-----Original Message----- From: Nigel Gatherer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 12:04:11 +0000 (GMT) To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [scots-l] Tempi
> Steve Wyrick wrote: > > > ...I remember a discussion on the STRATHSPEY mailing list in the last > > couple years to the effect that even within recent memory the tempo > > of the Strathspey has slowed down....Some people said they recalled > > that in the mid-1900s the strathspey tempo was more like what we now > > do "Glasgow Highlanders" at, ie around 60-66 BPM. (regarding > > Hardie's tempo for the Strathspey it seems to be double what I'm used > > to. Do you think he's counting differently?) > > Mmm. This is where I get all mixed up. Let's see. (Whips out a > metronome)... > > (For x/4 tunes, one click of the metronome equals a crotchet, or one > quarter note. Perhaps you're counting it as a minim or half-note?) > Yes, both of the sources I quoted were counting the beats on the half-notes. Sorry for the confusion. -Steve -- Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Concord, California Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
