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ornament-vs-variation · slottow2007-ivers-ornamentation
- Citation
- slottow2007-ivers-ornamentation
- Claim ID
- ornament-vs-variation
- Assertion
- In Irish fiddling, ornamentation refers to stereotyped, named figures (such as rolls, cuts, crans and bow trills) that embellish or connect notes, while variation refers to freer melodic and rhythmic changes to the tune; Slottow treats ornamentation as a type of variation, notes that a tune is never played 'straight' except to beginners, and that most North American fiddling styles emphasize variation without a repertoire of named ornaments.
- Quote
Most North American fiddling styles emphasize variation to a greater or lesser degree, but many do not include a repertoire of named embellishment formulae.
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- page: 486–487
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