Klarinet Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 2003/04

From: list-klarinet@-----.net (Paul Ebersman)
Subj: Re: [kl] Help in finding good Celtic music for Katie
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 20:12:17 -0500

b1rite> In particular ---- I bought an excellent book named "Timber, The
b1rite> Flute Tutor" by Fintan Vallely which explains in **practical**
b1rite> and **understandable** detail the basic Celtic ornaments and
b1rite> rhythms, plus it gives a dozen or so tunes which illustrate the
b1rite> application thereof.

Another good book that explains ornaments well (and comes with tunes and
a CD to hear them) is the McCullough's tinwhistle tutor. As already
noted, flute/whistle are the major wind instruments. They tend to be in
the key of D, which is convenient, as most fiddle tunes seem to be in
sharp keys (G, D, A).

Listening is critical for learning traditional irish music. Accent, tone
and ornamentation are very important in regional styles and no notation
system really handles these well.

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