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Clive Williams

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Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« on: May 31, 2019, 10:16:17 PM »

... or 3 part tunes, or whatever! Jigs, polkas, waltzes - doesn't matter; just needs to be (roughly) 48 bars long. I could do with expanding my repertoire of these, so what do you know?

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2019, 11:36:58 PM »

from memory  Hamilton house, gallopede, scartarglen polka,  6.20 two step (40 bars)

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2019, 01:26:01 AM »

I actually do have a favorite 48-bar tune off the top of my head: it's a tarantella that I got from an old book of tunes for english concertina. I might transcribe the ABC or render it on the concertina if there's a general clamor, but I'm not very interested in squeezing it onto my two-row just now -- it moves between E minor and E major, and I'm not sure I have accidentals in the right octaves to make it work.
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2019, 07:29:45 AM »

What's that I hear? The people crying out for a transcription of my favorite tarantella?
... No? Just my imagination? Could be tinnitus. Well, I made one anyway. And since you almost asked for it, here it is:

Code: [Select]
X:1
T:Tarantella di Bravura
C:Daniel Auber
R:Tarantella
H:From 'La muette de Portici' (or 'Masaniello')
H:Arranged by Joseph Warren
H:http://www.concertina.org/2011/04/08/the-concertina-book-of-music/
Z:Ransom Smith
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Presto"
K:Emin
!p!(ef).g | !<(! (ga).b (bc').d' !<)! | !>(! (d'c').b (ba).g !>)! | (gf).e (ef).g | !>(! (f^dB) !>)! (ef).g | !<(! (ga).b (bc').d' !<)! |
!>(! (d'c').b (ba).g !>)! | (gf).e (^de).f | e3 (gag) | !>(! (^cdc) !>)! (fgf) | !>(! (BcB) !>)! (efe) | (^df).e .d.e.f |
!>(! (gfe) !>)! (gag) | !>(! (^cdc) !>)! (fgf) | !>(! (BcB) !>)! (efe) | (^df).e .d.e.f | e3 (ef).g | !<(! (ga).b (bc').d' !<)! |
!>(! (d'c').b (ba).g !>)! | (gf).e (ef).g | !>(! (f^dB) !>)! (ef).g | !<(! (ga).b (bc').d' !<)! | !>(! (d'c').b (ba).g !>)! | (gf).e (^de).f |
e3 |: [K:Emaj] "_dol." (ga^a | b2) b (ba).g | !>(! (e'3b2) !>)! b | b2 b (ba).g | !>(! (b2af2) !>)! f | a2 a (ag).f |
e2 e (gf).e | f2 f (^ag).f | b3 :| [K:Emin] (ef).g | !<(! (ga).b (bc').d' !<)! | !>(! (d'c').b (ba).g !>)! | (gf).e (ef).g |
(f^dB) (ef).g | !<(! (ga).b (bc').d' !<)! | !>(! (d'c').b (ba).g !>)! | (gf).e (^de).f | e3 |]

Dynamic markings per the source, although midi playback sounds better if you strip them out-- I imagine it's not intended to fade into oblivion, even though it's all decrescendos, all day.

Divisible into three parts, but not strictly three sections of eight, repeated twice-- which you  might have been looking for.
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2019, 03:14:59 PM »

https://youtu.be/ZHEgCrwmfPw

Gaztelugatxeko martxa by Kepa Junkera. This journey started with the notation and then moved to the original recordings and DTN's excellent melnetter take on that from 2013. I have simplified the order of parts and perhaps over 'anglicised' parts of the tune but .... DTN's version is highly recommended.

All the best

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2019, 08:54:02 PM »

Here's a quick version of L'Amante - a Schottish by Stephane Delicq. Only 40 bars, but you could easily play one of the 8 bar sections again for 48. As I can't edit at the moment, it is quite literally turn the camera on, play, turn the camera off. It gives it a sort of besmudged honesty I suppose. Of course I could always do another recording, but that means walking over to the camera turning it off and on, then back to the standing spot and messing it up all over again.
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2019, 05:24:49 PM »

a very well known 3 parter is the bluebell Polka   the parts being in  G,D and C.   Many DGists play the 3rd part in G rather than C  but the C part  is quite easy to play in C on a standard DG box with chin end F played with the thumb 

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2019, 11:09:16 PM »

https://youtu.be/ZHEgCrwmfPw

Gaztelugatxeko martxa by Kepa Junkera. This journey started with the notation and then moved to the original recordings and DTN's excellent melnetter take on that from 2013. I have simplified the order of parts and perhaps over 'anglicised' parts of the tune but .... DTN's version is highly recommended.

