Today I recorded myself playing Menuet 7 (sans double) from the 5th book of Marin Marais' Pièces de viole. Without repeats (there will be enough of those!)
I recorded it in mostly two-bar phrases then made them be one after the other pretty much as it would normally be played. In the repeat of the whole thing, I allowed more of a breath between each. For each clip, I measured the distance between it's very start and the very start of the next one. I replicated this distance each time. There are 6 takes in each track before it loops.
In the coming days, I will get this all ready for the Youtube loop situation. But for now, please enjoy this demo. I love that it has turned out so sparse, with increasingly pained bursts. One thing I plan to experiment with is having the continuo part looping constantly, miserably, underneath.
ps. Having that Double written there is making me want it! Maybe one out of the six can be the double equivalent of the two bar clip. Or maybe I just want it because it is in view and less is more.
I've never heard you play Gamba before! I love when the harmonies align... especially with the micro-dissonances between the unisons.
ReplyDeleteSuper expressive :)
Thank you, Andrew! Feel so microtonal and hardcore :)
Deletei have such a soft spot in my heart for new music with a baroque twist! love this (didn't know you played gamba! so awesome!) can't wait to see where it goes!
ReplyDeleteThanks mate! Yeah I have a soft spot too, totally my jam. Hope Marais doesn't mind how slow I've made it. Good for indulgence purposes :D
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