M&D p 172 spoiler question

[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

Jeremy Osner writes:
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> In a related vein, do you know anything about "that most martial of
> keys, B-flat major"? (I'm not sure what page, it's mentioned in the 40's
> or 50's somewhere during the fight between the Seahorse and L'Grand.

Well, it may or may not surprise you to know that the (Scotish)
bagpipes are traditionally tuned to B flat major. And I think it is
common for other military instruments to employ the same tuning -
e.g. a military clarinet.


Andrew Dinn
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