Bach goes to Tokyo

[crs7string]

This may be right on target for a Dispatch listing where they are open to "Flight of the Bumblebee" on three harmonicas. This is "Air" by Bach orchestrated for Shamisen, Koto, Shakuhachi, and percussion.It's either an opportunity for a forward or, at the least, a good laugh for a screener.Here's "Air to a Geisha"http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songind ... 47979Chuck

[mazz]

I like it Chuck. Good idea and the arrangement works for me. Was that all Ethno?Good luck,Mazz

[crs7string]

Mazz,Everything but the Rin Singing Bowls is from RA.I spent alot of time editing keyswitches and anti-quantizing. Alot of the more rhythmically challenging passages were entered in notation. I changed alot of velocities and timing to "humanize" .I'll keep you posted on any forward opportunity. I had fun doing this, learned a bit, and it felt good getting a little off track.I also submitted a classical guitar arrangement of a Bach Minuet, if they are looking at a more mainstream approach.Chuck

[horacejesse]

Cool. Very novel. I like it.I saw that interesting dispatch listing. I am hoping it will also show up in the next regular listings. I have a Bach piece for flute and orchestra arranged for two guitars, some Fernando Sor on ukulelee and a surf guitar version of Recuerdos I would like to try on them.

[crs7string]

Quick update on this submission:Air to a Geisha was a return.I also submitted, as an after thought, an arrangement for two classical guitars of a Bach Minuet. That piece was forwarded. I learned alot doing the Asian treatment and will probably re- submit for a future listing.Dispatch does feel like playing the lottery. This go around I won one round.Chuck

[horacejesse]

Well, congratulations on the one forward anyway. Tokyo Bach will probably find some takers too. It is so hard to predict a forward or return. Many excellent efforts are returned. Can you post the minuet that made it? Ah, never mind, I just found it. Very nice. I didn't know that one.

[mazz]

Congrats Chuck!Amazing how 300 some years later Bach's stuff still works. He was doing something right!Way to go!Mazz

[crs7string]

Mazz, Songwriter and Jesse,Thanks for the feedback and encouragement.For both of these arrangements, I had a leadsheet with the melody and chord changes. All of the other lines I wrote in the style of Bach. I studied Bach until he was coming out of my ears as a music student, I guess some of it "took" (my music theory teacher would be proud) ChuckP.S. I may contact the listing party directly on "Air to a Geisha' Nothing ventured nothing gained.