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Classic style composing and arranging
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I listened to the Gordon Dando's Classic Banjo documentary a while back on Chris Sand's youtube…Continue
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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’m not the one making broad and definitive claims."
"Wait a minute. A line of song followed by a line of instrumental is different from a verse of vocal followed by instruments playing the whole verse melody. The latter is commonplace and is not an example of call and response..
I have never…"
"This exists all over the world. I'm pretty sure it was not invented by any community in the USA and I'm certain it did not originate in Appalachia. In the context of old-time music and bluegrass it is not typically viewed as a…"
"Exactly that. It's not call and response like a spiritual, but rather like a dialogue between instrument and singer."
"Perhaps, but I'm curious how much familiarity you have with romantic engraving and pianistic writing practices. Farland's arrangement of Träumerei shows a deep knowledge of both. So does his National school of Banjo. Parke…"
"I *think* maybe... maybe.... you are talking about singing a verse and then the band plays the melody instrumentally and then another verse is sung. That is not what is meant by "call and response". Call and response is a…"
"With this post you are proving your ignorance of the classic banjo repertoire."
"There's a name for it.... what is it?.... ah, it's heteraphony. you get it in Jiangnan Sizhou, Irish Session music, and American old-time music."
"Unique indeed. It exists only in your imagination. "
" The call and response is between the voice and the instrument not two groups or voices. It's unique in that way."
"Everyone plays some version of the same tune at the same time. That's really it. Call and response would be: I (alone) sing/play a phrase, and then you (or a group) respond by singing/playing some other phrase; then we move on to the next…"
"My goodness! A response that is reasonable. It's wrong but sane. We might actually be able to have a conversation.
A paragraph at a time:
1) The average listener doesn't know much about anything. If not knowing about one specific…"
"So what does happen? All the old time Tunes I've listened to have call and response. "
"Austin, have you ever actually sat in on an old time jam? Because that's simply not what happens. "
"Name a non-parlor friendly arrangement of a European concert piece for Banjo..."
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Lonesome Mama Blues - Fred van eps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJvohQlpTk
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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