> i think national identity developed over time Some identities have been around a long time, and musical identities as well. The Age of TV will probably obliterate them.
but i would bet that a > bag pipe or a shepherd's flute in the 14th cent. sounded pretty much > the same in umbria as it did in northumbria. Not really, Scots' pipes are based on neutral third i think, while Italian on major. RT
