Music of Everyday Life:

Soundscapes Chapter 2, part 2

Sound exploration, cont.

Scottish Piping

Music and Meaning
“Spooning Good Singing Gum

Come O Sleep

• Genre = lullaby

• Comp/perf.=not known

• Media=solo female voice

• Timbre=Nasal quality

• Language=Bengali

• Texture=melody with heterophonic accomp

• Pattern=ostinato

• Melody = stepwise; subtle ornamentation

• Scale=pentatonic (non-diatonic)

• Metric = yes, asymmetrical

• Perf. Context

• Overall effect

Resources

Archival Recordings

Illustrates the importance of :

• Thorough documentation

• Careful preservation

• Ephemeral nature of performance

• C.f. Author project one

Scottish Piping Today

Historical Context

• Utricularius (p. 43)

• Distribution

• Modern construction

• Scottish Tradition is distinctive

• Well established by 1100