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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #580 on: June 06, 2012, 08:21:08 PM »

Inspired by Chris Ryall signature how about "Protest songs / Arbeiterlieder/ Revolution hymns"   >:E
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #581 on: June 15, 2012, 10:43:21 AM »

After watching much of the marathon broadcast of Ken Burns' documentary The War last weekend, I went online to find the notes to "Lili Marlene", which made me think that maybe a TOTM covering soldiers' songs or songs associated with war could yield good things...?

Great idea! There is plenty of material to go at, from all sides in several conflicts.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #582 on: June 21, 2012, 06:41:24 PM »

After watching much of the marathon broadcast of Ken Burns' documentary The War last weekend, I went online to find the notes to "Lili Marlene", which made me think that maybe a TOTM covering soldiers' songs or songs associated with war could yield good things...?
Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag,
And smile, smile, smile,
While you've a Lucifer to light your fag,
Smile, boys, that's the style.
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while, so
Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag,
And smile, smile, smile.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #583 on: July 28, 2012, 11:05:39 AM »

I enjoy watching & listening to various interpretations TOTM.

However as a stumbling beginner who doesn't read music, I am often on the lookout for a relatively slow version, played on a D/G, with the buttons clearly visible. This is especially the case if row-crossing is used in the peice, where being able to see what the fingers are doing is really useful.

I wondered if one of the fine people posting a "proper" TOTM could bear to do a second version at an easy-to-follow speed?  It could be a shortened version (just running through the different parts of the tune), or the whole thing.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #584 on: July 28, 2012, 03:44:53 PM »

As a beginner, I feel almost guilty for suggesting this, as I am not in a position yet to take part competently....but I'd have a go, even if I didn't think it good enough to publish on You Tube.

Might I suggest for tune of the month:- 'A piece of classical music'
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #585 on: July 28, 2012, 04:07:47 PM »

As it happens Joel Steward just put some classic (CBA) stuff on Facebook

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgmf1964b3s

Brits who pined in vain for their "anthem" in the "Cavendish pursuit race" might cop this ..

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiLzlMI1UAs
  "Gud sign vår konge god  ;)
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #586 on: July 28, 2012, 08:24:58 PM »

As it happens Joel Steward just put some classic (CBA) stuff on Facebook

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgmf1964b3s

Brits who pined in vain for their "anthem" in the "Cavendish pursuit race" might cop this ..

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiLzlMI1UAs
  "Gud sign vår konge god  ;)

Now there's an idea.....take a simple melody like God Save the Queen and see who can make the most interesting improvisations based around it. A good way for beginners like me to learn more about the range of possibilities in a melodeon but also a way for more experienced players to be inventive and 'stretch themselves' as far as they want. Sorry if I am being silly here!
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #587 on: August 01, 2012, 12:40:44 AM »

South Downs - an interesting and quirkly little tune, best played as a slow jig, IMO.

http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/pages/jigs/South_Downs_Jig_6f9d9380.pdf
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #588 on: August 01, 2012, 12:57:09 AM »

I enjoy watching & listening to various interpretations TOTM.

However as a stumbling beginner who doesn't read music, I am often on the lookout for a relatively slow version, played on a D/G, with the buttons clearly visible. This is especially the case if row-crossing is used in the peice, where being able to see what the fingers are doing is really useful.

I wondered if one of the fine people posting a "proper" TOTM could bear to do a second version at an easy-to-follow speed?  It could be a shortened version (just running through the different parts of the tune), or the whole thing.

Yep, I do think this is a good idea. Volunteers please!

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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #589 on: August 01, 2012, 10:33:39 AM »

Might I suggest for tune of the month:- 'A piece of classical music'

Tee hee.
Michael Turner's Waltz, originally written by Mozart (K.536)
Jack the Horse Courser's Hornpipe (from the overture to Handel's opera Ottone)
Huntsmen's Chorus from Weber's Der Freischütz
Heel & toe polka a.k.a. Sultan's Polka by ...(cont. p94)
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #590 on: August 14, 2012, 01:56:54 PM »

The Bluebell Hornpipe - a rather wonderful 3/2 taught to me by Ukebert, who was taught it by Sam Sweeney at the EAC Summer School.

Second tune in this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAPisWIO2E
Dots - http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11582
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #591 on: August 15, 2012, 07:28:40 PM »

South Downs - an interesting and quirkly little tune, best played as a slow jig, IMO.

http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/pages/jigs/South_Downs_Jig_6f9d9380.pdf

Ollie, the last bar of the third line has 9 quavers in length. I removed the A3 at the end of the bar and it sounds ok to me but have I done the right thing or should this be an odd bar of 9/8?
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #592 on: August 15, 2012, 07:59:23 PM »

I think it should be a bar of 9/8. To be honest, I don't think the tune is notated correctly at all, but the essence of the tune is there. When I get time, I'll post my 'corrected' version.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #593 on: August 15, 2012, 08:14:22 PM »

Looks to me as though the C crotchet and B quaver shouldn't be there.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #594 on: August 15, 2012, 08:16:33 PM »

As far as I know, all the notes are correct, it's just been badly transcribed.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #595 on: August 15, 2012, 10:05:31 PM »

The transcription's not too far off. The only difference I can see in the way I play it (and that's by no means authoritative) is I don't think I do the quaver pickup note at the beginning of each section. But that's as learnt by ear from players in a session, and variations at that sort of level are hardly part of the tune.

But the bar of 9/8 is certainly correct - that rhythmic quirk is most definitely part of the (charm of) the tune.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #596 on: August 16, 2012, 05:19:04 PM »

I now have it as this then:

X:53
T:South Downs Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=80
K:G
|:d|dcA G3|EFG AFE|DEF GAB|cde d2 d|
dcA G3|EFG AFE|DEF GAB| cAF G2:|
|:B|Bcd e2 c|d2 B c2 A|Bcd e2 c|[M:9/8]d2 B c2 B A3|
M:6/8
DGF E3|cBA FED|DEF GAB|1cAF G2:|2cAF G3|]

How's the speed?

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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #597 on: August 16, 2012, 10:48:43 PM »

How's the speed?

It's slow for a jig, fast for a 3/8 Waltz. I think it was written/is used as a morris tune.
75 would be closer to my idea of the right speed than 80, but I'm sure everyone does it differently.
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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #598 on: August 24, 2012, 10:54:38 PM »

South Downs - an interesting and quirkly little tune, best played as a slow jig, IMO.

http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/pages/jigs/South_Downs_Jig_6f9d9380.pdf

Is there a video of this anywhere?

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Re: Suggestions for Future Tunes Thread
« Reply #599 on: August 29, 2012, 06:11:58 PM »

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