[scots-l] Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Scottish Music Department
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[scots-l] Two-fifty to Vigo
I am fascinated by the tune Two-fifty to Vigo on the Lunasa album Redwood. In researching this tune, I find that it was written by Angus R Grant. Couldn't find the tune, though. Does anyone know where I could find this tune? Thanks. Barbara Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
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[scots-l] Petrie's collections
I have a facsimile of Robert Petrie's tune books (thanks to Jan Tappan), which I think have never been reprinted, and I'm finding a lot of enjoyable tunes that don't show up in abc anywhere on the net. I'm thinking about starting a project to transcribe these books into abc but I thought I'd ask for some advice. First, does anyone know of an existing abc transcription or other electronic facsimile of Petrie's collections? I don't want to duplicate someone else's work. Second, these tunes are scored for melody plus bass line (Petrie says, suitable for Harpsichord or Cello); if I do pursue this project, is there value in transcribing the bass lines as well? Being a fiddler I don't normally deal with the bass clef but I'm sure I could figure it out! Any advice appreciated -Steve -- Steve Wyrick - Concord, California Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
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Steve, Please eliminate the bass line, and, to the extent that you are willing to do the work, use usual keys: d, g, c, a or f. I await the result. CA ...I'm thinking about starting a project to transcribe these books into abc... Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
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Steve: I too look forward to the results. Let me know if you need help with any ABC transcription. Not having to transcribe the base line would make life easier on your project! Please let me know, Steve. Thanks. Skip McCabe - Corona, California Get Your Own Free Email Business Card | Add to an online address book Click to See Sender's Card http://www.ewpmail1.com/861037_41129.ewp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Wyrick Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [scots-l] Petrie's collections I have a facsimile of Robert Petrie's tune books (thanks to Jan Tappan), which I think have never been reprinted, and I'm finding a lot of enjoyable tunes that don't show up in abc anywhere on the net. I'm thinking about starting a project to transcribe these books into abc but I thought I'd ask for some advice. First, does anyone know of an existing abc transcription or other electronic facsimile of Petrie's collections? I don't want to duplicate someone else's work. Second, these tunes are scored for melody plus bass line (Petrie says, suitable for Harpsichord or Cello); if I do pursue this project, is there value in transcribing the bass lines as well? Being a fiddler I don't normally deal with the bass clef but I'm sure I could figure it out! Any advice appreciated -Steve -- Steve Wyrick - Concord, California Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
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Cliff Abrams wrote: Please use usual keys: d, g, c, a or f Why? Fiddlers write tunes in specific keys deliberately. Certainly some of James Hill's tunes (for example) are in more 'awkward' keys (E, Bb) but if you change them you find even more awkward string crossings. Matt Seattle Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Petrie collections
I have a facsimile of Robert Petrie's tune books (thanks to Jan Tappan), which I think have never been reprinted, Llanerch Press reprinted them, they're still available and not very expensive. these tunes are scored for melody plus bass line (Petrie says, suitable for Harpsichord or Cello); if I do pursue this project, is there value in transcribing the bass lines as well? Take a look at a few of them and see how good they are. My take is that it's worth doing the bass lines for 18th century sources but not for much past 1830 - by then, they tend to be over-elaborate and pianistic in ways that not many people would care to replicate today. The very bare lines of things like the early Gow collections are much more usable as a starting point for a modern setting, or for recreating a period public performance. (Think of those later, more complicated settings as like the piano reductions of symphonies that were so popular at the time - people wouldn't actually dance to a piano, it was acting as a reproducing device to evoke a sound they didn't have radios and Robbie Shepherd for). Few of the Petrie tunes (if any) will have a bass line by the original composer, so there isn't the sort of gain in authenticity you'd have with Mackintosh or Nathaniel Gow. Also Llanerch are doing good work and deserve not to be undercut. A melody-only edition wouldn't compete with their product. Somebody else suggested transposing into convenient keys. I would suggest NOT doing that; there are computer tools for it if you need to. And one instrument's easy key is another one's nightmare. I have found a few tunes, originally intended for harp of keyboard, which happen to work very well on an F alto recorder in the original key; they sorta fit the fiddle in that key, but very few fiddlers play them. Mr Ronald Crawford (F minor), Belhelvie House (C minor) and Miss Gordon of Gight (C minor) come to mind. I wouldn't have thought of that if I'd been using transposed versions. - Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack * food intolerance data recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files and CD-ROMs of Scottish music. off-list mail to j-c rather than scots-l at this site, please Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Petrie's collections
Please eliminate the bass line, and, to the extent that you are willing to do the work, use usual keys: d, g, c, a or f. I await the result. Some researchers do look at the bass lines, although those people will want to see the original anyway. Even if not to play, the bass line tells you what key the arranger thought the tune was in, and occasionally that's news. What do you mean use usual keys. I think he should use the original keys in the book. - Kate D. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Petrie collections
I have a facsimile of Robert Petrie's tune books (thanks to Jan Tappan), which I think have never been reprinted, Llanerch Press reprinted them, they're still available and not very expensive. Llanerch Press reprinted George Petrie. That's an Irish collection. - Kate D. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
