The Merry Wedding Hornpipe
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Written for a real wedding. I composed The Merry Wedding Hornpipe for my friends Colin and Inge Merry's wedding at Melville Castle near Edinburgh, and it came together almost fully formed in the days before the ceremony.
A round-style hornpipe. Unlike the more traditional pointed, dot-cut hornpipe style, this tune keeps its 16th notes even, aiming for a smooth, consistent groove throughout.
Birls change character part to part. In the first two parts, hold the note before the birl and stick on it before rolling in; in the fourth part, roll into the birl instead — two different birl feels in one tune.
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00:05a for Written Real Wedding🔒
00:53vs. Round Hornpipes Pointed Style Style🔒
01:30the First Playing Part🔒
02:14Roll and 6: Birls Bars 2 Don't in Hold,🔒
02:36Through Part Second the Continuing🔒
03:22Part: Third Syncopation Even Strikes and The🔒
04:49Fourth Into The Part: Birl the Rolling🔒
06:25on Closing The Every Part Strike🔒
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