Morning, everyone! I'm forwarding this email from Ld. Daniel de Lincoln, containing a couple of music files and a video for *Lazy Robin*, the dance tune that...
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Cindy Schaufenbuel
harponyou
Aug 24, 2011 2:34 pm
I'm not a dance expert, so I have no idea whether any steps in the dance itself "could not" have been done pre-1600. The tune itself could easily have been...
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Zach Most
clermont1348
Aug 24, 2011 3:42 pm
I'm always up for learning a new song. I've honestly been thinking that it would be fun to do Metallica covers with early instruments.  But...
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Star7Fisher@...
star7fisher
Aug 24, 2011 6:24 pm
Lazy Robin / Robin Ddiog FYI: below is an on-going discussion from music guild and some dance members - I added the bg-dance list to ensure all interested...
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Susan Scott
gwenneth40
Aug 24, 2011 6:31 pm
What about creating 16th-century-style choreography to the same tune? It could be inspired by the 20th-century one, but not have to be restricted by it. (I...
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Cindy Schaufenbuel
harponyou
Aug 24, 2011 6:34 pm
@Star: "The Macarina does not qualify as a bransle, because it does not actually use sideways steps as is required for bransles." No. Not unless we adapted it...
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Cindy Schaufenbuel
harponyou
Aug 24, 2011 6:36 pm
For that matter, we could just take an existing Playford or other choreography, and dance it to the Lazy Robin tune. I think there's pretty good evidence that...
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tmcd@...
tmcd_yg
Aug 24, 2011 10:27 pm
My question seems to have gotten lost, and it might be helpful if I gave some background. My question is - what do people in the Music Guild think about the...
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Zach Most
clermont1348
Aug 25, 2011 12:06 am
My take on the simple question of "Is it plausibly period?"Â There are runs that resemble tunes which are well in our period, though it's in a different mode...
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Zach Most
clermont1348
Aug 25, 2011 2:10 am
On a related note, doesn't this modern dance look and sound a lot like our Maltese Bransle? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSStGufiVsE&feature=related I...
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Cindy Schaufenbuel
harponyou
Aug 25, 2011 2:53 pm
I don't have a whole lot of time to look into this, but I do have a couple of observations/comments: 1. Structurally, there are more phrases to this tune than...
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tmcd@...
tmcd_yg
Aug 25, 2011 6:20 pm
Zach Most <clermont1348@...> ... ... my instrument-playing days were decades ago, but ... what? Referring back to ...
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Zach Most
clermont1348
Aug 25, 2011 6:46 pm
I still haven't been able to access the exact youtube clip you posted. I tried on 3 different platforms, with different operating systems. I found some...
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Cindy Schaufenbuel
harponyou
Aug 25, 2011 6:58 pm
Jenny Pluck Pears and Lazy Robin both have 14 measures. In the case of Lazy Robin, all the measures are in 6/8 time. In the case of Jenny, the last 8 measures...
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Robert G. Ferrell
madsaxon1
Aug 25, 2011 7:13 pm
Sent from my iPhone ... I glanced at this line on the iPhone and thought you said, "As far as I know, the Welsh did not dance braless." ;-) Cynric...
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Star7Fisher@...
star7fisher
Aug 25, 2011 7:39 pm
Since we already have you analyzing tunes <grin>. I have used two Cantiga pieces for some SCA-choreographed dances and am now wondering how period they are...
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tmcd@...
tmcd_yg
Aug 25, 2011 7:48 pm
... Please don't bother. That was a backup in case there was a problem with the panix URL. ... Thank you for the evaluation. Daniel Delicious -- Tim McDaniel;...
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s1ren
madelyn_taylor1
Aug 25, 2011 7:48 pm
Well, they probably didn't. ;) ~Mad...
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Cindy Schaufenbuel
harponyou
Aug 25, 2011 9:15 pm
We should be able to come up with some period tunes that match up with the requirements of the choreography. Certainly if the Pavane dance is a standard...
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Cindy
harponyou
Aug 25, 2011 10:07 pm
Greetings, fellow musicians! The European Dance Guild will be holding its Dance, Dress, and Dessert revel this Sunday, August 28, 6-8 PM at the Wells Branch...
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ravenna8891
Aug 26, 2011 1:01 pm
Just my two cents here as a Cantiga fan... Their album 'Once Upon A Time' uses stylized names instead of the actual names of the tunes. The rest of their...
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Cindy
harponyou
Aug 26, 2011 1:23 pm
Update from Star regarding set list: Sorry, there is no dance list because we will be doing challenge dances where attendees will identify dances they want to...
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Chelsea Durham
irishdncr83
Aug 26, 2011 3:03 pm
Ooh I'm really jazzed to do this! =D -Grainne Sent from my Palm Pixi on the Now Network from Sprint On Aug 26, 2011 8:22 AM, Cindy...
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Star7Fisher@...
star7fisher
Aug 26, 2011 3:48 pm
Musicians, We would like to invite you to come join us in a mini-revel this Sunday. You are welcome to come and play music for our dances or simply to partake...
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s1ren
madelyn_taylor1
Aug 29, 2011 4:10 am
Just in case some of you aren't on the Choral Guild's mailing list - choir rehearsal is Thursday evenings at 7pm, at the Wells Branch Rec Center on Shoreline...
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s1ren
madelyn_taylor1
Aug 29, 2011 3:08 pm
Anyone have a scanned copy of the music for Goddesses they can upload to the yahoo group site? Realized last night that I didn't have that one, and it's not...
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Zach Most
clermont1348
Aug 29, 2011 4:09 pm
I had a great time last night too. It was particularly wonderful having so many diverse and talented musicians in the pit!  We played the version of...
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s1ren
madelyn_taylor1
Aug 29, 2011 4:30 pm
Oh, don't worry, I'll be buying the books (and likely the CDs, too) as soon as I can. After "event season," all the October birthdays in my life, christmas,...
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bryngwladearlymusicgu...
Aug 29, 2011 5:35 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bryngwladearlymusicguild group. File...
