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Topic: Bach Cello Prelude in G |
Guy Cundell
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Miles Lang
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Venturaloha
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Posted 28 May 2023 9:07 am |
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Great work. Thanks!
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David Knutson
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Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 29 May 2023 4:28 pm
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Thank you, Guy. This will be fun. And I just happen to have my 8 string in G6, so I can play along with YoYo . . . . eventually. 
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 May 2023 7:38 am
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| consider transposing it out of the bass clef to the treble clef. |
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Guy Cundell
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Posted 30 May 2023 6:21 pm
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Cheers, Miles. Of course David, no transposition needed for G6. Didn't think of that. I have come to think of A6 as tenor instrument compared to C6 which would be alto. I guess that makes G6 a baritone.
Here is a treble clef version, Bill. Transposed up an octave, of course.
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Guy Cundell
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Posted 30 May 2023 6:25 pm
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dots only, for the hard core.
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 31 May 2023 6:04 pm
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This is a very thought provoking project. Great work, Guy. I enjoyed Rick Beato's video, even if his guitar tone was dreadful.
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Guy Cundell
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Posted 3 Jun 2023 10:31 pm
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Cheers, Dave. Here is another draft with a few tab revisions, some harmony indications, and an abridgment towards the end.
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Gene Tani
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Pac NW
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Posted 5 Jun 2023 9:56 pm
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This is wonderful, thanks. the cello suites are popular with mandolinists also: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/863-New-Music-Plucked-Bach-by-Alon-Sariel
I think part of Bach's solo appeal is the rubato timing and making it yours.. I only play piano every few months and only one piece, 2nd prelude from Well Tempered Clavier, so i play the treble clef bit from that on different instruments, guitar, clarinet, cello, etc. I tried on c6 lap steel once and it didn't go well.. I'll have to try this.
Is teh original in tenor clef? I have a little trouble with that.
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Ricky Newman
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Jun 2023 6:03 am
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| This is seriously impressive, Guy! I tried to arrange it for C6th a few years ago, but never made it sound good. I just pulled out my notes, which sort of peter out around bar 24. Your arrangement is much more playable. Thanks! |
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Guy Cundell
From:
More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 10 Jun 2023 7:02 pm
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Cheers, Gene. The original, as discovered by a 13 year old Pablo Casals in a music shop in 1890, was in bass clef. (see below)
Ricky, I think the trick was to find the right key for the tuning. The original, in G, makes solid use of the cello's open strings, C G D & A. Obviously, A6 doesn't have the same lower range but I went for the same effect as much as possible. The octave displacement of the lowest notes is a compromise but it seems to work OK.
With the same mindset, I did this arrangement for the uke in C that seems to be satisfactory.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=391819
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