Forum: Share Your Music
08-13-2015, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 41,673
Re: Rhumba Medley #1 Septet
Just amazing. As always, I appreciate your musical contributions. I am listening to it with the MS GS Wavetable Synth. Any plans to use a VST instrument library such as JABB ?
Best wishes,
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Forum: Share Your Music
08-10-2015, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 41,673
Re: Rhumba Medley #1 Septet
Hi Sherry. Thanks!
No big band setting in the offing, but there will be a recorder duet reduction come September.
I had forgotten to mention that there are "working" parts for the horns in the...
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Forum: Share Your Music
08-10-2015, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 41,673
Rhumba Medley #1 Septet
This septet work, "Rhumba Medley #1" was originally arranged by Paul Kelly in the mid-60s. Paul, our trumpet player in my working septet, along with Charles (Chuck) Sayre (bassist), also attended...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
08-10-2015, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 0
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Twilight Time Duet
"Twilight Time" was written in 1944 by Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, and Artie Dunn. I have arranged this song in Ab, which is a tough key. My goal is to keep the Soprano part as low as it can be and...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
08-10-2015, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 0
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To Each His Own Duet
"To Each His Own" was written in 1946 by Jay Livingston. There was a movie of the same name, but the song came later and was not in the movie.
If you would like to see the lyrics, type qsl. If...
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Forum: Share Your Music
07-24-2015, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 18,774
Sorrow Lives Here
"Sorrow Lives Here" was written by Eric Kaz in 1967 and performed admirably by Linda Ronstadt. This beautiful arrangement has long been one of my favorites -- an elegantly simple arrangement for...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
07-02-2015, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 36,998
The Battle Hymn of the Republic Duet
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a well-known patriotic song that spread in popularity around the time of the American Civil War. It seems the melody had a number of different sources, but the...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
07-02-2015, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 64,542
Just A Closer Walk With Thee Duet
"Just A Closer Walk With Thee Duet" is an inspirational song with no known composer.
This arrangement plays through the melody four times to accommodate the lyrics, if anyone would like to sing...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
06-02-2015, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 44,960
Re: Sealed With A Kiss Duet
Thanks, Sherry. I am very fortunate that Cynthia not only wants to play together, but that she has a fairly broad range of musical likes. As I do not have any other local musical partners, except...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
06-02-2015, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 44,960
Sealed With A Kiss Duet
"Sealed With A Kiss" was written in 1960 by Gary Geld and Peter Udell. The genre of this song was referred to as "Bubble Gum Pop" and "Puppy Love Pop" and is one of the two songs for this month that...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
06-02-2015, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 48,107
See You In September Duet
"See You In September" was written in 1959 by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards. The genre of this song was referred to as "Bubble Gum Pop" and "Puppy Love Pop" and is one of the two songs for this...
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Forum: Questions or problems
05-29-2015, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 30,916
Re: Placement of Triplet Notation
Ah, Sherry, my love for you is tre, tre forte! That (of course) did the trick!
Tell me, is there a compendium of "secret tricks"? ;)
Ralph
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Forum: Questions or problems
05-28-2015, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 30,916
Placement of Triplet Notation
I have browsed through Help and don't see a way to do this - I have a quarter note triplet where the - 3 - in measure 1 above the triplet notes gets in the way of a slur (or vice versa). In this...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
05-02-2015, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 37,593
It Had To Be You Duet
"It Had To Be You" was written in 1924 by Isham Jones and Gus Hahn and has been used in quite a few movies over the years. It should be played with a light easy swing feeling.
Ralph Rayner
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
05-02-2015, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 56,124
Catch A Falling Star Duet
"Catch A Falling Star" was written in 1957 by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss and was made famous by Perry Como's popular hit version. This is a fairly easy song with a somewhat repetitive theme. I...
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Forum: General music tips and questions
04-07-2015, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 31,735
Page Break Stretch
I am into a project of cleaning up the notation of my Recorder Duet Polka Suite. I always try to keep the printed version on two or fewer pages.
For the attached file, I set the number of...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
04-03-2015, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 36,931
Tico Tico Duet
"Tico Tico" was written in 1917 by Brazilian composer, Zequinha de Abreu. It is also entitled "Tico Tico no Fubá". Wikipedia says: "Fubá" is a type of maize flour, and "tico-tico" is the name of a...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
04-03-2015, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 34,513
Seventy Six Trombones Duet
"Seventy Six Trombones" was written in 1957 by Merideth Willson for the Broadway Musical, "The Music Man".
This is a fun piece to play, as are many marches. We hope you enjoy it.
Ralph Rayner
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Forum: Tips and tricks for using Notation Software products
03-30-2015, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 80,392
Re: 2x (2nd Time) Only in Repeats
Thank you very much, David. I changed the sample a little by first setting the volume level for the entire baritone part to 71, then setting the volume level to 1, starting at beat 4 in measure 1...
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Forum: Tips and tricks for using Notation Software products
03-29-2015, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 80,392
2x (2nd Time) Only in Repeats
One of our Notation Forum stalwarts recently made mention of a solution to a problem that has bothered me for years. In Jazz/Swing Band music, there are frequently situations where you have repeated...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
03-05-2015, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 37,450
If Ever I Would Leave You Duet
"If Ever I Would Leave You" was written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe in 1960 for the Broadway Musical, "Camelot".
In measures 28 and 31, you will see what we called "railroad tracks", the...
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Forum: "Learning and Teaching" pieces
03-05-2015, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 41,734
She's Always A Woman Duet
"She's Always A Woman" was written by Billy Joel in 1977 for the album "The Stranger". Billy Joel was awarded the 2014 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, and also was the 2013...
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Forum: General music tips and questions
02-26-2015, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 58,691
Re: Writing for Drum Set
Here is another link to some really neat drum midi files:
https://delivery.shopifyapps.com/-/0271f6457d393445/691c9731978d2510
Ralph
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Forum: Share Your Music
02-24-2015, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 26,950
Re: Pleasingly Plump Septet
I did have to add an empty bar to the beginning to hear the first scoop. I think the "silent" attack time was actually moved before the beginning of the piece. David
Interesting, David. I don't...
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Forum: General music tips and questions
02-23-2015, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 44,522
Re: Pitch Bend
It has been a while since I opened this thread -- been too busy to spend the time to investigate it deeply, and to take the suggestions provided by David and Sherry.
I have added the Pleasingly...
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