Hi, this is one of the most beautifull chords in renaissance lute music! And - BTW - it HAS to be a chord which sounds a bit out of place given the progression of the music. I well remember the discussion we had about "the chord" several years ago as Rob still pleeded for "Lutars for an independant scotland" :-)
Best wishes Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 07.10.2003: >Ok Caroline, this is all your fault. Since you mentioned the >Gypsie's Lilt >I decided to see if I had a copy and in fact I have two, one by Ronn >McFarlane and one by Robert Phillips. Both versions contain the most >hideous chord I've ever heard. > > d >--- > b >--- > a >--- > >--- > >--- > d >--- > >I checked this against the standard notation in the guitar book that >accompanies Ronn's Scottish lute book and sure enough it's just as >hideous >on the piano. Worse in fact. So ok, this must have been what was >written, >and since it occurs several times throughout the piece it must be >deliberate. But I've heard out of tune bagpipes that sounded better. >Yuck. > >If that doesn't curse that manky Scots git (to quote Monty Python) I >don't >know what will. ;) > >Craig > > >
