""The best banjo in the world will sound comparatively insipid and lacking character without the support of the overtones of the 4th string."
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W.M. Huntley Songs in 12 Keys
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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…Continue
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"Laughing Eyes" Waltz - Huntley
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I decided to go ahead and send this to Ian for upload to the Music Library. Thanks a bunch Ian and I hope everyone enjoys the piece! Continue
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"I started with Stahl so that's where I'll again send you. On pages 15-17 are some etudes plus easy songs. These are Daisy Polka, Marie Waltz, and Bijou Waltz (Wm. C. Stahl's International Banjo Method : Wm C. Stahl : Free Download,…"
"Through the good work of people who've had the foresight to preserve this material, I highly doubt that "there just aren't any good etudes for it like there are with classical guitar or piano". I implore you to peruse not only…"
"Thank you both for helping with this. The songs linked are not by Huntley. Both of the songs have excerpts in the Complete School of Harmony for the Banjo by Huntley. Just so a visual representation is available, "Queen of the Waves" Waltz…"
"For a question such as this, Joel and others have already done a lot of the heavy lifting (well scanning). Peruse the archive and you never know what you'll find.
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies,…"
"The point of doing this is to please the audience. People are always going to enjoy well executed novelty playing. While not quite touching on "playing the banjo whilst standing on your head, drinking a pint of beer and smoking a cigar, at…"
"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 Harmony for Banjo? Enchantment"Dewdrop" Waltz""Queen of the Waves" Waltz"Perfection" Mazourka"Victoria" Schottische"Morning Glory" Schottische"Mayflower Waltz""Murmuring Sea"See More
"My apologies, that was definitely an oversight."
"I am used to seeing numbers for frets but in measure 10 they are the wrong frets for the notes so I thought maybe the asterisks meant something else. Now I realize that the numbers are misplaced in that measure but correct in measure 11. In…"
"The starred numbers are there to mark the fret position. I always try to make the transpositions look like the original score if I can."
"In terms of sound, this weighs against the argument that E major is unsuitable for 5 string banjo. This piece sounds like a typical popular waltz from the late 19th century , arranged for banjo in the usual way of the era.
In terms of fingering,…"
"Laughing Eyes" Waltz - Huntley
I decided to go ahead and send this to Ian for upload to the Music Library. Thanks a bunch Ian and I hope everyone enjoys the piece! See More
"If you really want to see banjo pieces in all keys, John H. Lee and W.M. Huntley compiled the Complete School of Harmony for Banjo which contains examples of the banjo in all keys. In the book the piece is in Db written for "A" notation.…"
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Lonesome Mama Blues - Fred van eps
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This is just one of my favorites of Fred Van Eps. Something about this song just speaks to me. Is there a score of his playing from this recording?
Posted on December 21, 2020 at 18:00 — 6 Comments
7 String banjo sheet music
I've been playing around with a 7 string banjo for about 6 months now and I'm am now looking for some 7 string sheet music. I'm currently working through what is available for the scan of Ellis' Thorough School for the 6 or 7 String Banjo which is missing pages but is still a pretty solid Tutor. I already found posting with The Devil Still Pursues Her and Horace Weston's Grand March which are both great pieces if anyone ever wants to tackle them on the 7. Grand March is looking to be a…
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