Ok so MJP and I were in the car last night and this song pops up on his iPod doodad "oh man I love this song and can totally play this on clarinet I bet!" And so my mission for today was set! Plus I really just needed an excuse to start playing again :toot:
I used the piano scores available
here as the base, though I warn anyone else wanting to try this at home they transcribe accidentals VS key signatures pretty randomly (at least in this piece oh boy)
THINGS TO NOTE:
- There are 3 notes in particular that totally suck on clarinet: concert F#, G, G# in the middle of the treble clef. Guess what this song starts out with and spotlights in the first part :V
- Those clicky noises in the first part? Yeah that's cause the key sig had SIX SHARPS = go hog wild with pinky keys. I don't think there's really a way around it. It's pretty obvious IMO when I switch to a key that's easier.
- I skipped the guitar/whatever part, it didn't sound right in a solo piece (or I'm not good enough to make it sound good so that's probably it) If I can improve I can pop it back it in. On that note, I'm also not good enough to have done this in just one take, and I had to edit in one spot where the cat walked by the mic whoops.
- Probably out of tune. I am terrible about these things.
So, uh yeah there you have it. I'm not sure what to tackle next yet, a lot of the Touhou songs don't make super-amazing solo pieces or I'm just not skilled enough to make it happen. Any comments? Suggestions? Gifts of Girl Scout cookies?