Celtic Harp: 17th-Century Scottish Music 04
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- The Balcarres Lute Book is a late 17th-century compilation of mostly Scottish music arranged for lute. Thanks to the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen and the editorial work of Matthew Spring, we have a facsimile edition of the lute tablature and a grand-staff transcription, from which I shall be playing.
I have chosen to focus on native Scottish pieces and to omit the foreign, predominantly French, ones. Also, I shall omit, at least for the time being, some pieces that are excessively long, though I may come back to them at a later date. In some cases, though, I shall have to omit a not-too-long native Scottish piece as well because it is not technically possible on the harp, requiring the left hand to play a note and flip a lever at the same time. Also, on very rare occasions, I might have to move a note to a different octave to make it playable on the harp.
Many of the pieces in this manuscript consist of paired strains and thus have an AB structure. Where the AB structure occurs only once, I treat the double bars as repeat signs. In cases where the AB structure appears two or more times, I treat the double bars simply as section divisions.
The most common ornament in the lute tablature is a comma sign after a note. On shorter notes, I treat it as an appoggiatura and on longer notes generally as a short trill, though on the lute I would probably do something a little more elaborate.
It is my present plan to post these pieces in groups of ten at two-week intervals. The following pieces are given in this video:
00:00: The Bonnie Boatman
01:21: This One Night
03:10: The Broom of Cowdenknowes
04:03: Fancy Free
06:30: The King Enjoy His Own
07:45: Jean is Best of Any
09:08: Love Me As I Deserve
10:12: Tweedsyde, the Old Way
11:38: Tweedsyde, the New Way
13:40: The New Duke of Loraine’s March
The first four videos in this series are now available in this playlist, to which further videos will be added as they become available: 00:00: From the Fair Lavinian Shore
01:04: The Old Duke of Loraine's March
02:32: Katherine Ogle
05:20: I Serve a Worthie Lady
07:28: Hallow Even
08:53: McClain's Scots Measure
10:19: Alen Water
11:38: Joy to the Person of My Love
13:51: Almeda
15:30: Drumlangrigges
The first six videos in this series are now available in this playlist, to which further videos will be added as they become available: www.youtube.co....
You may find a playlist of my other harp work here: studio.youtube....
A lovely, calming piece, beautifully played... I always listen several times to all your music. Thanks for all the work you do to bring these to others...
You are most welcome, and it is wonderful to hear from you here.
Vielen Dank! Die Musik verhalf mir zu einem schönen Ausklang des Tages.
Ich freue mich. Ich finde es immer schön den Tag mit beruhigender Musik zu beenden.
Thank you!
So nice , I listened twice! 😊
I'm so glad you're liking these, Nissi. It makes them worth doing. Thank you for listening (twice!).