tona Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Here's a nice 7/8 (3-2-2) tune. X:353 T:Macedonsko Devoce C:Traditional Macedonian M:7/8 L:1/8 K:Am "Amin"AAa "Emin"g2 g2 | gag "Amin"e2 ce | "Dmin"f2 e d2 df | "Amin"e2 c A4 | AAa "Emin"g2 g2 | gag "Amin"e2 cd | e2 d c2 "Emin"B2 | "Amin"A7 :| |: "Emin"gag e2 g2 | "Dmin"f2 e d4 | f2 e d2 df | "Amin"e2 c A4 | "Emin"gag e2 g2 | "Dmin"f2 e d2 cd | "Amin"e2 d c2 "Emin"B2 | "Amin"A7 :| |: "Emin"BcB "Amin"A2 ce | e3 "Dmin"d4 | "Emin"G2 a b2 cd | "Dmin"d3 "Amin"c4 | "Emin"BcB "Amin"A2 ce | e3 "Dmin"d2 cd | "Amin"e2 d c2 "Emin"B2 | "Amin"A7 :| We've paired what I know as "Die Alte Kath" with another zweifacher that is not a regular "Bayrischer Bauer." ABC available if anyone is interested. Yes, a nice tune I used one time for a balkan dances workshop. In a version a bit different than your abc. https://soundcloud.com/thoon-1/makedonsko-devojce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Now that the month is almost over, here's another tune with a non-standard time signature. In fact, I can't figure out what the time signature might be. Each measure seems to be a different length. I also don't know the name of the tune or anything about it. I learned it some years ago from a fiddler from Montreal who didn't remember the name. I'm also not sure I'm holding the long notes the right amount of beats. If anybody recognizes this, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboody Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Here's a nice 7/8 (3-2-2) tune. X:353 T:Macedonsko Devoce C:Traditional Macedonian M:7/8 L:1/8 K:Am "Amin"AAa "Emin"g2 g2 | gag "Amin"e2 ce | "Dmin"f2 e d2 df | "Amin"e2 c A4 | AAa "Emin"g2 g2 | gag "Amin"e2 cd | e2 d c2 "Emin"B2 | "Amin"A7 :| |: "Emin"gag e2 g2 | "Dmin"f2 e d4 | f2 e d2 df | "Amin"e2 c A4 | "Emin"gag e2 g2 | "Dmin"f2 e d2 cd | "Amin"e2 d c2 "Emin"B2 | "Amin"A7 :| |: "Emin"BcB "Amin"A2 ce | e3 "Dmin"d4 | "Emin"G2 a b2 cd | "Dmin"d3 "Amin"c4 | "Emin"BcB "Amin"A2 ce | e3 "Dmin"d2 cd | "Amin"e2 d c2 "Emin"B2 | "Amin"A7 :| We've paired what I know as "Die Alte Kath" with another zweifacher that is not a regular "Bayrischer Bauer." ABC available if anyone is interested. Yes, a nice tune I used one time for a balkan dances workshop. In a version a bit different than your abc. https://soundcloud.com/thoon-1/makedonsko-devojce Very nice. Is that about the right tempo for dancing? I've played it on hammered dulcimer and a good bit quicker, but I really don't know what might be "right." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Fisher Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm sure that you've all been wondering "Where's Robert gone?"... We've just come back from an epic holiday to the USA, visiting New York and California, seeing the tourist sites and visiting relatives and generally having a good time. I've just been trying to catch up with all that's been posted over the last couple of months and have enjoyed listening to all of the recent posts. Before turning to the May threads I thought I'd try my hand at a tune with esoteric time signature just to get back into the swing of things. I've recorded an old English folk song called Death and the Lady which my wife sings sometimes. I don't think that it was originally written with a specific time signature in mind - in fact it probably wasn't written at all. The arrangement that Helen has switches from 3/2 - 3/4 - 5/4 - 4/2 - 3/4 - 4/2 - 3/2... all in just the first verse. The second and third verses are not straight repeats of the first, but vary in subtle ways... so I didn't go there. I've just recorded the first verse as a sampler and a warm up for the Speed Zone. https://soundcloud.com/7wheels-1/death-and-the-lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Hi Robert, good to have you back and you enjoyed such a nice holiday! Interesting tune, nicely played, I like the somewhat erratic harmony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboody Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Nice tune Robert and a good example of how singers will shift rhythms around. Here's a 3/4 version with the lyrics for those who like to make comparisons. X: 1T:Death and the LadyS:Digital Tradition, deathldyB:Printed in the Penguin book of English folksongsZ:dt:deathldyM:3/4L:1/8Q:1/2=100W:As I walked out one morning in MayW:The birds did sing and the lambs did playW:The birds did sing and the lambs did playW:I met an old man, I met an old manW:I met an old man by the wayW:W:His head was bald, his beard was greyW:His coat was of a myrtle shadeW:I asked him what strange countrymanW:Or what strange place, or what strange placeW:Or what strange place he did belongW:W:"My name is Death, cannot you see?W:Lords, dukes, and ladies bow down to meW:And you are one of those branches threeW:And you fair maid, and you fair maid,W:And you fair maid must come with me"W:W:"I'll give you gold and jewels rareW:I'll give you costly robes to wearW:I'll give you all my wealth in storeW:If you'll let me live, if you'll let me liveW:If you'll let me live a few years more"W:W:"Fair lady, lay your robes asideW:No longer glory in your prideW:And now, sweet maid, make no delayW:Your time is come, your time is comeW:Your time is come and you must away"W:W:And not long after this fair maid diedW:"Write on my tomb," the lady cried,W:"Here lies a poor distressed maidW:Whom Death now lately, whom Death now latelyW:Whom Death now lately hath betrayed"K:DD2F2A2|G2-F2- E2|D2 F2G2|A6|\A2B2c2|d2-c2 B2|A2G2B2|A4 B-c|\d2 c-B B2 |A2 B2G2| A2 F4 |A2 D2 C2|B,2 B4|B2 B4|G2E2 D2|C6-|\C3ABc| d2-A2-B2|G2 F2E2|D6|| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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