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Using colour to convey musical pitches – Part 4

22 February 20178 October 2017 Barnaby BrownLearning Interpretations

PART 1. The rift between vocal and written canntaireachd PART 2. The rationale behind a proposed colour scheme PART 3. Case study 1: Hiharin hiodreen – One of the Cragich (PS 36) Part 4 is a continuation of Case[…]

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Using colour to convey musical pitches – Part 3

5 February 201723 March 2017 Barnaby BrownLearning Interpretations

PART 1. The rift between vocal and written canntaireachd PART 2. The rationale behind a proposed colour scheme PART 3. Case study 1: Hiharin hiodreen – One of the Cragich (PS 36) This series is dedicated to the memory of Lt Cl[…]

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Thoughts on Judging Traditional Settings

3 February 20174 February 2017 J David HesterProposals

There seems to be a certain hesitation, a reticence expressed by some judges regarding their ability to judge settings with which they are not familiar.  It is understandable: it seems common sense that if you[…]

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Using colour to convey musical pitches – Part 2

15 January 20178 September 2017 Barnaby BrownHistorical Documents

In Part 1, I observed how the difference between sound waves and light waves has severed the vocal practice of canntaireachd from its written forms. In this part, I explain the rationale for a colour system that could heal the[…]

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Using colour to convey musical pitches – Part 1

8 January 201724 March 2017 Barnaby BrownHistorical Documents

This series of posts seeks to elucidate canntaireachd, pibroch’s oldest tool for memorisation and musical understanding. In this part, I notice how the difference between sound waves and light waves has severed the vocal practice of canntaireachd from its written forms. I propose[…]

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The world’s oldest tune and pipe

23 June 201619 September 2017 Barnaby BrownGeneral Information

A couple of weeks ago, I was in Sweden piping at the opening of the Archaeomusica exhibition. Most of the pipes in my case were reproductions of archaeological finds. In 2008, a 40,000-year-old vulture bone with 5 finger holes was unearthed in Hohle[…]

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Pibroch and poetry

1 June 20161 June 2016 Barnaby BrownHistorical Documents

The more I look into Gaelic poetry, the more convinced I become that this is the most valuable approach for anyone wanting to get inside the head of pibroch composers. It offers rich evidence of cultural context,[…]

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