Jim Wright Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I've been checking out the tunes in the Tune-O-Tron and while playing "Cabbage" by Jim Lucas, it suddenly dawned on me what he had done; Check out the first 7 notes. As if the tune itself wasn't entertaining enough,like a box of cracker jacks I found a toy surprise inside!!!!!!!! "Crackerjack tune with a toy surprise" "Bravo Jim" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Jim (W)- Look at the abc = tune name thread in this "Tunes/Songs" forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 (edited) In the early 1900's, the man who eventually became the national music director for the country of Brazil Villa Lobos used to do stuff like that. He composed a piece about a city there or something,and the way he did it was to take graph paper and assign notes on the Y axis and note length on the X or something like that and then he took a picture of the skyline of the city and traced it on the graph and that was what he used for his melody. I tried it one time and what I got back was wierd. Anyway I got a real kick out of "cabbage" and just had to say something. Edited February 2, 2004 by Jim Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 As it happens, my father was Heitor Villa Lobos' ophthalmologist (in New York City). I have played his music on both the cello and classical guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 As it happens, my father was Heitor Villa Lobos' ophthalmologist (in New York City). I have played his music on both the cello and classical guitar. HVL's, or your father's? I have done Bachiana Brasilera No. 5 in Villa Lobos' arrangement for guitar (rather than many cellos) and soprano, with the guitar straight up, but me playing the soprano's part on treble English concertina. It works beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyBits Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Jim, you should record that for all of us to hear. I'll bet it's GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wright Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 Villa Lobos' music, for guitar anyway, seems to be either totally amazing and beautifull or I totally don't get it. But the piece Jim mentioned and choros and prelude #2for guitar are my all time favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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