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Thread #133682 Message #3035206
Posted By: Will Fly
18-Nov-10 - 12:12 PM
Thread Name: Writing rondos for Union pipes?
Subject: RE: Writing rondos for Union pipes?
It's interesting that, in the various recommended links I've browsed through - particularly those of recorded music, the greater part of the recording is, as far as I can tell, of traditional tunes. The rondo that I've been looking at is written in a pleasant, if slightly predictable, two-part harmony, with overlapping, fugue-like lines.
My knowledge of the Uilleann/Union pipes is very sketchy, but I had always assumed that the keyed drones were capable of chordal accompaniment, and were not suitable for a true, two-part harmony piece.