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Rex Schepp/Nat Shilkret "American Banjo Album"
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Anyone here have any more information on how this album was made or on Rex Schepp in general? I know he played with Ossman Jr. but that's about it.It's really cool to hear classic banjo being played…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shawn McSweeny Apr 13.
Clifford Essex Wood Hoop Special for sale
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Good condition, set up with nylon strings. This one would make a nice player's instrument and I'd love to see it go to another classic banjoist. I'm located in the US, message me for details!…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sam Harris Jan 26, 2025.
Billy A. Griffin
Does anyone know who Billy A. Griffin was? He has some interesting solos in "Twelve Radio Favorites for Banjo" but I can't find any information about him.Continue
Started Sep 27, 2024
Patrol Comique
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Does anyone happen to have the Clifford Essex "As played by Vess Ossman" arrangement of "Patrol Comique"?The file in the music library seems to have a first page from an arrangement in G. The second…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard William Ineson Nov 22, 2023.
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"Most of the following is paraphrased from "The Banjo On Record".
Rex Schepp was born Feb. 17 1897, in Greene Co. Indiana. He took up the banjo at the age of 7.
Shortly after the death of Vess L. Ossman Sr. in Dec. 1923, this virtuoso…"
"A search on the internet turned up this: https://www.discogs.com/release/2906257-Nathaniel-Shilkret-And-Orchestra-And-Rex-Schepp-American-Banjo-Album
The page at the link above indicates a 1948 recording and release. It seems to have been first…"
Rex Schepp/Nat Shilkret "American Banjo Album"
Anyone here have any more information on how this album was made or on Rex Schepp in general? I know he played with Ossman Jr. but that's about it.It's really cool to hear classic banjo being played so late (yet still pre-ABF?) with such modern orchestral accompaniment.See More
"I don't know of any duets, but there are plenty of folios and mandolin club/orchestra arrangements with parts for both mandolin and banjo. I've seen some advertised as "playable with any combination of two or more instruments.""
"Thanks Joel! It's always great to seeing you at rallies"
"Sorry, forgot to mention Ctrl+Shift while dragging and dropping"
"Try adding the line to your score first and making sure the line is selected"
"Hi Jody, glad to help.
If you don't want the "VII" or any filler text, select a plain, straight line from the lines palette and use the "Properties" tab to modify it. Once the line is modified to your liking, you can drag…"
"This is all I've needed so far"
"No problem! There probably aren't too many people using MuseScore for classic banjo notation.
For quick access, you can create a custom palette and then drag and drop any item you want into them by selecting the item and pressing Ctrl+Shift. I…"
"Have you tried using the 16th or 8th note "symbol" for 5th string flags in notation? I've found it to be less of a hassle than using a second voice, since MuseScore doesn't recognize it as an additional note."
"Grimshaw was blues-aware enough to write "Banjo Blues."
"Moonlight Revels" starts in C and only goes to E for one section. Writing a typical classic banjo piece starting in E major would probably mean modulating to A major…"
"Newgrass banjo players and 19th century banjo composers (that we mostly know through published sheet music) are very different groups. They approach the instrument differently. The type of banjos they play are different. It is apples to oranges. It…"
"I think the catalog is from after Weaver stopped building for CE. The "inferior" banjos are CE specials that look like Weavers, but aren't made by him.
The text also seems to be hinting that the banjos Weaver made for Clifford…"
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