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Five pieces for two violins and piano II Gavotte (D Shostakovich) Classic style banjo
This is an example of a "what if..." situation. Despite some people considered him as a "propaganda" composer, the first time I heard this piece I immediately though "that would sound nice on banjo!". May be Shostakovich was thinking on a banjo when he composed the Gavotte for his Third Suite for ballet "The Human Comedy" in 1952. Well...may be not!, but I gave a try on banjo!. I will share the score with the tablature in the next days.
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Comment by German David Patarroyo on October 13, 2013 at 20:51
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Ok, ok it is not a Morley, Grimshaw, Weidt, etc´s piece, but I really wanted to try this piece on banjo since I heard for the first time. Also, it was a nice opportunity for practicing in the middle part of the fretboard. A small quotation: I put the right hand fingers closer to the fretboard in order to have a particular sound.
However, don´t worry guys, I continue practicing new pieces of genuine banjo composers!
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Comment by Mike Moss on October 13, 2013 at 23:08
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What a remarkable arrangement! Very effective, and, as you said in the description, very good use of the fingerboard. For this feat, Comrade Patarroyo, you will be made a People's Artist 1st class of the RSFSR!
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Comment by Pertti Vuori on October 14, 2013 at 9:29
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Hi German
Thanks for sharing.
Last summer I played quite often Beethoven's Minuet in G, and I thought that Beethoven had used banjo when he composed that tune. If we continue to play classical music with banjo we may find other banjoists besides Beethoven and Shostakovich.
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Comment by marc dalmasso on October 14, 2013 at 10:28
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yes __keep on keepin ( picking ) on
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Thanks for the comments! (Comrade Moss, Pertti, Marc). Next week I will probably share a small piece of the Stahl´s tutorial. Also I am working in two more pieces (one of Morley), besides the eternal Clematis Waltz (I almost got it!).
I have other ideas with classical music but it will take time to share one...I spent almost 4 months trying this gavotte.
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Comment by Richard William Ineson on October 15, 2013 at 7:52
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I had never considered that the music of Shostakovich might be played on the banjo, this piece might have been written for the banjo, it suits the instrument very well. I agree that we should be expanding our horizons and looking at the works of the masters in particular, has anybody tried Stockhausen's Helicopter String Quartet for instance? I think that this has possibilities.
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