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/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> --
> 
> 


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