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Kellie - Posted - 12/15/2024: 11:39:39
Here is my first in a series of Bagatelles. It's just a basic rounded ternary form. I'm going back to basics and learning to have more control over my compositions. The tuning is classic. gCGBD. The whole first part and last part is to be performed una corda on the 4th string.
Edited by - Kellie on 12/15/2024 11:40:45
maxmax - Posted - 12/16/2024: 01:57:31
Thanks, I'll try to play through it this evening. Out of curiosity, why do you want the first and last part to be played on the fourth string? Just looking at it, it seems to lay out nicely if using the other strings too. Is it for a specific timber you are looking for, or more to make sure the prior notes are not ringing while playing the next note?
Max
Kellie - Posted - 12/16/2024: 11:54:27
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Originally posted by maxmax
Thanks, I'll try to play through it this evening. Out of curiosity, why do you want the first and last part to be played on the fourth string? Just looking at it, it seems to lay out nicely if using the other strings too. Is it for a specific timber you are looking for, or more to make sure the prior notes are not ringing while playing the next note?
Max
It's just a way to practice keeping my fingers down. My pinky tends to fly up every time I lift my ring finger, so I needed something to practice that is meant to target this issue. But yes, the timbre and the ringing are also a reason. The fourth string has more thump to it.
Edited by - Kellie on 12/16/2024 11:55:47
banjoboyd - Posted - 12/29/2024: 18:44:47
I don't have a banjo on hand, so I can't play through it. But just looking over the notation, the A part is really in 6/8 (counted 1-2-3-1-2-3) with the exception of measures 8-9, which is true 3/4 but in a 6/8 context would be felt as slow triplets. This would throw me off (and I suspect most other people) if sightreading, and it is especially jarring coming at the end of a phrase. To keep the 6/8 feel, you could change measure 8 to dotted-quarter, quarter, eighth instead of three quarter notes. But really, that whole section should be notated in 6/8.
The B section (starting measure 18) is indeed 3/4. Going from 6/8 to 3/4 back to 6/8 is certainly valid, if a bit unconventional. But try playing through the whole thing using a metronome, and I think you will find those transitions quite difficult.
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