I think my arrangements would be legal (does anyone know for sure?) but I'll have to find them first! I was playing from memory...and I may have made bits up ;-)
Rob www.robmackillop.net On 23 Oct 2011, at 08:44, David Smith <d...@dolcesfogato.com> wrote: > Thank you Rob. Please do not do anything that breaks your agreement. It > sounds like the right thing for me to do is contact the national library of > Scotland and see if I can order a copy. If your d major arrangements are > available legally that would be nice. > > Regards > David > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 23, 2011, at 12:30 AM, Rob MacKillop <robmackil...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks, Ed. >> >> I've had a few requests for copies of the Wemyss manuscript. Rather than >> write the same letter to each individual, I'll just mention here my response: >> >> The original scores are in harp sharp or harp flat tunings, but I arranged >> them in open D Major tuning because at the time I was playing a lot of >> pieces from Balcarres in that tuning, and it saved me retuning during a gig. >> I have photocopies of the original mss, but must scan it and maybe make a >> PDF. But I have signed a form at the National Library of Scotland, saying I >> would not do such a thing, or even make photocopies. They know me well >> there, so I don't want to cross them. However, if you want my D Major tuning >> arrangements, I might be able to copy them. >> >> There is a large section of Balcarres in D Major. All the f strings become f >> sharp, with a c sharp on the 11th course. It is my favourite tuning for >> Scottish music. There are also some French mss which show this tuning, not a >> huge amount, but some. >> >> Rob >> >> www.robmackillop.net >> >> On 23 Oct 2011, at 03:44, Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp> wrote: >> >>> I really like the black and white visual. The playing is superb, as usual. >>> >>> On Oct 22, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Rob MacKillop wrote: >>> >>>> Today's offering, dedicated to my fellow Dundonian, Bill Samson. >>>> >>>> [1]http://lutegroup.ning.com/video/adew-dundee-scottish-lute-music (Nin >>>> g) >>>> >>>> or >>>> >>>> [2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGKakTaYF1Y (YT) >>>> >>>> and three pieces from the Wemyss manuscript - something went wrong with >>>> the lighting for the 2nd and 3rd piece! Not intentional. >>>> >>>> [3]http://lutegroup.ning.com/video/scottish-lute-music-from-the-wemyss- >>>> ms (Ning) >>>> >>>> or >>>> >>>> [4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldnMANjks_M (YT) >>>> >>>> Rob MacKillop, taking a trip down memory lane... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> References >>>> >>>> 1. http://lutegroup.ning.com/video/adew-dundee-scottish-lute-music >>>> 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGKakTaYF1Y >>>> 3. http://lutegroup.ning.com/video/scottish-lute-music-from-the-wemyss-ms >>>> 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldnMANjks_M >>>> >>>> >>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >>> Ed Durbrow >>> Saitama, Japan >>> http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ >>> http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- > >