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Ceòl Rí Innse Gall - clarsach.scot
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Ceòl Rí Innse Gall. I am preparing for Wednesday’s concert. Here in St Andrews. I am going to play a programme of “Ceòl Rígh Innse Gall”, my speculative re-imaginings of medieval West-Highland ceremonial music. This project is still very much a work-in-progress, and I am still thinking hard about how this music should work, and what sources of inspiration and musical material to raid. I have been reading the recent book of studies on. The Lordship of the Isles. And the NMS book. I don’t know, becau...
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All posts by simonchadwick. A few different things I have been reading recently have come together in some vague and half-baked ideas on performance issues. Colonial views of Gaelic harp traditions. Yesterday I gave my lecture on the clàrsach or Gaelic harp, to the undergraduate students on the Scottish Music degree course at the University of St Andrews. Continue reading Colonial views of Gaelic harp traditions. Queen Mary harp replica. Medieval Gaelic harp setup and repertory. At Scoil na gCláirseach.
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improving the harp Archives - clarsach.scot
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Tag Archives: improving the harp. Karen Loomis discovered the presence of mercury in the red pigment on the Queen Mary harp, when she did X-ray fluorescence analysis in 2010. This pretty much confirms that the pigment is vermilion, a mercury sulphide compound. As soon as Karen told me about this I thought of re-painting my replica. Continue reading Vermilion. Queen Mary harp replica. Restringing the Queen Mary harp. Continue reading Restringing the Queen Mary harp. Gold and silver strings. In Karen Loomi...
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Andere haben Feder-Spuhlen genommen, ins Wasser geweicht und breit gemacht, hernach ihnen die Form solcher Nägel einigermassen gegeben, und sie wie die silbernen mit Ringlein an den beiden ersten Fingern vest gemachet. Johann Philipp Eisel], Musicus αυτοδιδακτος, oder der sich selbst informirende Musicus. Continue reading Quill nail. This photo shows how pin no.29 was going into the neck far too far, because its hole was too big. Continue reading Quill shim. Agus air creachainn chéin fhàsmhor. Historical...
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Gilded tuning key - clarsach.scot
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I made this key yesterday, for a colleague who has been waiting too long for it! Check out my Tuning key page. At the Emporium for more info on what is possible! 3D model of the harp. Ceòl Rí Innse Gall. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Agus air creachainn chéin fhàsmhor. Chinn blàthmhor craobh nan teud,. Na meangach duillich t‘aodann,. Mo chiall is aogas reuil. Somhairle Mac Ghill Eathain, Dain Do Eimhir agus dain eile. Do what thou wilt.
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3D model of the harp - clarsach.scot
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3D model of the harp. Here’s my latest attempt at 3D photography. It’s not very good but It was a first attempt! Queen Mary harp replica. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Agus air creachainn chéin fhàsmhor. Chinn blàthmhor craobh nan teud,. Na meangach duillich t‘aodann,. Mo chiall is aogas reuil. And on a distant, luxuriant summit there blossomed the Tree of Strings, among its leafy branches your face, my reason and the likeness of a star.
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A few different things I have been reading recently have come together in some vague and half-baked ideas on performance issues. A book from the Library of Babel. I came across Jonathan Basile’s Library of Babel. A while back. This online project has created (in virtual form) the “universal library” imagined by Borges, containing in this case, every possible page of 26 letters. Of course, that means that it does indeed contain this blog post. 8211; at least the beginning of it. I have been reading. I tho...
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I made this key yesterday, for a colleague who has been waiting too long for it! Continue reading Gilded tuning key. I often used to visit the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, and I used to admire the 1542 Nuremberg paper astrolabe. I see from the online catalogue they also have a 1584 Paris paper astrolabe. Continue reading Paper astrolabe. Continue reading Sgian dubh. Agus air creachainn chéin fhàsmhor. Chinn blàthmhor craobh nan teud,. Na meangach duillich t‘aodann,. Mo chiall is aogas reuil.
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Gross travesties of Pictish art. After I finished the Trinity College harp neck decoration sheet. I thought again about the issues surrounding this type of art, considering the sketchy and approximate versions of this scheme that we have seen up to now even on the best copies of the harp. Continue reading Gross travesties of Pictish art. I made this key yesterday, for a colleague who has been waiting too long for it! Continue reading Gilded tuning key. I am preparing for my Carolan concert. Ealasaid and ...
