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Three Preludes on Occitan Songs
The single download comprises of an Introduction with performers' notes, a score with TAB underneath (to aid with the DADGBD tuning) and a score with notes only.
In performance, the guitar is tuned DADGBD (with both strings 1 and 6 tuned to D).
I
composed Three Preludes on Occitan Songs
during the years I spent living and working in South West France.
I had
the pleasure of seeing Occitan bands performing at village festivals. The style
of music was coarse and rhythmic with lyrics telling timeless stories. I borrowed the most
simple of melodic fragments and use them to create contemporary guitar works
suitable for concert performance.
The Cancion de Hialara translates as The Spinners
Song. In this, I have imitated the rustic drones of the hurdy-gurdies found in
Occitan bands through the use of tremolo patterns.
Som Som is a lullaby. This melody is
familiar to many cultures across Europe and beyond.
Lò Nostre
Ase translates
as Our Donkey. It is a comic song which tells of the antics of a stubborn
rustic animal. Players should enjoy the hemiola rhythms where 3/4 is set again
6/8.
For other solo compositions, arrangements, and teaching scores, see: www.danjonesguitarist.com.
This can
cause some difficulty in reading. Also, to take advantage of the sonority of
the instrument when tuned this way, the unusual playing positions and fingering
are critical. It is for these reasons that I have provided the score in just
notes but also with notes and tablature below.
Thank
you and I hope you enjoy Three Preludes on Occitan Songs.
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