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     M G Jacobs (mgj32) Senior Forum User Username: mgj32 Post Number: 341 Registered: 7-2005 |
This is literally an afterthought. It started out some 20 years ago as a piece that was played during a church service, with both the piano and flute (it was originally for flute and piano) parts sketched out, the piano much more than the flute because I intended to improvise quite a bit. However, my flute was in its final days and I had to stick pretty much in the second and lower third octaves, and consequently, I didn't do a lot of the kinds of things I might have liked. So I sketched out some of those things, both for flute and piano, within a few days. I got back to it in 2003 and did a version for violin and piano. That, with recently added annotations and the performance fiddled with, is the present version, which I got started on a few days ago when I happened to notice it in a directory where I put it thinking I'd be sure to remember to get back to it a few days later--in 2003. The piano is the GM acoustic grand (though I like the bright, too) and the violin the solo instrument in the Chaos bank (except that this is the GM version, so you'll probably get preset #40, or #41 in Composer). There are some strange things in note attacks and durations (some extended by a 16th, etc.) This was done to give the idea of improvisation, especially as a signal to performers that they need not try for exactness; rather try to feel the music together, instead of counting time. If it doesn't work, the score can be easily enough normalized.
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| Fred Winterling (harbor1) Senior Forum User Username: harbor1 Post Number: 236 Registered: 4-2005 |
Hi M G, What an impressive piece! It is loaded with surprises. Every time I expected the piece to go in one direction it went in a completely different direction than I expected. I love it! The idea of improvisation works. I sure wouldn't "normalize" it. Great work! Cheers, Fred | |||
| Sherry Crann (sherry) Product Designer Username: sherry Post Number: 1201 Registered: 1-2004 |
Howdy, I forgot to mention that I'm honored to be hosting an mp3 recording of this piece, done with GPO violin and piano, on my SoundClick page. You can visit www.soundclick.com/Beanfield_Castle, and find the Amazing Grace piece by M. G. Jacobs. Enjoy! ttfn, Sherry |
amazing