Author Topic: Started learning Vivaldi's 'Winter' Concerto (Read 10422 times)

TwilightOdyssey · « **on:** October 17, 2006, 02:15:39 PM »

If you have a decent grasp of sight reading skills and want a crash course in neoclassical shred, it's a great piece to learn. The piece is called 'Winter' from the 'Four Seasons' Opus. It's also the darkest of the 4 pieces. I've made it up to measure 30 so far, and loving it!

I have the Schirmer transcription of it. Schirmer makes the best classical transcriptions!

Almost every scale and mode is altered to some extent, which makes pattern playing chalenging, as you have to memorize different patterns for each run. It also features some really strange double stops (F and Gb double stop, anyone?).

Anyway, it's a fun piece, and an advanced guitarist can probably get the first movement down in a few evenings.

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:24:24 PM »

our school band used to play the largo movement of winter. it ruled (i played the drums in the school band). I think i had to hit the bass/kick drum about twice for that piece, so I just got to listen to it mostly- great melody.

vivaldi rules. one of my favourite composers.

I'll check out that tab, thanks ben. I remember the time I tried to work out how to play "arrival of the queen of sheba" by handel as well, good times. that'd be a good one to see if there's a tab to as well, for a kind of semi-shred/classical guitar piece.

:drink:

EDIT: i'm assuming you have to buy those? and it's in music notation, not tab?

:drink:

EDIT #2: is this the movement? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTf4A04oHLo

(hilarious video too... or at least, apparently hilarious to germans...)

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:29:32 PM »

You are correct on both points:
It's a physical book, and it's multi-stave notation, not guitar TAB. I'm transcribing it for guitar.

Maybe I'll make a TAB of it when I get it down, tho ...

dave_mc · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:45:48 PM »

^ i hate making tabs. I could probably figure it out by ear, but yeah, there's no way I could be bothered tabbing it.

I think i'm gonna have a go at the summer presto movement actually (the summer storm)- i'd say it's maybe the darkest one, actually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dct8n7y2Y4&mode=related&search=

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:50:26 PM »

If you can sort it out by ear, more power to ya. That's why I learned how to read music -- so I wouldn't have to spend countless hrs replaying a line to get it perfect.

dave_mc · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:59:51 PM »

^ hah, i can read music too, i'm just a lazy bugger.

I can read music to play on a piano easier, i can't be bothered translating that to the guitar (i tend to think in fret numbers on the guitar, again because of sheer laziness).

:lol:

but yeah, if you can sight read the music onto the guitar, that'd be the handy way. :)

Davey · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2006, 04:05:54 PM »

i'll try it out..

after i'm done with the gilbert vids.....

i need teh basics! not just teh speedzor!

good luck though.

n_mountain · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2006, 07:15:58 PM »

I had the transcription as well, but didn't try to play it.
I used it to steal my favourite chord progressions from the concerto, so I could use them in my music. :)
Did the same with Mozarts Requiem.

The only classical piece I once started learning on electric guitar was the Capriccio Nr 16 by Paganini. It's not as high speed as some of the others but it's chock full of unconventional fingerings, and big intervalls, so you really need to get creative on how to play it.

Good luck with the practicing TO! :)

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2006, 08:07:53 PM »

I have a BRILLIANT Italian transcription of the 24 Caprici! I've picked through most of em, and should really make a concentrated study of it one of these years. Hmmm ... maybe in 2k7, who knows?

n_mountain · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2006, 08:38:01 PM »

Is it the one by Ricordi?
with Salvatore Accardo and Edward Neill?
That's the one i have.
hmm, maybe I should work on that Nr 16 again...

JamesHealey · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2006, 08:48:02 PM »

can i have a copy of the transcription?

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2006, 08:49:14 PM »

Quote from: n_mountain

Is it the one by Ricordi?
with Salvatore Accardo and Edward Neill?
That's the one i have.
hmm, maybe I should work on that Nr 16 again...

It's def. an Italian printing. I'll check tonight.

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2006, 08:53:40 PM »

Quote from: JamesHealey

can i have a copy of the transcription?

PM me.

dave_mc · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2006, 10:08:27 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

I have a BRILLIANT Italian transcription of the 24 Caprici! I've picked through most of em, and should really make a concentrated study of it one of these years. Hmmm ... maybe in 2k7, who knows?

wow, those are hardcore. i think i have a tab of one of them from a guitar world that yng tabbed (the 24th?).

:(

lulusg · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2006, 01:49:16 AM »

I saw Uli Roth at the House of Blues about a couple of years ago. He played three of Vivaldis four seasons, with that wicked guitar he had made just to play Vivaldi. What a great challenge Ben.