your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
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your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
of course whistle is a great folk instrument, but what else do you like to play on it? here's the first 3 that came to my mind when i'm not playing 'trad'
1. Brahm's Waltz #39
2. Lost Woods from Zelda
3. Norwegian Wood by the Beatles
what are your top 3?
1. Brahm's Waltz #39
2. Lost Woods from Zelda
3. Norwegian Wood by the Beatles
what are your top 3?
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
1. Stairway to Heaven (or, I will once I get around to recording it into the intro of my cover)
2. On The Turning Away (Pink Floyd. I plan on covering this too at some point, and thought of using whistle during the bridge just because part of the tune reminds me of part of one version of Barbara Allen that I've heard)
3. Last of the Mohicans theme / The Gael (this is like "pseudo-Celtic," I suppose). I play it with whistle and fiddle... obviously not at the same time.
2. On The Turning Away (Pink Floyd. I plan on covering this too at some point, and thought of using whistle during the bridge just because part of the tune reminds me of part of one version of Barbara Allen that I've heard)
3. Last of the Mohicans theme / The Gael (this is like "pseudo-Celtic," I suppose). I play it with whistle and fiddle... obviously not at the same time.
Here's tae us--
Wha's like us?
Damn few--
And they're a' deid--
Mair's the pity.
Wha's like us?
Damn few--
And they're a' deid--
Mair's the pity.
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
1. Assorted Zelda themes--off the top of my head, the opening cinematic theme from Wind Waker (that goes | Ae/e/e2- ee/c/dB | A6 etc. ) I find that the ocarina tunes, in their original keys, tend to fit best on a low G whistle. My homemade low D flute with the extra hole for F natural works well, too.
2. Assorted Jethro Tull flute parts--off the top of my head, Bourrée. That one also benefits from a dedicated Fnat hole, but I half-hole it on the MK sometimes.
3. Whatever else I've heard recently, or have running through my head. Earlier this evening I was noodling and letting my mind wander, and when I checked in I found I was playing the Indiana Jones theme. Last week it was the theme from Deep Space Nine.
One thing I love about whistle is that it can be very spontaneous and improvisatory. I pick a whistle off my desk and blow, then set it down. No opening a case, no assembly, no tuning strings, no strapping it on, no fiddling with reeds. With a baby in the house I've found that to be important!
2. Assorted Jethro Tull flute parts--off the top of my head, Bourrée. That one also benefits from a dedicated Fnat hole, but I half-hole it on the MK sometimes.
3. Whatever else I've heard recently, or have running through my head. Earlier this evening I was noodling and letting my mind wander, and when I checked in I found I was playing the Indiana Jones theme. Last week it was the theme from Deep Space Nine.
One thing I love about whistle is that it can be very spontaneous and improvisatory. I pick a whistle off my desk and blow, then set it down. No opening a case, no assembly, no tuning strings, no strapping it on, no fiddling with reeds. With a baby in the house I've found that to be important!
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
More often than not when I pick up my MK Low D and noodle on it I'll play a Bulgarian tune, either a certain Pravo, or Buchimish (one of my favourite tunes of all time, in 15/8).
I'll also often play an old jazz song such as St James Infirmary or Summertime.
Yes I'll often play Jethro Tull's Bourree too, but in E minor.
Things in the works are the Bulgarian uber-dance Sandansko Horo (in 22/8) and old jazz songs such as Take Five, Lazy River, and Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans.
I'll also often play an old jazz song such as St James Infirmary or Summertime.
Yes I'll often play Jethro Tull's Bourree too, but in E minor.
Things in the works are the Bulgarian uber-dance Sandansko Horo (in 22/8) and old jazz songs such as Take Five, Lazy River, and Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans.
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
15/8 and 22/8, huh? I like a challenge. Can you give a link to a video/recording?
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i'd love to hear a version of 'take 5' on whistle! Paul Desmond does a great job on the alto sax, but i've always enjoyed jazz flute, or in this case whistle.
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
No particular non-celtic tunes played (still a newbier) but the patriotic themes and holiday themes have been nice to explore.
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
After my husband passed away I started playing Titanic's, My Heart Will Go On' I also enjoy playing The Rose and Vincent.
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
so non celtic or else then folk? your question isnt clear
anyway, here is my answere; 2 many 2 list
i didnt learn to play the penny whistle just for trad, or folk, or celtic music
i play all i like and can on all instruments i can
first tunes i learned on penny whistle, scarborough fair and oh susanna, both not celtic, but trad (not irish)? or folk?
anyway, here is my answere; 2 many 2 list
i didnt learn to play the penny whistle just for trad, or folk, or celtic music
i play all i like and can on all instruments i can
first tunes i learned on penny whistle, scarborough fair and oh susanna, both not celtic, but trad (not irish)? or folk?
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
I play a very non-Janis Joplin version of Mercedez-Benz. I like to preface the song by saying, "This song is a prayer."
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
Meditation from Thais
Simple Gifts (great whistle tune)
Ashokan Farewell (wonderful on a D+)
Simple Gifts (great whistle tune)
Ashokan Farewell (wonderful on a D+)
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
Here's the best version, in my opinion, of Sandansko Horo, on Kaval, in 22/8 (or 22/16, you see it written either way, doesn't matter), I have this version on my Ipod and I listen to it all the timestanton135 wrote:15/8 and 22/8, huh? I like a challenge. Can you give a link to a video/recording?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTviFjZ6FWw
Now let's not forget that it's a dance, and you're supposed to dance to it! Here's a great video showing a full Bitov ensemble (gaida, kaval, etc) but keep watching until they show the roomful of people dancing... many people not familiar with Bulgarian dance can't find the beat in these tunes, but all these dancers have no trouble at all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hty4V5icXPY
Then there's Buchimish, in 15/8 (or 15/16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkMKbfKJCtE
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This is my favourite version, with clarinet... the guy's a monster on that thingdspmusik wrote:i'd love to hear a version of 'take 5' on whistle! Paul Desmond does a great job on the alto sax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiXk6HLjitw
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
I just love the opening aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations. It's in a nice whistle friendly key, apart from a couple of Fnat that need to be half holed. It sounds terrific on any whistle. The sheet music is available as a free PDF here:
http://www.free-scores.com/download-she ... p?pdf=6066
Ignore the bottom staff unless you can find a friend who is willing to try it on a low whistle. If you're not familiar with those baroque ornaments, find a YouTube video to help clear it up. If you're not familiar with the Goldbergs, by all means listen to the whole work.
http://www.free-scores.com/download-she ... p?pdf=6066
Ignore the bottom staff unless you can find a friend who is willing to try it on a low whistle. If you're not familiar with those baroque ornaments, find a YouTube video to help clear it up. If you're not familiar with the Goldbergs, by all means listen to the whole work.
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Re: your top 3 non-Celtic tunes you play on whistle
1) Danse de l'ours, which we actually use to dance to as a chapelloise
2) Erev shel shoshanim, a lovely little tune that we learned from a visiting musician
3) Tourdion. Other Late Middle Ages and Renaissance tunes,too, but this is easily becoming a staple.
2) Erev shel shoshanim, a lovely little tune that we learned from a visiting musician
3) Tourdion. Other Late Middle Ages and Renaissance tunes,too, but this is easily becoming a staple.