pulelehua
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My arrangement of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for ukulele quartet ought to be up on my website in the next few days. Just a few edits to do. Some misplaced notes. A few stems chopped off accidentally.
It's 124 pages of music! Well, 121, I think, title page and other detritus aside. I've arranged all 4 movements. It's my first serious arrangement, and was sort of a labour of love. The real chore, which I hadn't foreseen, was checking through all the tab to make sure my fingering choices were what I wanted them to be. And I've written out all the ornaments, mainly for people who would have no idea what to do with a trill or a turn.
The other thing, of course, was getting an ensemble with a 5 octave range to fit neatly onto a ukulele (all ensemble players are high-G, with the top two parts needing 15 frets). But that was the fun bit, really.
Anyhoo, just wanted to give a heads up as some people have been asking about it. Cost will be £5.
Watch this space!
(I usually try to simultaneously release recordings, but that isn't going to happen in this case. I'm less worried, as it's quite easy to get a hold of a recording. My version sounds reasonably similar. The only real changes are in register with parts moving up to fit the narrower range. I'll try a recording before Christmas. We'll see. Studio time at school will be tight.)
Thanks for your time and continued encouragement
,
John
It's 124 pages of music! Well, 121, I think, title page and other detritus aside. I've arranged all 4 movements. It's my first serious arrangement, and was sort of a labour of love. The real chore, which I hadn't foreseen, was checking through all the tab to make sure my fingering choices were what I wanted them to be. And I've written out all the ornaments, mainly for people who would have no idea what to do with a trill or a turn.
The other thing, of course, was getting an ensemble with a 5 octave range to fit neatly onto a ukulele (all ensemble players are high-G, with the top two parts needing 15 frets). But that was the fun bit, really.
Anyhoo, just wanted to give a heads up as some people have been asking about it. Cost will be £5.
Watch this space!
(I usually try to simultaneously release recordings, but that isn't going to happen in this case. I'm less worried, as it's quite easy to get a hold of a recording. My version sounds reasonably similar. The only real changes are in register with parts moving up to fit the narrower range. I'll try a recording before Christmas. We'll see. Studio time at school will be tight.)
Thanks for your time and continued encouragement
,John
