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Brian,
I think the transposition problem properly belongs in the composer's domain, because composers only have to solve the problem once - just like other transposing instruments.
I also think that it would be quite difficult for a non-shak player to write playable shakuhachi music, though not impossible, of course.
I have been composing smallish solo pieces for myself to play, and a some violin-shak duets to play with a friend. The pieces I have done so far are (easy) student-level, but I am not ashamed of them - they are available on my web site www.hand2ear.org. They are in Western notation with no indications for fingering. When I get to be a better player, I will undertake more ambitious pieces (with fingerings!), though I am considering writing a short opera which uses shakuhachi and percussion as the instrumental unit. My stuff is tonal-classical in style, though I am musically omnivorous and write in a variety of styles.
Charles
Brian Ritchie <brianritchie@mac.com> wrote:
Thanks Charles,
That's a great solution for music that's being newly composed. When you write are you writing on the shakuhachi? Because if not then you, the composer, have the transposition problem. If you didn't know how to play shakuhachi it would be difficult to do things that way. What kind of music are you composing for shakuhachi?
Regards,
BR
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<DIV>I think the transposition problem properly belongs in the composer's domain, because composers only have to solve the problem once - just like other transposing instruments.</DIV>
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<DIV>I also think that it would be quite difficult for a non-shak player to write playable shakuhachi music, though not impossible, of course.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been composing smallish solo pieces for myself to play, and a some violin-shak duets to play with a friend. The pieces I have done so far are (easy) student-level, but I am not ashamed of them - they are available on my web site <A href="http://www.hand2ear.org">www.hand2ear.org</A>. They are in Western notation with no indications for fingering. When I get to be a better player, I will undertake more ambitious pieces (with fingerings!), though I am considering writing a short opera which uses shakuhachi and percussion as the instrumental unit. My stuff is tonal-classical in style, though I am musically omnivorous and write in a variety of styles. </DIV>
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<DIV>Charles<BR><BR><B><I>Brian Ritchie <brianritchie@mac.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Thanks Charles, <BR><BR>That's a great solution for music that's being newly composed. When you write are you writing on the shakuhachi? Because if not then you, the composer, have the transposition problem. If you didn't know how to play shakuhachi it would be difficult to do things that way. What kind of music are you composing for shakuhachi? <BR><BR>Regards, <BR><BR>BR <BR>_____________________________________________<BR><BR>List un/subscription information is at:<BR>http://communication.ucsd.edu/shaku/listsub.html
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