My arrangement of Gerardo's Paso Doble

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Mike_Kinny

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My arrangement of Gerardo's Paso Doble

The scores of the arrangement. After download rename the extension to .zip

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 27 2010 0:20:17

Ricardo

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RE: My arrangement of Gerardo's Paso... (in reply to Mike_Kinny)

Thanks I checked it all out. Like my ear was telling me you have some weird accidentals. I guess if they are intentional I can't say much. The first thing that jumps to me is the repeat usuage of the chromatic D-C#-C natural phrase you have in various voices and in harmonically strange spots. Since you repeat it I guess it was intentional. The D major RIGHT after the Amajor rasgueado closing was crazy too, but I got the point. Later there was an Eb out of nowhere that was weird going to the Dminor. Then an Ab against a Gdim7.... and in one spot the big D minor you have the voice doing 16ths that comes in with Bb on the down beats both times. I just feel that Bb note changes all the color of the Dm chord, but is ok passing, but on the down beat it is very meaningful to me.

I guess, none of these things I say really matter if you did this all very deliberate. I did notice something curious on page 11 that makes me wonder about how deliberate your accidentals are. There is an A# following a Bb literally in the 3rd voice second measure.

Maybe that was an accident but normally it would tell me something wacky is going on like maybe you are just experimenting?

Now I noticed Todd did something too which is obvious much more "tonal" and diatonic, but he over does the portamentos and glissandos so it all sounds too argentine tangoish. But I guess that is point of the extra part added to the guitar, so it's all good. His is piazzolla style, yours Webern style.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 27 2010 20:59:06

Mike_Kinny

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RE: My arrangement of Gerardo's Paso... (in reply to Ricardo)

quote:

I guess, none of these things I say really matter if you did this all very deliberate. I did notice something curious on page 11 that makes me wonder about how deliberate your accidentals are. There is an A# following a Bb literally in the 3rd voice second measure. Maybe that was an accident but normally it would tell me something wacky is going on like maybe you are just experimenting?

Yeah that should be a B natural.
I felt so lucky that Gerardo had left out the F note from the closing cord.

I love finishing minor mode with a major cord. That was actually usual in Renaissance.

Man if you are not crazy or somehow different you will join 1000's of other people who are at least better than you in conventional and conservative skills.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 28 2010 5:46:34