Rarely Used Embellishments

Rarely Used Embellishments

by Russ

I recently came across this movement and I'm not sure exactly how to play it, could you give me a note by note runthru. thanks!

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Apr 15, 2010
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Rale used embellishments
by: AnonymousBill Robertson

The embellishment you showed is obviuosly from the unusual and challenging 9/8 jig Donald McLennan's Exercise, John Wilson's book 1.

I think that the intention was to have a piobaireachd trill on F akin to the other trills on E with the first high G gracenote (as in the piobaireachd Too Long in this Condition urlar and its doubling). When I used to play this jig I played the noraml tril on F. I consider the one you have illustrated and that in Wilson's book as a "printer's error" or the compiler's error.

If wishing to play as written consider from the preceeding E playing at first slowly a high G grace note on F, then E divided with a high G grace note still on E then off to the F melody note. The trill on F is simply like playing a clear definite reverse doubling on E then off to the F i.e. after the leading in E melody note play F grace note on E, followed by high G grace note still on E the off to the F melody note - slowly at first and worked up to rapid clear execution. Make sure the leading in E is of good relative duration to allow allow time for a good trill without any panic, or undue haste, from that E.

Bill Playing Trill Embelishment.

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I trust that helps.

Any further clarity you might want, simply ask.

Regards
Bill

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Apr 15, 2010
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The embellishment you showed is obviuosly from the unusual and challenging 9/8 jig Donald McLennan's Exercise, John Wilson's book 1. I think that the intention was to have a piobaireachd trill on F akin to the other trills on E with the first high G gracenote (as in the piobaireachd Too Long in this Condition urlar and its doubling). When I used to play this jig I played the noraml tril on F. I consider the one you have illustrated and that in Wilson's book as a "printer's error" or the compiler's error. If wishing to play as written consider from the preceeding E playing at first slowly a high G grace note on F, then E divided with a high G grace note still on E then off to the F melody note. The trill on F is simply like playing a clear definite reverse doubling on E then off to the F i.e. after the leading in E melody note play F grace note on E, followed by high G grace note still on E the off to the F melody note - slowly at first and worked up to rapid clear execution. Make sure the leading in E is of good relative duration to allow allow time for a good trill without any panic, or undue haste, from that E. <h2>Bill Playing Trill Embelishment.</h2>  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.bagpipe-tutorials.com/support-files/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.bagpipe-tutorials.com/support-files/player.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&bg=0xcccccc&leftbg=0x3399CC&lefticon=0xffffff&rightbg=0336699&rightbghover=0x000000&righticon=0xffffff&righticonhover=0x00cc00&text=0x000000&slider=0x00cc00&track=0xdddddd&border=0x000066&loader=0xff0000&loop=no&autostart=no&soundFile=http://www.bdot-inc.com/audio-files/trill-comment.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </object><br> <font size="-2">(<b>Note:</b> If you are using <b>Internet Explorer</b> click twice on the triangle.)</font>  I trust that helps. Any further clarity you might want, simply ask. Regards Bill

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