"Ok! Ian has uploaded "The Royal Trumpeters" to the Music Library here.
I had forgotten (or failed to listen up in class) that Ian doesn't do A notation in the Music Library. Fortunately, I sent copies to Joel and he has them up on The…"
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Dreamland Gavotte by Morley, other new (old) music on the way... 1 Reply
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Turkey In The Straw (A Ragtime Fantasie)...1904..Otto Bonnell
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Musescore tab tip? 2 Replies
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"Pastime Schottische" by Joe Morley 12 Replies
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WANTED: "Niagara" by Arthur Tilley 7 Replies
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Scottish slow air/lament on banjo 1 Reply
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Ghost Dance (Dance Descriptive)..1911..Cora Salisbury
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An Irish Hornpipe: The Plains Of Boyle
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Swing playback on Musescore 6 Replies
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Bradbury Book 2 43 Replies
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The Senegambian Patrol..1899..George Rosey.
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A Scottish Hornpipe on banjo
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Farland and his injury 5 Replies
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WEAVER or CE IN AUCTION. 5 Replies
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Yarney's Ideal..1910..(Negro Sketch)..F.W.Stimson
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Help please
My Nan used to play the banjo ( many many moons ago ) she was known as “Ena and her banjo”.
Unfortunately her banjo has fallen into disrepair over the years . However her musical genius (apparently a blooming brilliant singer too)has skipped the last 3 generations .We are looking for a recommendation for someone/company to do a sympathetic repair as a surprise for our mums 80th birthday next year .We live in Leicestershire (England) can any one advise us please
Many…
ContinuePosted by Deborah Powers on February 7, 2025 at 14:00 — 3 Comments
"SOMEWHERE IN DIXIE" Banjo 2
Hello, I wrote a Banjo 2 accompaniment for Somewere in Dixie, as there was none. Is it possible to put it in the music library?
Posted by Alexandre Derycke on October 20, 2024 at 20:06 — 2 Comments
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Turkey In The Straw (A Ragtime Fantasie)...1904..Otto Bonnell
This a very interesting ragtime-ish arrangement of a well known favourite. Nothing is known about the composer. It's not too challenging and is well worth a listen and play. The piano score was written in C/F but it works better on the banjo in G/C.…See More
"You need to change the tuning of the banjo.
Doing this from memory
right click the first measure & select staff property
towards the bottom of the box that pops up, you have the option to edit the strings data
select the fourth…"
Musescore tab tip?
Aargh! I'm trying to create a (full ) tab version of a Musescore staff notation. Musescore thinks the 4th string is tuned to D but it's really at C. So all the 4th string notes are shown two frets lower than they really are and I'm not able to…See More
Dreamland Gavotte by Morley, other new (old) music on the way...
Digging thru a big box of printouts (where I found Morley's "Pastime Schottische"), I ran across 10 more pieces I couldn't find online or in my digital collection. I've scanned them and sent them to Ian for inclusion in the Music Library here...and…See More
"Absolutely. The pile I dug this out of yielded several more "unlisted" (not Morely but not online or in the usual collections). They're all 8.5 X 11 copies, so I can scan them for dissemination."
"Well, I believe there is value to making all of the banjo music (even the meh) available. One man's "meh" is another's "hey!". Well, probably not, but still.
And I think you for posting…"
"Yah. Nothing special, just odd that it isn't listed. I still suspect it is a re-named bit of fluff. I need to look at the tutor and see if it might be in there under a different title."
"I played it last night... sounds like a schottische. "
"Thank you Eric and thank you Ian!"
"For those who may be interested, I have added Tilley's score of Niagra to the MUSIC LIBRARY. Thanks to my friend Eric Silverstone form Israel."
"Ning or my computer lost my faithful reproduction of the odd punctuation of the original title. At least it didn't change the spelling of Niel to Neil. Niel is how Mr Gow spelled it. OK here it is again
"Niel Gow's…"
Scottish slow air/lament on banjo
You've all heard the banjo jokes. Like: what's the difference between a banjo and a chain saw? Answer: a chain saw has dynamic range. These jokes address an actual problem but the problem is not with banjos. It's with (some) banjo players. I find…See More
"I played through the entire 2nd banjo part and it all makes sense including the C+ chord you mention (it may not be the best sound but it is not a musical error). But when I listen to the midi something sounds wrong. Mostly it's the two middle…"
"Ok, here's the full new/clean file. This includes the piece in its (mostly, I can't duplicate it exactly) original format as a duet, all position and fingering and 5th string flags. Then, I've separated the two parts into individual…"
"Yes...I don't like the 2nd banjo C+ inversion under the G#s (quarter notes, 1st banjo) in the A part. You'll need to tell me which piles you don't like and I'll check."
"There may be some wrong chords in the second banjo part. I hear momentary clusters of half steps piled on top of each other that are possibly not intentional. "
"Here's an mp3 of the tune, both parts (don't listen to it Joel, you'll go blind!). ;-) I'll have a cleaned-up score sometime today...which will include all the flags, positions, fingering, etc.
Initial thoughts: Sounds (and…"
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