Is this a Strathspey,, and even more Important, Is this ABC for my Strathspey any Good ?
You may bring out the long knive's on the text
above lol... Sorry only one time around tune only, second time around, I put on some Silly Harmony's.
Video Info...
A Strathspey I just wrote ( well I hope its a Strathspey ) - lol...
Still have to check it out yet with my friend on thesession web site...
I put on some harmony's in second time around --- Pictures are mostly of the
' Strathspey Railway ' -
jim,,,
Sounds good Jim, think I'll pinch it.
It sounds a bit sad for a Strathspey, but maybe that's just the way you are playing it
No long knives needed, but I did a little whittling --
Sounds like a Strathspey to me. Your abc looks consistent in terms of beats per bar, as far as I can tell, but it is not quite the conventional way to notate a strathspey - all your note values are doubled in length. Also, one or two notes do not correspond exactly to your playing. I would write it thus:
What you have written as two quavers and a crotchet (or two semiquavers and a quaver, when the values are halved) sound more like triplets to me in your recording; conversely, what you have written as a triplet tied to a crotchet sounds to me like a run of semiquavers. (Although, perhaps your notated version corresponds more to how it might be played in a N.E. Scottish style). I could also not see the need for the rests you had put in. I apologize if I have ironed out any important nuances.
One more small detail: In your playing of bar 4, one note is different from in bar 5 (the repeat bar) - D instead of C#. I have written it as played, but I am aware that this may have been a spontaneous variation, as you do not play it this way on the 2nd time round. There are a few other odd notes here and there that differ from one repeat to the next.
...I forgot to change E/F/-G to (3EFG at the end of bar 2.
BTW, this tune grows on me every time I listen to it.
"It sounds a bit sad for a Strathspey"
Strathspeys don't have to be cheerful. If you include slow strathpeys, some of them are positively maudlin. This one certainly has something bittersweet about it.
It doesn't sound exactly like a strathspey to me - the rhythm of a dancing strathspey usually has bits that go A<AA>A and A>AA<A, yours just has reverse snaps all through.
What it does sound like is a kind of slow strathspey that Scott Skinner called a "pastoral" and used as a listening tune. These are usually played a bit slower with more ornamentation and dynamic contrast, though.
I reckon you ought to keep playing it a lot and see what it wants to be when it grows up.
Thank's Folks for all your help here..
I am going to copy those abc text's and go over them and get back to you's... Yep ! there is a we bit I do play different first time round ???
Sorry that's just me - lol..
But for the folk on here, do whatever you like with the tune. Many Many Thank's !
jim,,,
Thank's I listen to those Both abc's on my Navigator - Both far better than mine...
1st one more like a Strathspey than mine, 2nd more like how I am playing it. I have been asked for the music by a local friend and thesession member for the Abc of this tune..
* Brian,, Don't use mine at the top - lol..
I was thinking about lose friends musical and otherwise... Then I started thinking about lost Pets I had 2 Dog's 1 Cat and a wee Cockatiel.
And how I missed them still -- And that's when I wrote this tune .
jim,,,
Is this a Strathspey ?
Is this a Strathspey ?
X:1
T:To My Dear Departed Friend's
C:Jim McAuley
R:Strathspey
M:4/4
K:A
EFG|:
A4 c2<A2| G4 B2<G2 |F2<A2 F2<A2| E4 EF-G2 |
A4 c2<A2| G4 B2<G2 |A2<c2 B2<c2|1 A4 EFGz :|2 A4 Bcdz ||
e4 a2<e2| d4 a2<e2 |c2<e2 B2<d2|c4(3Bcd-d2 |
e4 a2<e2| d4 a2<e2 |c2<e2 B2<c2|A4(3Bcd-d2 |
e4 a2<e2| d4 a2<e2 |c2<e2 B2<d2| c4 B4 |
ABcz Bc d2|cde2 de.f2 |edB2 EF G2| A4 z4 ||
Is this a Strathspey,, and even more Important, Is this ABC for my Strathspey any Good ?
You may bring out the long knive's on the text
above lol... Sorry only one time around tune only, second time around, I put on some Silly Harmony's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X37axmu8STg
Video Info...
A Strathspey I just wrote ( well I hope its a Strathspey ) - lol...
Still have to check it out yet with my friend on thesession web site...
I put on some harmony's in second time around --- Pictures are mostly of the
' Strathspey Railway ' -
jim,,,
Ps-
Sorry for apostrophes.. in advance : )
# Posted on October 6th 2011 by FIDDLE4
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
Sounds good Jim, think I'll pinch it.
