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Posts: 533
Joined: Jul. 16 2003
From: Toronto, ON, Canada
A transcription for your pleasure - ...
Hi,
Awful quiet around here. Dig this... I have transcribed a Taranta by Isidro Sanlucar, or is it Isidro Munoz? Or are they the same person? I don't know! Perhaps it's neither!
Anyway, it is a piece that I have been itching to learn, and I finally got time to figure it, so I thought I'd share it with all. This piece can be heard in Carlos Saura's "Flamenco", played over the opening credits. I think Isidro must be one of the most gifted composers. He seems to be credited on many good albums, and it is a shame that one never hears of him. I've never even seen a picture of him.
It was annoying to transcribe, because I was taking it off of the movie, so I couldn't be in front of my computer punching the notation in. I tried my best to represent what I had pencilled earlier. I am very confident that the notes are correct, and the rhythm turned out passable on playback. However, keep in mind that it is a free form piece, and Isidro takes many liberties with the rhythm. Some of my notation may not be classically proper, but the music IS aurally correct. Part of it is that I got lazy trying to figure out how to fix note groupings and rests, and part that I have never transcribed a free form piece before.
One problem, for example, was that Isidro alters the tempo sometimes, and in one instance, you will see that what sounds like eighth note triplets, I wrote in 16th notes in order to accomodate the perceived change in tempo.
Posts: 533
Joined: Jul. 16 2003
From: Toronto, ON, Canada
RE: A transcription for your pleasur... (in reply to Conrad)
Well, I'm not sure that worked. It is a powertabeditor file. It uploaded fine, but I can't seem to download it. I thought this might be a problem. I can always send individual e-mails if necessary. That is, if anyone cares! haha I guess I'll find out.
Posts: 6447
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy
RE: A transcription for your pleasur... (in reply to Conrad)
I think it's the IIS Web Server config on the hoster. Needs to be able map .ptb files. I can see it in FTP but not download it in the browser. I'll have a look.
Posts: 533
Joined: Jul. 16 2003
From: Toronto, ON, Canada
RE: A transcription for your pleasur... (in reply to Tenshu)
Hi Tenshu,
These are just standard ascending/descending arpeggios. He plays the exact same arpeggios in "Bar 4" too. You play thumb for first bass notes, i m a for trebles, and drag a all the way back.
Of course, you're probably talking about the way he hammers on from open E to G, and then plays the D on the 2nd string in the treble. That just takes a little more practice, and you have to move your 1st finger pretty quickly. When I listened to the VHS this is the way I heard it. Of course, it's possible I might be wrong, but I'm quite confident he hammers on to the G in the bass and then plays the rest. So what I do is...
Play the hammer on with first finger, then play each successive note with these fingers respectively: 2nd, 4th, 3rd (these ones you can plant from the beginning obviously). While you play these, move your 1st finger to the D on the 2nd string, and then back again to finish it off. I hope I described this well. It's really not as complicated as it sounds.
Actually, in Paco de Lucia's "Tio Sabas", there is a similar arpeggio which is even more difficult. He moves two fingers from 5th and 6th strings to 1st and 2nd strings and back in one arpeggio, all just to accomodate some crazy chord like a Bminor9/13 I think it was. Ahh, Paco!
RE: A transcription for your pleasur... (in reply to Conrad)
Conrad, Thanks for that link and ressurecting the piece. Yes, it's terrific and just a throw away over the opening to the film. I had always thought it was Jose Antonio Rodriguez playing. I don't know where I got that from and seem to remember reading it somewhere in the book that goes with the video? Anyway, nice diversion to hear it again during lunch break in my office. Cheers Jim.
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