This morning I lost myself in arranging the hymn tune "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" for string trio (violin, viola, and cello). Next month Edris, Pat and I are going to play in church. I wanted a place to play some of my arrangements.
My arrangement was inspired by the blues and Dixieland, if not harmonically, then stylistically. I find myself listening to various music and trying to translate that into string sounds. I know that the timbre is different between, say, a cello and a trombone, but it will be interesting to hear what it actually sounds like when we rehearse. "Pat, could you make this glissando sound like a trombone?" Just can't ask the midi to do that for you!
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