are there any other musicians on the clydesdale board?

[WalterMitty]

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!

Is it true that bagpiping started out with a fellow holding a cat under his arm while biting its' tail?

[Rumblejohn]

Hey Jonathan, I see your posts on TB, and HCBF quite often. Yes I play bass guitar in a garage rock band, do fill ins for local rock and blues bands, and cover double bass in the local community orchestra. I'm in my early sixties, and still play rock ( Lacuna Coil, Evanescence,.....we have a girl singer). The principle violinist in the orchestra retired from a internationally well known symphony orgchestra. Just being in the same room with that guy makes you play better." Bach" on topic, good to see you here, the more physically fit you are, the harder you can rock. Welcome,


John

[smsimpson83]

If they were playing with an orchestra, it is actually written into most contracts that they can simply take the concertmasters instrument, who takes the assistant concertmaster, and so on down the line.... the last seat is SOL and doesn't play, but that way the piece of music still gets played. I have seen a few strings broken

[noteon]

Raising hand.

I used to play keyboards. Now I work on a computer in headphones at Starbucks.

[Musinix]

I'm an avid clarinetist.

[Wogster]

If they were playing with an orchestra, it is actually written into most contracts that they can simply take the concertmasters instrument, who takes the assistant concertmaster, and so on down the line.... the last seat is SOL and doesn't play, but that way the piece of music still gets played. I have seen a few strings broken

That would be no fun

[Little Darwin]

I played trumpet for a year or so in elementary school, and briefly in High School for an extracurricular (sp)activity. I actually marched in a parade playing the trumpet.

When my youngest son took up the trumpet for school, I proved to myself that I could still play the scale. That was about 15 years ago...

I have also done some singing in church choirs, in the shower, and in the car during commutes. In the choir, I could not sing high enough to be a tenor, so I sang bass, I am actually more suited to be a barritone, and in hindsight I think I could have been trained to go up easier than down with the right prodding... but I thought singing bass was more manly.

[neilfein]

If they were playing with an orchestra, it is actually written into most contracts that they can simply take the concertmasters instrument, who takes the assistant concertmaster, and so on down the line.... the last seat is SOL and doesn't play, but that way the piece of music still gets played. I have seen a few strings broken

At an Eric Clapton concert a few years back, I saw Slowhand break a string. He handed his guitar to the side and a guy handed him a different guitar back. He missed maybe a bar of music. That's pretty cool.

(I think the same guy also kept the stable of guitars tuned up and ready - there were a coupel of dozen gutars that looked ready to go, hanging from rows of racks.)

[zoste]

At an Eric Clapton concert a few years back, I saw Slowhand break a string. He handed his guitar to the side and a guy handed him a different guitar back. He missed maybe a bar of music. That's pretty cool.

(I think the same guy also kept the stable of guitars tuned up and ready - there were a coupel of dozen gutars that looked ready to go, hanging from rows of racks.)

Ironic, eh? Clapton earned the sobriquet "Slowhand" because in the Yardbird days if he broke a string he insisted on changing it himself. While Eric changed the string the audience clapped slowly, giving him a 'slow hand'.

[piper_chuck]

Is it true that bagpiping started out with a fellow holding a cat under his arm while biting its' tail?

Yup, something like that.

[Mattrek]

I have wayt too many guitars to even list, and no time to play much.



Some of my instruments:

Beautiful collection... especially the wood grain stratocaster! But I'm a sucker for strats, seeing how I play one myself.

[gforeman]

Then wait, I'll send photos of two other strats I am working on. One is a Daphne Blue that I am refretting, kind of worn, and really sexy, and the other is a classic sunburst I am building with SCN Cobat pickups.

I also have a Carvin NS1 Synthesized guitar that is totally amazing. Like I said, my website is a little out of date.

If you have time, check out Steve Oliver on the NS1. I know Steve, he is an asesome player.

Steve Oliver and the Carvin NS1

[beingtxstate]

OK, Jascha, play this:

Actually, I have

That was the highlight piece from my Senior recital, though I didn't play off the facimile you have there Instead I did it from memory


I love Bach unaccompanied!

[beingtxstate]

I once saw a violin virtuoso play flight of the bumblebee, about 40 seconds in you could hear a PING, it was his E string, he kept motoring on, and finished the piece, before apologizing and going to change the string, talk about an eternity for the violinist..... As for the music you posted, it probably looks a lot worse then it really is, a lot of violin pieces are that way......

No, it is about as bad as it looks

In truth though, there are many violinist who can play it. There is indeed MUCH harder stuff out there.

[Neil_B]

No, it is about as bad as it looks

In truth though, there are many violinists who can play it. There is indeed MUCH harder stuff out there.

