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licks-and-runs · coker2026-irish-bluegrass-improvisation
- Claim ID
- licks-and-runs
- Assertion
- In bluegrass, melodic variation generally uses harmonically rooted 'licks' or 'runs' with no obligation to resemble the original melody; these cells move between harmonies rather than embellishing a melody note, unlike the named ornaments of Irish traditional music.
- Quote
In bluegrass, the general approach to melodic variation deploys harmonically-rooted “licks” or “runs” with no obligation to resemble the original melody.
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- page: 17
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