Key signature: Eminor
Submitted on July 28th 2007 by martin clarke.
This tune has been added to 7 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Spittal Hill
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
|:B,EF GAB|cBA GFE|FEF AGF|E2D2C2|
B,EF GAB|cef gfe|dBG EDF|AGF E3:|
BBB cBB|d2c2B2|BBB cBB|A2G2F2|
GGG AGG|B2A2G2|DEF GAB|A2G2F2|
BBB cBB|eBB cBB|AAA BAA|dAA BAA|
GGG AGG|cGG AGG|BGF DEF|E6||
Spittal Hill
I wrote this tune on the way to a Quaker Summer Gathering at Stirling University, at which I stayed in the Spittal Hill chalets.
# Posted on July 28th 2007 by martin clarke
What sort of tune is it? It reminds me of Leonard Bernstein's "America" out of West Side Story.
# Posted on July 28th 2007 by Dow
Basically what it says on the tin- a straight, up-tempo, 32 bar E minor jig. I like playing the B part with a heavy bow and lots of double stopping.
I can see where you're coming from rhythmically, but the melody is somewhat different to 'America'. I might have to steal that thought though and play America in a session during a set of jigs just to be confusing :p.
# Posted on July 28th 2007 by martin clarke
It's certainly unique. It doesn't sound like any jig I've heard before. I thought it might be some other type of tune from another tradition I'm not familiar with.
# Posted on July 29th 2007 by Dow
Spittal Hill
Good to see this here - thanks for giving us the opportunity to play it together last week.
# Posted on July 29th 2007 by philip austin
6/8-3/4 mix in spanish/mexican tradition
That lternating bars of 6/8 and 3/4 is common in latin (spanish/ mexican/ puerto rican etc music- the total number of eigth notes in the bar rtemains the same, but the rhythmic emphasis alternates between 2 and 3 pulses per measure- very dynamic and a joy to dance to as well as play!
cheers,
trish
# Posted on July 29th 2007 by mandolala
Oops- spelling
*alternating* bars......... its sunday and my mind and fingers haven't meshed yet.....
# Posted on July 29th 2007 by mandolala