And then update.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigue
and yet another brilliant debate bites the dust.
WikiPedia - the Walmart of Knowledge
ya just gotta love this millennium!
Holy mackerel, you mean I was actually right about something (or at least right according to Wiki)?
Cool.
But alas, I was so in the mood for random conjecture today.
THUS … in light of Jim’s original question, I have been thinking about ‘classical’ mazurkas. I imagine that might be a good area to look for more trad interpretations, being slower and pretty and all … hey, ‘polkas, schottisches and waltzes’ as Snoopy once said, it’s all dance music whether a composer borrowed or cribbed from some local music and incorporated it into his suite or whether a guy’s busking it on the corner …
I was listening to Nomos (‘Set You Free’ – Lordy, Nomos were great) on the way into work today and you know that last little track they have; just Niall and guitar (and then some brushes to get a bit jazzy) – if there was another band that could get the nuances perfectly, my money would be on Niall and the gang.
Oooh, random blatherings. Sorry. Back to work.