Krassen's O'Neill's
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Krassen's O'Neill's
I know many players like and use the O'Neill's 1001 collection, but it seems the Miles Krassen edition is not viewed very favorably. What are the main complaints against that version?
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O'Neill's
The settings in the Krassen 1,001 make much more sense for fiddlers than for other musicians. For instance, rolls on C and Fn are not easily accessible on the flute. But I am not a fan of 'cooked up' ornamentation in any case.
I prefer just the plain dots. But actual transcriptions of ornaments -- as in Breathnach's books, the transcriptions in the Perron/Miller collection - Traditional Irish Fiddle Music - or Pat Mitchells' book on Willie Clancy -- taken from master traditional players, can be interesting.
I prefer just the plain dots. But actual transcriptions of ornaments -- as in Breathnach's books, the transcriptions in the Perron/Miller collection - Traditional Irish Fiddle Music - or Pat Mitchells' book on Willie Clancy -- taken from master traditional players, can be interesting.
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