[NSP] RE: [NSP] Främling Composers ..
That's why I tend to favour Clough repertoire, where the only concern is to differentiate between some Tom, Dick or Harry ;-) Chris www.chrisormston.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 July 2008 09:45 To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Främling Composers .. Whilst at Newcastleton at the weekend I was playing 'Happy Hours' and got into a nerdy discussion about composers .. and I got it mixed up :) So in an attempt to clear it up and given that lots of people who were there are on this list .. Emile Vacher who composed Happy Hours was in fact a French accordionist whose heyday was in the 1920's and 30's ( I think). The Glaswegian fiddler who allegedly changed his name to sound more exotic/authentic/continental was in fact Parazotti (composer of The Bank's). His grandfather was Italian and had moved to Glasgow much earlier. So it might have been a resurrected family name as well.. Rob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the information contained in this e-mail is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute, or take any action or reliance upon it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. Any unauthorised disclosure of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
[NSP] Re: [NSP] Främling Composers ..
Hi Rob and others, The 'Happy Hours' title is from the original French title 'Plaisance- Fox' which would have appeared on a French '78. My CD copy of this says 1927, though annoyingly, I've lost the CD leaflet which would give fuller information. As far as I remember the piece was credited jointly to Emile Vacher and Jean Peyronnin, a pianist with whom he frequently played. There's some information on Vacher here: http://membres.lycos.fr/accordeon/public/histoire/vacher.htm This piece seems to have entered our repertoire via Billy Pigg having been included among the performances recorded by Foster Charlton and issued on the Leader LP 'The Border Minstrel'. Francis On 7 Jul 2008, at 09:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whilst at Newcastleton at the weekend I was playing 'Happy Hours' and got into a nerdy discussion about composers .. and I got it mixed up :) So in an attempt to clear it up and given that lots of people who were there are on this list .. Emile Vacher who composed Happy Hours was in fact a French accordionist whose heyday was in the 1920's and 30's ( I think). The Glaswegian fiddler who allegedly changed his name to sound more exotic/authentic/continental was in fact Parazotti (composer of The Bank's). His grandfather was Italian and had moved to Glasgow much earlier. So it might have been a resurrected family name as well.. Rob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: [NSP] Re: [NSP] Främling Composers ..
>This piece seems to have entered our repertoire via Billy Pigg having been >included among the performances recorded by Foster Charlton and issued on the >Leader LP 'The Border Minstrel'. Yes indeed, but I think you'll find that it had previously been taken up by Jimmy Shand. From there, it's only a short step to Billy Pigg and now it's as Northumbrian as President Garfield and the Lemonville Jig. Or me. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
