For enthusiasts of early banjo
Stanwood's Favorite
From the ABM of 1886. It is an original by Frank Converse. I changed the last note...thought about it a lot, and decided to resolve it on a "C" instead of the wrtten "A". This book does not have many mistakes, so changing something is not a knee jerk reaction when something seems amiss. The fingering "4" above the note, and the logical way it resolves led me to do it.
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Comment by Rob MacKillop on September 16, 2010 at 9:47am
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Well done. That is not an easy piece.
PS I think it's an A...
:-)
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Comment by Tim Twiss on September 16, 2010 at 10:58am
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WARNING!! NERDY BANJO TALK-
Okay, it might be, but the C sounds better and makes musical sense. See M 19, the only time an "A" has any any markings is here, clearly a "O" for open. 4 indicates a stopped note. That last measure is just a clear as a bell "C" arpeggio.
OKAY_ALL CLEAR.
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Comment by Greg Adams on September 16, 2010 at 11:08am
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That's it...now you have to post the dots so that we can all weigh in!!! Keep up the great work everyone!
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They already are...getting buried already. See photos.
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Comment by Trapdoor2 on September 16, 2010 at 7:52pm
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Knowing full well I am considerably 'less than an expert', I think the A preserves the minor nature of the tune. The C works for that measure but it would end the tune in Cmaj. If you use the A, it ends the tune in Am...which, I believe, resolves the tune to tonic, eh? It also leads well back "Da Capo" for another round of finger-twisting.
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Hey Marc...don't need to be no expert. Just an eye, an ear, and an opinion.
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LOL, opinions I got! ;-)
It is a neat tune in any case. Not all that difficult (except getting the timing right). Some of those double-grace notes are being hard to get 'in time'. Of course, not up to Twisstastic speed...yet!
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Comment by Joel Hooks on January 16, 2016 at 1:11pm
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Hi Tim, in the Banjoist from 1871 it is the way you play it. -- Just FYI as you are correct.
The next American Banjo Fraternity rally theme is Frank Converse and I was thinking about playing this piece as he has in in two books. It must have been a Converse favorite too.
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