Cynthia Cathcart wrote:
Dancing maybe, but not marches writes my friend David (hi David!)
Actually, that's not true. The brosnachadh (the incitement to battle)
was a march, and was originally played with the wire strung harp,
perhaps solo or perhaps as accompaniment for a chanted poem.
I
Not quite the modern one: the Erard design is from 1810. Bigger and
louder than a typical modern clarsach, but the range used for Scottish
repertoire is generally no wider and fancy chromaticisms are rare.
Jack, I'm really impressed with your knowledge of harps, especially since
you're not a
In a message dated 1/19/03 5:34:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We certainly know that harpers accompanied warriors/chieftains into
battle, but we don't have a very clear idea of the protocol of battle.
The more I read about this, the more I get the impression of a
On Sun, 2003-01-19 at 15:50, Jack Campin wrote:
BTW, anyone who hasn't heard it should try to listen to Cynthia's
recording. There are some rough edges but it's honest traditional
stuff that doesn't try to dilute the music with other genres to make
it market-friendly, as too many harpists in
I've started playing this tune on Northumbrian Pipes, having found it in
'Bewick's Pipe Tunes', published by Matt Seattle. In his notes, Matt
says that this version is similar to James Oswald's.
It sounds like a harp tune to me, and the title would possibly support
that.
Is this right? Any
