Notes game

[Corsaire]

There's a lot of conflicting info on the internet - it seems to be attributed to Purcell and Clarke. However, I have seen that it is wrongly attributed to Purcell - another myth exploded !
Thanks, Paul - I wouldn't have looked any further if you hadn't pointed it out !

 

[JeffJetton]

Still, credit for finding it really goes to Corsaire. His only mistake was the attribution to Purcell, which appears to be common.

And that is the connection to Minuet in G, which is commonly attributed to J. S. Bach but actually compared by Christian Petzold.

Poor Jeremiah Clarke, both of his big hits (Trumpet Voluntary, aka Prince of Denmarks March and Trumpet Tune) were credited to Purcell for ages, and often still are today. And thats not the most tragic thing about him either, sadly.

Anyway, congrats Corsaire. Youre up!

 

[Corsaire]

Yes, I read about Jeremiah Clarke's demise. I've certainly learnt something new !

The tune to follow is in D major :
A B C D C B A

If I put in any more notes, I fear it would give it away !

 

[debra]

Yes, I read about Jeremiah Clarkes demise. Ive certainly learnt something new !

The tune to follow is in D major :
A B C D C B A

If I put in any more notes, I fear it would give it away !

The Northern Jig (see ) goes like this and is in D major.
(There are several songs called Northern Jig but they are not all this one.)

<ATTACHMENT filename=northern-jig.png index=0>

If this isnt it well need more to go on to disambiguate the potentially many results that match this bit and are in D major.

 

[Corsaire]

No, that's not it.

Octaves as per ABC notation, and an extra note :
a b c D c b a f

 

[debra]

No, thats not it.

Octaves as per ABC notation, and an extra note :
a b c D c b a f

So without rhythm you mean?


Its almost like BWV850 but transposed (without key change)... so it cannot be that. But are these the notes you mean?

 

[Corsaire]

It seems only you and I are playing this, Paul ....

Here is how it should look - Im sorry I explained myself badly - big and small letters mixed up.
And you get a bonus - 3/4 time which the software wouldnt let me delete - but ignore the bar line.

 

[debra]

It seems only you and I are playing this, Paul ....

Here is how it should look - Im sorry I explained myself badly - big and small letters mixed up.
And you get a bonus - 3/4 time which the software wouldnt let me delete - but ignore the bar line.

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

This helps: we get the right notes and the time signature.
With the right notes alone Belledune Quickstep would be a perfect match but its time signature is 2/4...
and Top Hornpipe BFl2.32 by Browne would be a perfect match but it is 4/4...

 

[JeffJetton]

Hmmm... Thought it might be "Hail to the Chief" before you tossed that new note and time signature in.

 

[Corsaire]

The 3/4 is a waltz
I believe it's pretty well-known accordion piece - I learnt it a long time ago.
Some versions have a couple of intro bars - I've not put them in as my music doesn't have them.

 

[JeffJetton]

Does that first note fall on beat one, or is it a pickup note?

Is it by Strauss? :?:

 

[Corsaire]

No, not by Strauss. In fact, Ive been looking it up on internet ad I cant find who actually wrote it ! It seems to be linked with another waltz and has been played by Jimmy Shand among others.
The music I have is duet version for accordions arranged by Ragnar Salldin and perhaps its not as well-known as I thought.

Ill give it away :

 

[debra]

Ill give it away :

[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]

Sorry, doesnt ring a bell...

 

[Corsaire]

Okay - its obviously not well-known as I thought it would be !

I learnt it as Sorrento Thoughts but have seen it on YouTube as Saint Bernards Waltz : Sorrento Thoughts. Im not sure who write it, possibly Andrew Rankine.
I left out the intro which is 2 or 3 bars.



Theres another version but the player looks utterly miserable and its reflected in the music !

Perhaps you should go next, Paul - youve given it a good try !

 

[debra]

Perhaps you should go next, Paul - youve given it a good try !

Sorry that this didnt work out.
Here is a piece that is not composed for accordion but every sufficiently advanced accordion player should have tried this.
Im placing the octave jump at A (So A...Gis is one octave and a-gis the next octave.)
A (C) Bes A a F
The (C) means this is a grace note.

There is a bit of intro that precedes this. This is the start of the (slow) melody. The whole piece does not stay slow (otherwise it wouldnt be for advanced players...)

Easy?

 

[Corsaire]

It's not Czardas Gypsy Airs is it ? If so, it's beyond my capabilities !!!

 

[debra]

Its not Czardas Gypsy Airs is it ? If so, its beyond my capabilities !!!

Yep, Czardas by Vittorio Monti. 45.200 hits on YouTube for Czardas Monti accordion, so quite popular. I already thought it was too easy (as a guess, not to play it).
I have played (and performed) this several times, first on PA (perhaps 20 years ago), later on CBA. It was also the first tune I used to try out my new AKKO (CBA).

Back to you!

 

[Corsaire]

Okay - now this one is well-known !
Key : Dm
All in the same octave

A D F D C#

 

[debra]

Okay - now this one is well-known !
Key : Dm
All in the same octave

A D F D C#

Is this game hopeless? Or are we hopeless.
On our classical radio there is a daily game called nootschieten (shooting notes). They play about 1 second from a recording, and the audience gets to guess title and composer. There are presumably thousands of people listening, and every day they take about 10 guesses (by phone). Typically the same fragment lasts 3 to 5 days (meaning 30 to 50 guesses) before someone guesses right (or actually just knows and really recognizes the 1 second fragment).
What we are trying to do corresponds to roughly a one second fragment (longer if it is slow), with just the notes but not the rhythm, and we expect that one from a handful of people to guess it. I am beginning to think this is hopeless.

The A D F D C# fragment may be well-known, yet no matter how I try to hum it (silently) it doesnt ring a bell. Maybe someone else can though...

 

[Corsaire]

You could be right - perhaps we're making this too difficult. After all, we haven't all followed the same route so are unlikely to know all the same music. We should put more notes in, but I'm not sure that would help.

I'll give you a couple of clues :
"Gypsy Airs" (your entry gave me the idea)
Brahms

Although not written for piano, it is played on the accordion and sounds superb.