All the best

Bill
This is great Bill. Will certainly have a go at it. Not sure which is more difficult - learning the tune or pronouncing the title!
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2019, 11:13:44 PM »

Here's a quick version of L'Amante - a Schottish by Stephane Delicq. Only 40 bars, but you could easily play one of the 8 bar sections again for 48. As I can't edit at the moment, it is quite literally turn the camera on, play, turn the camera off. It gives it a sort of besmudged honesty I suppose. Of course I could always do another recording, but that means walking over to the camera turning it off and on, then back to the standing spot and messing it up all over again.
Really like this as well. What a good thread thisi is turning out to be. I'll post some thing before the end of the month; got a few ideas just not settled on which to do yet.
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2019, 04:42:35 PM »

Here's a set that Hugh Taylor (of this parish) put together for our band Tumbling Tom. Hugh got the first tune, 'Lewis James Quadrille', from Rod Stradling's album Rhythm of the Wold'. I learnt 'em by osmosis playing guitar to Hugh's melodeon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYK8NKRfupE

I was struggling to think of something new as I've posted a few 48 bar tunes previously:
Polkas:
Redowa and Waterloo Dance:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z75ibQZ528
Jigs:
Paddy Carey's:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoYje1fp0A   &   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRh4DQ9eXSo
Needels & Twine & Morgan Rattlerhttps:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJWOh1Tbm8

 
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2019, 10:10:58 PM »

Here's a set that Hugh Taylor (of this parish) put together for our band Tumbling Tom. Hugh got the first tune, 'Lewis James Quadrille', from Rod Stradling's album Rhythm of the Wold'. I learnt 'em by osmosis playing guitar to Hugh's melodeon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYK8NKRfupE


Great stuff McGrooger as ever. I suspect that Rod, along with many of us, learned 'Louis James Quadrille' from Webbs Wonders guesting on Bob Davenport's 1975 album 'Down the Long Road' where it is paired with 'The Dancing Dustman'. Very much a gritty, rustic performance, but that was their style. Worth checking out if you've not heard it before. Not familiar with The Spanish Jig however, where did you get that from?
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2019, 09:28:17 AM »

Not familiar with The Spanish Jig however, where did you get that from?
Well I got it from Hugh who tells me he learnt it from a Blowzabella track.
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2019, 11:36:23 AM »

Not familiar with The Spanish Jig however, where did you get that from?
Well I got it from Hugh who tells me he learnt it from a Blowzabella track.
Ah yes just found it in Encyclopaedia Blowzabellica. Cheers.
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2019, 03:09:56 PM »

Ooh there's too many good ones to choose from, so here's a couple:

Banish Misfortune (paired with the Foxhunter's Jig which isn't 48 bars but it's just a reflex to play them together these days...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvs2RpSnRo4&feature=youtu.be

Paddy Carey's (yep, jumping on the bandwagon because who couldn't like this tune!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Met61tOXn4&feature=youtu.be
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2019, 10:49:14 PM »

Here's my 48 bar tune, the Blarney Pilgrim

https://youtu.be/kOEIETIaVgg

I know it's commonly played everywhere, and everyone else is sick to death of it, but I'm not. One of those tunes that is regularly played for a reason. Here played on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2019, 11:03:36 PM »

Out playing for a birthday/wedding anniversary ceilidh tonight, full of non-folkies but everyone willing to have fun. Second dance was the Waves of Nausea Tory for which we use the 48 bar tune Weasel in the Grass but due to non dancers doing it ended up settling for 2As, 3Bs, 3or4Cs so either 64 bar or possibly 72 :)

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2019, 11:23:48 PM »

Here's a 48 bar tune from one of my favourite music books - John of the Green the Cheshire Way. Also a favourite beverage of mine!

https://youtu.be/7or52J1rkho
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2019, 09:10:20 AM »

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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2019, 07:07:21 PM »

Here's a 48 bar tune from one of my favourite music books - John of the Green the Cheshire Way. Also a favourite beverage of mine!

https://youtu.be/7or52J1rkho
Lovely and nicely played. Thanks for posting! (:)
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Re: Theme of the Month for June 2019: 48 Bar Tunes
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2019, 11:07:44 PM »

Here's a 48 bar tune from one of my favourite music books - John of the Green the Cheshire Way. Also a favourite beverage of mine!

https://youtu.be/7or52J1rkho
Lovely and nicely played. Thanks for posting! (:)
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