Richard
I'm not going to answer your question directly, but draw your attention
to the difference in aesthetic between Harmonic Direction and Harmonic
Proportion. And rather than elaborate here now, add that I have
pondered this long and hard and given the results of my ponderings
Hello Richard
I have to bow to Matt's much greater academic knowledge on this one but
I still offer a lesser mortal's thoughts:
The old guys I played with were dance driven and would invariably
resolve tunes in the manner you describe.
As far as my own preference is concerned I
And, bowing to Anthony's greater experience of kirn suppers, this
lesser mortal's thoughts are pretty much the same as his about ending
such tunes - dancers expect an ending, listeners can happily sit in the
air. Felton Lonnen for ex. would IMO be awful with a 'resolution' on
the
Having done a lot of dancing and playing for dancing, allow me to
suggest that the decision might depend on whether or not there are a
bunch of sweaty people out there in front of you saying, That didn't
sound like the end of the tune. Should I bow/curtsie? Or keep
dancing? If
