On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Gibbons, John
<[1]j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk> wrote:
Matt has argued an octave pair of drones tuned Gg will work for The
Peacock/Mad Moll and other harmonically similar tunes like Cuckold -
you want to show up the contrast between the Am and Cmaj in the
first and second strain respectively. That is what Peacock probably
had to do with his version, as I think bead holes weren't invented
yet.
The reasoning behind this is that A minor over G drones sounds like A
minor 'sitting' on top of G drones, while Cmaj over A drones sounds
like A minor 7, so the contrast is lost. It's also the equivalent of
what happens with Uilleann, Highland and Border pipes, where drones are
a constant over which variety is played out, and different modal
centres sound - different! From this standpoint, a movable drone is a
contradiction. Obviously, it's not the only standpoint, but worth being
aware of.
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References
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