From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V3 #72 Reply-To: lucy-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk lucy-list-digest Sunday, April 1 2001 Volume 03 : Number 072 In this issue: Re: [lucy-list] Wayfaring Strangers Re: [lucy-list] Lucy's Fave Song.. RE: [lucy-list] Article Re: [lucy-list] Wayfaring Strangers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 04:33:45 EST From: Leewalling@aol.com Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Wayfaring Strangers Paul thank you for that info. I looked up the word melismatic and at first I had no luck in a regular dictionary--but in the glossary at allmusic.com this is what it says about melisma: Melisma Melismatic music occurs when one syllable is sung over the course of six or more notes. This was used quite extensively prior to and including the music in the Middle Ages and has carried through in all forms of music today. Most chant forms contain melismas and "alleluia" was a particularly emphasized word. According to St. Augustine, music that was sung without words was that much more mysterious and in consort with the sacred. Most plainsong chants, Gregorian, Ambrosian, Byzantine, and later Anglican, employed the use of melismatic music. When a syllable is sung over just a few notes the practice is said to be neumatic and when one syllable is sung to one note the practice is syllabic. The range or compass of the melismas was quite limited often falling within a total interval extension of a fifth. KEENING: keening, that Irish form of lamentation virtually ceremonial in form, a repetitive wail that begins in the bowels and rises into a near shriek. I hope this helps us understand what the term "keening melismatic" quality means. I can't wait to hear this mystical side of folk music--it sounds like it would be right up my alley. Bright Blessings, Lee ~==*==~~~==*==~~~==*==~~~==*==~~~==*==~==*==~~~==*==~ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 17:38:50 +0100 From: "jenny" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Lucy's Fave Song.. >Sandy Denny's "Who Knows > Where The Time Goes". :) I take it you've heard nanci griffith's version of that??? it's gorgeous. jenny* ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:24:04 +0200 From: Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl) Subject: RE: [lucy-list] Article Glad you guys enjoyed the article! It was very cool to find such a long article in a European magazine!! Katrin > Thanks for the article Katrin. It was great! > > > Donna ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 06:33:11 GMT From: jalvo@mbay.net (John Alvord) Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Wayfaring Strangers On Sat, 31 Mar 2001 04:33:45 EST, Leewalling@aol.com wrote: >Paul thank you for that info. > >I looked up the word melismatic and at first I had no luck in a regular >dictionary--but in the glossary at allmusic.com this is what it says about >melisma: > >Melisma >Melismatic music occurs when one syllable is sung over the course of six or >more notes. This was used quite extensively prior to and including the music >in the Middle Ages and has carried through in all forms of music today. Most >chant forms contain melismas and "alleluia" was a particularly emphasized >word. According to St. Augustine, music that was sung without words was that >much more mysterious and in consort with the sacred. Most plainsong chants, >Gregorian, Ambrosian, Byzantine, and later Anglican, employed the use of >melismatic music. When a syllable is sung over just a few notes the practice >is said to be neumatic and when one syllable is sung to one note the practice >is syllabic. The range or compass of the melismas was quite limited often >falling within a total interval extension of a fifth. Hmmm. That sounds like a technical explanation for what Dar Williams does in many of her songs. john alvord ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V3 #72 ****************************** This has been a posting from the Lucy Kaplansky mail list digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe lucy-list-digest" in the body of the message