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The Armed Man/It will be fought for you (anon. 15th c.)
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Duration: 00:02:49
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Duration: 00:02:49
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The fear of the armed man is timeless. It was probably the origin of this centuries-old song, which became very popular just after the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. So popular that more than 40 masses were written, the cantus firmus of which took up its melodic theme. It was also the theme of the three-part "quolibet" played here in the second half of the video, composed around the same period.
I've always heard this tune with a flat (minor) third. Making it major really changes the feel of the tune.
Hello Mark. The original (= oldest) version of the song, the one played here, was in the Mixolydian (major) mode. It was taken from a French 15th-century manuscript (Naples Biblioteca Nazionale, ms. VI.E.40, f.62v). There existed versions in the Dorian (minor) mode, which appeared later in many polyphonies.
I've always heard this tune with a flat (minor) third. Making it major really changes the feel of the tune.
I'll say again that this video is really awesome and inspiring. 🙌🏻
Likes that!In Vancouver in the 2010's there was an Irish busker who played some gizmo that sounded like Irish pipes(without the drones).I tried to interact musically with him(brilliant dude) but he loved Irish trad and John Coltrane...my attempts came to naught,in fact everytime I managed to figure out what he was doing he would shift gears from expectations and escape being nailed down by my collaboration...not exactly team work but I thought it was pretty cool.All by way of saying I think he used the same machine as you and I love your recording and the historicl aspect.
Wow that is so amazing! I bet there are lots of musicians who would love this Warbl thingy... it sounds pretty convincing and looks fun to do.
Thank you @strumelia for your kind comment.
The strange instrument is the WARBL ( https://warbl.xyz - Mowry Stringed Instruments, 557 NE Quimby Ave, Bend, OR 97701), which is a USB-connected MIDI wind controller. It has several fingering patterns for flutes, whistles, recorder and various sorts of pipes (even with the knee-stopping and a bag under the arm). It is compatible with ThumbJam ( https://www.thumbjam.com ), another app with a large library of instruments. In this video, I used the low-D-whistle fingering and sound for the first part and a Swedish sackpipa to mimick a crumhorn in the second part. There is also a Celtic Sounds library module with WARBL ()
NB: I read on the WARBL site that they have a version 2 with major improvements, especially wireless connection....
This is just wonderful, I loved it so much. ❣️ And the images with the smoke and crowd noise... it's amazing, makes me feel the battle.
I have to know- is that a penny whistle you are playing? Looks to be familiar fingering as a pennywhistle. But I see an attachment/tube at the bottom... to make a different sound like a crumhorn... what is that instrument and can you tell me where you got it? Thank you!!
Wow! Bendigedig (as we say in Welsh)!