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Month: February 2017

Modes or Tastes and William Dixon – again. What’s in a word?

2nd February 201718th February 2020 Peter CookeLowland Bagpipes, Scotland3 Comments on Modes or Tastes and William Dixon – again. What’s in a word?

With them rose A forest huge of spears; and thronging helms Appear’d and serried shields in thick array Of depth immeasurable: anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders; such as rais’d To…

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