Gigue from The Water music [ Handel]

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

I have had in my huge collection for many years my own copies from Handel's eternal Water music suites.  They are all nice to play on any instrument, and very rewarding.  There is this one which always fascinated me, and that is the curious Gigue from his suite, which seems always a little different and quirky compared to the rest.  It has a really jovial rhythm, and some unexpected bass notes popping in here and there, suddenly, which requires care to sound them out in performing.

It seems so ideal for concertinas in actuality due to its 'country dance' like tune - as well as the snappy dotted notes, which sound well on metallic reeds.

Air valves [concertina bellows control] have to be thought out carefully during playing [ anglo] as there's a lot of notes and technicalities to work on as you play].

  

 

 

Edited February 22 by SIMON GABRIELOW

[Gregor Markič]

Beautiful. I'm practicing it, but I'm sooo slow.

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

Thank you Gregor - Try it slowly at first and then gradually build up the tempo as you play it again - 🙂

[Michael Eskin]

Here's my ABC arrangement of the two gigues for practice (click "Start Tune Trainer" if you want to practice it slowly with increasing speed each time through):

https://michaeleskin.com/abctools/abctools.html?lzw=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-LptDSh4oY5oY6Sh5oUGVINij1W7OKoq+mUBoOFErlSpVKoQADanyKAF1gyB8RLc8m7VaJUVpTO50Ml6arZ7FRBvbgAF7yiUAUSzwzbObzXyLEoXaBTt87C8DU+Gt+zc-Tqdjx805stx7Sjahayh6NoGnO4oasBaCdmgpRUBKExOpeoaSp2SYvkAA&format=noten&ssp=10&name=water_music_gigues_concertina&play=1

Edited March 19 by Michael Eskin

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

(ABC method!)..Looks like an intriguing bit of software there I hope it will help others have a go at the tunes  🌝 

Edited March 19 by SIMON GABRIELOW

[Michael Eskin]

Yeah, kind of my ongoing post-retirement project/obsession. 🙂

[Gregor Markič]

Nice try... getting better.

 

Edited Tuesday at 08:01 PM by Gregor Markič

[SIMON GABRIELOW]

Sounds promising, Gregor. If you are using Anglo like I have you will find some slightly tricky notes, but they can be achievable over time.

I have to jump to the outside row to fit an A and the b flat and back elsewhere for the rest! Everyone will have their own method🌝Keep practicing .