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In article <962345221.763.0.nnrp-13.9e98440f@news.demon.co.uk>,
David Webber <dave@musical.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Dr.Matt <fields@login.itd.umich.edu> wrote in message
>news:s_G65.575$VK3.9158@news.itd.umich.edu...
>
>> In article <962264616.26820.0.nnrp-07.9e98440f@news.demon.co.uk>,
>> David Webber <dave@musical.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> >...but I'm unsure if  all the different kinds of music have been
>explained
>> >in terms of whether the folk that play them live on a hill where it rains
>a
>> >lot???    I dare say someone is bound to have written a thesis on it
>> >somewhere :-)
>>
>> My guess is even if somebody has, there's still grist for a couple more
>> dissertations in it.
>
>Ahh - you mean
>
>Q    why aren't alphorns made of brass?
>A  - so the Swiss can cart them up the alps more easily.
>
>Q  - why don't alphorns have tone holes?
>A - to keep the snow out.
>
>I feel a dissertaion coming on.  I have already explained half of Swiss
>music in terms of mountains and snow. All I have to do is think a bit about
>jodelling.   No - it;'s too painful.   Damn! Failed!   :-)
>

Here's what my sweetie had to say about that:

>in point of fact, both the alpenhorn and the smaller lurhorn of Norge were
>invented for distance communication and could convey information in musical
>and/or rhythmic codes over rugged distances.
>if you were tending livestock all alone for the summer it was your safety and
>your guard against loneliness.
>Norge was legendary for the teenage girl on the summer pasture alone being
>courted by visits and/or flirtatious lurhorn messages free of parental or
>church supervision.................

Maybe you could compare the technology with Congolese drums...


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