Back to concertina with Bach

[soloduet]

After one year spent on the Striso, a digital instrument with the same Wicki keyboard than my Beaumont duet concertina, I wanted also to feel the vibration of the reeds again:

https://youtu.be/BMYCp_X70tg

 

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

A lovely and sublime sound and performance.

[David Barnert]

Nice. Very impressive. I’ve never been able to play Bach convincingly on the Hayden.

 

Good to see you back on concertina.net.

[Steve Schulteis]

Great playing, and wow can that extended bellows extend!

[soloduet]

Thank you very much! David and everybody, if you want to give it a try I can send the score that I've used for this recording.

[David Barnert]

2 hours ago, soloduet said:

if you want to give it a try I can send the score that I've used for this recording.

 

Sure, it’s worth a try. I’m assuming it doesn’t extend beyond the range of a 46 (I didn’t pay THAT close attention). Thank you.

[mandojoe]

If you'd be kind enough to post the score, I'd very much like to give this something more than a try.  I have to say, soloduet, that in addition to your masterful musicianship, I've  admired the sound of your particular instrument  from the moment I first heard you play Roslin Castle ... and this sound played no small part in getting me to dive into the concertina realm. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by mandojoe
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[DaveRo]

6 hours ago, David Barnert said:

I’m assuming it doesn’t extend beyond the range of a 46

It might be beyond the range of your bellows!

 

I've been inspired by Didie's playing - especially Roslin Castle. When I got my Peacock Hayden he kindly sent me the score to The Water is Wide. It has long slurred phrases and I keep running out of air from my merely 6-fold bellows.

[David Barnert]

8 hours ago, mandojoe said:

...from the moment I first heard you play Roslin Castle...

 

Ahh, memories.

 

Not to take anything away from Didie’s playing, but as far as I’ve been able to determine, the very first YouTube of a solo person playing a concertina in a self-made video was Danny Chapman (RatFace here on concertina.net) playing Roslin Castle in 2006.

[soloduet]

Yes Danny has made history and his innovative arrangements are always a great inspiration!

Here are the scores and like I did it's always possible to change some notes in the accompaniment to adapt to a different range. Cheers,

Didie

Air on the G Chord 1.pdf Air on the G Chord 2.pdf

[David Barnert]

On 3/3/2023 at 8:20 AM, David Barnert said:

I’m assuming it doesn’t extend beyond the range of a 46

3 hours ago, soloduet said:

Here are the scores

 

Yes, easily within range if (as your video illustrates) you play the left hand part up an octave.

[soloduet]

https://youtu.be/OnFtoSlCBRw

The same played on a Jay Bandotina

[soloduet]

The same played on my Wicki bandotina:

https://youtu.be/w2cgYdT4JBI

 

[James Fitton]

That's really lovely - thanks for posting! Beautiful arrangement, beautifully played!

[soloduet]

Thank you James, glad you like it!

Didie

[Michael Eskin]

Here's the tune in ABC format played by my ABC Transcription Tools with my sampled Concertina sounds:

 

 

If you'd like to try it for yourself in my ABC Tools, here's a link to the tune loaded and ready to play in the tool:
 

https://tinyurl.com/273hyrh9

If you want a copy of the ABC, it will be in the editor (close the player, close the full screen view).

You can even export your own PDF of it. Once in the editor, just click "Export PDF".

Edited September 19, 2023 by Michael Eskin

[Little John]

On 2/27/2023 at 1:44 PM, Steve Schulteis said:

Great playing, and wow can that extended bellows extend!

 

I'll echo the 'great playing' part.

 

The bellows are indeed remarkably extensive, and yet Didie manages only two bars before changing direction. My Holden Crane, which measures only 6 1/4" across the flats and has only six fold bellows, can manage four bars. What are other people's experiences?

 

LJ