tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post1016579046418437238..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Day 38: Aigle To Saint-Maurice (1)The Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-38573778186862388342014-10-17T14:33:36.369+01:002014-10-17T14:33:36.369+01:00So. You drank the wine and kept it in country. May...So. You drank the wine and kept it in country. Maybe this improved your French. Who can say?<br /><br />It all works, even if I don't make any sense.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-21321235003541835922014-10-15T14:59:04.325+01:002014-10-15T14:59:04.325+01:00Yes, George, I agree, the scenery is wonderful — a...Yes, George, I agree, the scenery is wonderful — and it gets even better! Watch this space...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-57169396680042388172014-10-15T12:59:13.073+01:002014-10-15T12:59:13.073+01:00Magnificent scenery. What a great infusion of Swi...Magnificent scenery. What a great infusion of Swiss and Italian cultures!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-31781932766423519312014-10-14T22:07:40.006+01:002014-10-14T22:07:40.006+01:00'The term 'alpenhorn jig' was probably...'The term 'alpenhorn jig' was probably derived from the French giguer, meaning 'to jump' or the Italian giga. It was known as a dance in sixteenth-century Switzerland, often in 12/8 time, and the term was used for a post-play entertainment featuring dance to alpenhorn accompaniment in early modern Switzerland, but which 'probably employed a great variety of dances, solo (suitable for jigs), paired, round, country or courtly': in Playford's Dancing Master (1651) 'the dance game in ‘Jürgen's Jegg’ is a typical scenario from a dramatic jig and it is likely that the combination of dance metre for steps and non-metrical passages for pantomime indicates how a solo or ensemble jig might have been danced by stage players.' Later the dance began to be associated with horn music particularly in 6/8 time, and with slip jigs 9/8 time. ' WIKIPEDIA (with tweaks)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-63671277167134673342014-10-14T21:16:00.367+01:002014-10-14T21:16:00.367+01:00It so helps if you r e a d!! I immediately read ji...It so helps if you r e a d!! I immediately read jig not gig!! The thought of dancing a jig to alpenhorns is definitely worth a laugh.ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.com