It sounds a bit sad for a Strathspey, but maybe that's just the way you are playing it
No long knives needed, but I did a little whittling --
X:1
T:To My Dear Departed Friends
C:Jim McAuley
R:Strathspey
L:1/4
M:4/4
K:A
E/F/G|:A2 c<A|G2 B<G|F<A F<A|E2 E/F/G|
| A2 c<A|G2 B<G|A<c B<c|1 A2 E/F/G :|2 A2 B/c/d|
|:e2 a<e|d2 a<e|c<e B<d|[1c2 B/c/d|
| e2 a<e|d2 a<e|c<e B<c|A2 B/c/d:|[2c2 B2|
|A/B/c B/c/d|c/d/e d/e/f|e/d/B E/F/G| A2||
# Posted on October 6th 2011 by gam
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
Sounds like a Strathspey to me. Your abc looks consistent in terms of beats per bar, as far as I can tell, but it is not quite the conventional way to notate a strathspey - all your note values are doubled in length. Also, one or two notes do not correspond exactly to your playing. I would write it thus:
X:1
T:To My Dear Departed Friend's
C:Jim McAuley
R:Strathspey
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
(3EFG |: A2 c<A G2 B<G | F<A F<A E2 E/F/-G|
A2 c<A G2 B<G |1 A<c B<d A2 E/F/G:|2 A<c B<c A2 A/B/c/d/ ||
e2 a<e d2 a<e | c<e c<d c2 A/B/c/d/ |
e2 a<e d2 a<e | c<e B<c A2 A>B |
e2 a<e|d2 a<e | c<e B<d | c2 B2 |
(3ABc (3Bcd (3cde (3def | (3ecA (3EFG A2 ||
What you have written as two quavers and a crotchet (or two semiquavers and a quaver, when the values are halved) sound more like triplets to me in your recording; conversely, what you have written as a triplet tied to a crotchet sounds to me like a run of semiquavers. (Although, perhaps your notated version corresponds more to how it might be played in a N.E. Scottish style). I could also not see the need for the rests you had put in. I apologize if I have ironed out any important nuances.
One more small detail: In your playing of bar 4, one note is different from in bar 5 (the repeat bar) - D instead of C#. I have written it as played, but I am aware that this may have been a spontaneous variation, as you do not play it this way on the 2nd time round. There are a few other odd notes here and there that differ from one repeat to the next.
# Posted on October 6th 2011 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
...I forgot to change E/F/-G to (3EFG at the end of bar 2.
BTW, this tune grows on me every time I listen to it.
"It sounds a bit sad for a Strathspey"
Strathspeys don't have to be cheerful. If you include slow strathpeys, some of them are positively maudlin. This one certainly has something bittersweet about it.
# Posted on October 6th 2011 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
I like it Jim. Might pick that one up if you don't mind
# Posted on October 6th 2011 by tradshark
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
It doesn't sound exactly like a strathspey to me - the rhythm of a dancing strathspey usually has bits that go A<AA>A and A>AA<A, yours just has reverse snaps all through.
What it does sound like is a kind of slow strathspey that Scott Skinner called a "pastoral" and used as a listening tune. These are usually played a bit slower with more ornamentation and dynamic contrast, though.
I reckon you ought to keep playing it a lot and see what it wants to be when it grows up.
# Posted on October 6th 2011 by Jack Campin
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
Nice way of putting it Jack. I'll pinch that as well.
# Posted on October 7th 2011 by gam
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
Thank's Folks for all your help here..
I am going to copy those abc text's and go over them and get back to you's... Yep ! there is a we bit I do play different first time round ???
Sorry that's just me - lol..
But for the folk on here, do whatever you like with the tune. Many Many Thank's !
jim,,,
# Posted on October 7th 2011 by FIDDLE4
Re: Is this a Strathspey ?
Thank's I listen to those Both abc's on my Navigator - Both far better than mine...
1st one more like a Strathspey than mine, 2nd more like how I am playing it. I have been asked for the music by a local friend and thesession member for the Abc of this tune..
* Brian,, Don't use mine at the top - lol..
I was thinking about lose friends musical and otherwise... Then I started thinking about lost Pets I had 2 Dog's 1 Cat and a wee Cockatiel.
And how I missed them still -- And that's when I wrote this tune .
jim,,,
# Posted on October 7th 2011 by FIDDLE4