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| A very strange request | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 20 2008, 01:28 PM (323 Views) | |
| Dewey | Jul 20 2008, 01:28 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I might have mentioned earlier that our church's pipe organ will be celebrating its 100th birthday next year. I've started to discuss having a special birthday party concert for it at some point, likely inviting other organists to come in and play in addition to our own organist. I was thinking it would be cool to really have some fun with it, including not only old standard hymns, Bach organ works, etc., but also some things that you wouldn't ever hear on it before - different genres of music. This afternoon, as I was driving home, an admittedly odd idea popped into my head. It might be fun to play "Dueling Banjos" on it, along with a guitar or banjo accompanist (hey, I've already admitted it was strange). So, the request. Nothing's new under the sun. Yes, I've since discovered someone has done something very similar; a theater organ and a tuba, on youtube. But if anyone knows where I might find sheet music of Dueling Banjos, for guitar or banjo, and pipe organ, please point me in the right direction. A long shot, but I thought I'd throw it out there.
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 20 2008, 01:31 PM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I'm guessing you will have to do your own arrangement there, Dew. But it should not be that hard to do for someone who knows the instrument. Pretty simple. I bet Apple could come up with something. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 20 2008, 01:33 PM Post #3 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I'm also thinking maybe Hush or Highway Star. Might not go over too big with the congregation, though. Got any headbangers? |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| George K | Jul 20 2008, 01:35 PM Post #4 |
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This looks like it might work.
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Jane D'Oh | Jul 20 2008, 03:30 PM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Mr D'oh and I agree that that is, indeed, a very strange request.
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| ivorythumper | Jul 20 2008, 03:48 PM Post #6 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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Which makes me think it all the stranger....
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| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| Dewey | Jul 20 2008, 05:23 PM Post #7 |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Rainman | Jul 20 2008, 09:39 PM Post #8 |
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You're going to honor 100 years of the pipe organ as used in church, the countless thousands of hymns, worship services, music at funerals, Easter/Christmas/Everything else - the depth and solace that the church's organ and all of the organists over 100 years provided as appropriate means of worshiping God . . . by playing duelling banjos. Sounds good to me. |
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| Free Rider | Jul 21 2008, 08:00 AM Post #9 |
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Dewey the call and response melodies would work well as written. I think that when the song gets to the fingerpick jam (2nd half) the organist should hold RH chords and play the bass line. When the Banjo get complicated the organ should go long tones. Let the guitar/banjo player subdivide 16ths. Just my 2 cents' |
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| Mark | Jul 21 2008, 08:27 AM Post #10 |
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Here's a potential "hymn" for ya Dewey! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT6LRADexhw&feature=related :lol: |
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| Dewey | Jul 21 2008, 10:21 AM Post #11 |
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Rainman, the organ is a blessing to our congregation that has been used in worship almost every Sunday for a hundred years. The idea here is that the full range of the blessing of having the organ should be recognized, and in ways that are either not utilized, or not appropriate, for Sunday morning worship. My thoughts are to have a community concert some evening to show what a remarkable blessing the little congregation actually has hiding in its sanctuary, and to offer an opportunity for some fun variety. Of course, the vast majority of what would make up the concert would be sacred music of one sort or another. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jul 21 2008, 10:56 AM Post #12 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Heck with Dueling Banjos. Play some Doors or Deep Purple, yo! |
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| Dewey | Jul 21 2008, 11:53 AM Post #13 |
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:lol: "Psst... hey Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?" |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Frank_W | Jul 21 2008, 12:04 PM Post #14 |
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What about Kansas, "Carry On Wayward Son"?
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Mark | Jul 21 2008, 12:14 PM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pS5xzOWbwo |
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| Frank_W | Jul 21 2008, 12:25 PM Post #16 |
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That's the video I meant to search for. That little girl kicks ass!!
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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