Ysaye? Or y'don't say?

What recordings do you recommend as a good performance of the Bach?

[Neil_B]

Actually, I have

That was the highlight piece from my Senior recital, though I didn't play off the facimile you have there Instead I did it from memory


I love Bach unaccompanied!

I suppose you also learned the Mendelssohn concerto?

[beingtxstate]

Ysaye? Or y'don't say?

What recordings do you recommend as a good performance of the Bach?

Neil, you must have come to my recital! The other half of it was Ysaye's Obsession Sonata...

By far, the best recording of unaccompanied Bach IMHO is Hillary Hahn. She is young, but her performance is incredible! The lush full sound of her chords are something a violinist like me dreams about. Also, for Ysaye, I recommend Maxim Vengerov's recording. Very, very well done!

Ha, Ysaye or you don't say...funny I get it...duh. Technically it's pronounced "eee-sigh" though

[beingtxstate]

I suppose you also learned the Mendelssohn concerto?

Yes, the Mendelssohn is a standard concerto that pretty much every classically trained violinist learns in their studies. Actually, the Bach unaccom. is standard repertoire as well.

[Neil_B]

Neil, you must have come to my recital! The other half of it was Ysaye's Obsession Sonata...

By far, the best recording of unaccompanied Bach IMHO is Hillary Hahn. She is young, but her performance is incredible! The lush full sound of her chords are something a violinist like me dreams about. Also, for Ysaye, I recommend Maxim Vengerov's recording. Very, very well done!

Ha, Ysaye or you don't say...funny I get it...duh. Technically it's pronounced "eee-sigh" though

Maestro BeingTXState,

No, I didn't attend, sad to say. But unaccompanied violin works in standard rep aren't thick on the ground, so Ysaye was a good guess. I believe there's a Bartok unaccompanied sonata as well.

I'll investigate the two recordings you mention. For the Ysaye I have Ruggerio Ricci's set, reissued on Vox in a five disc collection at budget price. It's worth getting, although some of those European radio orchestras Vox used for the concerto recordings in the set aren't the most tonally attractive bunch. Also, a whole CD of Lalo is more treacle than I can stand in one listening session......

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/...album_id=83493

Understood about the pronunciation of Ysaye. It's perhaps my worst classical music pun. The other contender is, "If I wrote a letter to L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, would Ernest Ansermet?" Both those make Ogden Nash's couplet about Saint-Saens being "racked with pains/when people addressed him as 'Saint-Sains'" positively elegant in comparison.

Neil B.

[Neil_B]

Yes, the Mendelssohn is a standard concerto that pretty much every classically trained violinist learns in their studies. Actually, the Bach unaccom. is standard repertoire as well.

And probably most of the standard rep is also conservatory fare as well. Sorry, it was a silly question on my part, Maestro.

[drewpyperc]

Bachelors in Music Education, Masters in Performance (percussion). After grad school, I taught percussion in Texas for a while, then became a band director for a while. Now, I'm a percussionist in the Army. Best job ever. My job is quite unique, even for military bands. It's a perfect fit for me though.

[drewpyperc]

I have played a variety of brass instruments, was in marching band in college and high school, and for those out there that know what I am talking about I marched in a Division 1 Drum and Bugle Corps in 04 and 05 playing euphonium. Now I am a classical music recording engineer living in Nashville, TN. I work for the Nashville Symphony and have done there last 5 albums, as well as there recent radio programs, and live telecast audio feed.

So do you happen to know Chris Norton? Teaches percussion at Belmont, and plays with the NSO quite often. His wife is also in the orchestra. He was my teacher in undergrad (not Belmont, WKU). Where did you march? I was in the snare line at Bluecoats from 93-95, and the snare line in Music City Mystique in 96. Before your time, I'm sure, but maybe we know a few of the same people.

[dirtbikedude]

I play bass guitar and drums......Played bass guitar in many bands over the years..

So that means you're a drummer that can keep time?

Bass is my main instrument (since '78), I dabble with guitar, have played trumpet since '82 and if I ever pass on a new bass I will get my self some pipes, probably a set of Uilleann pipes.

DBD

[Neil_B]

I have played a variety of brass instruments, was in marching band in college and high school, and for those out there that know what I am talking about I marched in a Division 1 Drum and Bugle Corps in 04 and 05 playing euphonium. Now I am a classical music recording engineer living in Nashville, TN. I work for the Nashville Symphony and have done there last 5 albums, as well as there recent radio programs, and live telecast audio feed.

Including the wonderful set of Villa-Lobos works on the Naxos label?

[EasyEd]

I play guitar. I'm a big blues fan. Love the "three Kings" ( Albert, Freddie, and B.B.)