passages, Wherein that Dauncer greatest prayse hath
   won Which with best order can all orders shun: For euery where he
   wantonly must range, And turne, and wind, with vnexpected change.]

   1597 T. Morley Plaine  Easie Introd. Musicke 181 The volte rising and
   leaping, the courante trauising and runningaEURYENThe courant hath
   twise so much in a straine, as the English country daunce.

   1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode. i. 64, I am fit for Nothing but low
   dancing now, a Corant, a BoreA, Or a MinnuA(c)t.

   a1701 C. Sedley tr. D. A. de Brueys  J. Palaprat Grumblerii. xvii, in
   Wks. (1722) II. 185 L. You wou'd have a grave, serious Dance perhaps?
   G. Yes, a serious oneaEURYENL. Well, the Courante, the Bocane, the
   Sarabande.

   1746 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1748) IV. 304 SheaEURYENswam round
   the room, as if leading up a courant.

   c1817 J. Hogg Tales  Sketches V. 10 He dreamed of the reel, the
   jig,aEURYENand the corant.

   1880 Prout in Grove Dict. Music I. 410 As a component of the suite, the
   Courante follows the Allemande, with which in its character it is
   strongly contrasted.


   This seems to tie in well with Vickers' 'The Cow's Courrant'

   Cheers

   Anthony

   PS This is the third time since 4 o clock yesterday that I've tried to
   send this. My computer tells me it has gone but members tell me nothing
   has appeared on the list.

   Could one or two please let me know if it gets through this time.

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[NSP] Missing pipes

2011-07-12 Thread Julia Say 
A set of concert G pitch nsp has gone missing at a European airport. It is by 
Colin Ross and has a 17 keyed chanter.

If anyone should hear of, or be offered such a thing, could they contact me, 
please 
- not Colin - and I'll put you in touch with the owner

The owner had insurance, but obviously the loss is distressing.

Thanks
Julia



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[NSP] Re: Rants

2011-07-12 Thread Gibbons, John 
I think this (courant/rant) may be just a coincidence of syllables.
Though there is a general tendency to use various specific dance-names,
like rant, reel, courant, hornpipe and even jig, to mean 'dance', and nothing 
more.
Look at 'The Reel of Harden' in 9/8 for an example

A lot of Atkinson's bourees and gavottes don't fit the standard baroque 
definition;
modern French bourees can be in 3/8, which certainly doesn't.

John

From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] on behalf of Matt 
Seattle [theborderpi...@googlemail.com]
Sent: 12 July 2011 20:19
To: Anthony Robb
Cc: Dartmouth NPS
Subject: [NSP] Re: Rants

   Yes it got through but with some strange text added (EURYEN every so
   often).

   Interesting references Anthony. Do I take it you are identifying the
   Rant with the Courant(e)? Interesting how one can find diverging
   etymologies which converge strangely.
   Cheers
   Matt

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[NSP] Brazilian Piper

2011-07-12 Thread Kevin 
Hi to All,
A Brazilian piper is asking to buy a set of northumbrian small pipes in D. i 
said i would find some makers for him.
i am no longer in the NS Society so i do not have access to any of the makers 
addresses, professional / non-professional. 
so is there any advice i could send him about obtaining a set in D?
perhaps someone has a set to sell?
or perhaps there is a maker in south america, or USA or somehwere near to 
brazil than the UK?
could a list of UK makers be set via the NSP web site?
any advice,
many thanks
kevin




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