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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
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"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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"All the Huntley pieces I have I scanned and put on the archive (including a small catalog that is undated)."
"I don't have copies of these. I found a Victoria Schottische on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcFzhxcEsk
Here's some info on Queen of the Waves, including words, the defining element which makes a musical work…"
W.M. Huntley Songs in 12 Keys
In the quest to have well rounded banjo audio pallet, I've been looking for these songs by Huntley so that I can hear the banjo all around the circle. Does anyone have a copy of these songs that are excerpted in W.M. Huntley's Complete School of…See More
"So Joel, maybe you'll wear out a few bass strings and learn it for the Fall Rally!"
"I wonder how much shipping would be lol"
"Because I added a bit to the intro. Where it walks down in an arpeggio"
"I see it. But I don't see the musical reasoning for doing that. The previous two measures establish D as the focus, and that remains the focus in the main melody (measure 5 onward). Harmonically speaking, the A (the 5th) of the D7 is more…"
"Ethan, it's in the Melbay version on page 39. It's the first chord of the 4th measure of the intro. The inversion is A, C, D on strings 3,2, and 1.
Context suggests that the note to bring out here is the top one, D.…"
"Page 39-40 in the PDF from Mel Bay, I have not checked to see if the page count matches the original two volume or the later combined version in print.
I can sort of see what you are saying, but I think you are overthinking it. Stick to the…"
"Thanks again for the library link Richard. The vocal/piano score was a big assist, despite its several differences from Ossman's arrangement.
My hope is the new transcription motivates a few more people to learn (and enjoy) the…"
"Nice job on this Shawn! Thanks!!"
"It's in the Mel Bay method published in the '60s I believe. Still in print so you'd have to buy it. Don't currently have it with me but I'll take a picture when I get home."
"Where can I find that (or you could screenshot the part)? "
"There's this moment in Bradbury's arrangement of the caissons go rolling along in the intro where I would like to bring out the middle voice of a D7"
"Thanks for making this great tune available to the world once again Shawn. I doubt whether I'll get to play this up to speed but it will be a lot of fun trying."
"Perhaps I should have said, "I'm struggling to think of an example where an experienced composer/arranger would do that intentionally." Yes it happens in choral/orchestral contexts, but on banjo? There's plenty of melody-on-top…"
"Here's the freshly transcribed score for Ossman's arrangement, as played on his Columbia recording (link at top of Discussion). DOTS and TAB are provided. Perhaps Ian will place them in the score library.
A digital playback of…"
"I would want to bring it out when it is the melody note and the surrounding notes are harmony notes. "
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