Dear lutenists,
my "weekend project" was to play some Scottish, Celtic sounding small
pieces by "Mr. Beck" of the Balcarres manuscript. In a way mostly the
music is not technically very difficult, but on the other hand,
musically it certainly is not easy!
In case someone is interested, the three pieces of my weekend are
Joy to the Person of my love, mr. Beck's way (ms. Balcarres 59)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h3B6kimdNI&feature=youtu.be
http://vimeo.com/48612640
Rothymay's lilt, mr. Beck's way (ms. Balcarres 73)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2e8-YP9bgA&feature=youtu.be
http://vimeo.com/48655228
The black ewe, by mr. Beck (ms. Balcarres 76)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7cy1eEKXUM&feature=youtu.be
http://vimeo.com/48698296
The period and place are very interesting: little by little the tonality
is creeping into the modal, and even more or less pentatonic music! That
was a fruitful mixture!
All the best,
Arto
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