Hooked on Two-Part Inventions.......

[poltr1]

A couple of weeks ago, Jeanette, my church's choir and music director, asked me if I was interested in performing for our Classical Potpourri concert at the end of September, and what I would play. After a few hours of thought, I decided that the perfect piece would be J.S. Bach's Two Part Invention #14 in Bb Major (also known as BWV 785 by Bach aficionados). I will play one line on bass clarinet, and Jeanette will play the other line on my Minimoog synthesizer, pre-set to a clarinet patch.

How did I first discover the Two-Part Inventions? Three words: Switched-On Bach. This was an album of classical music realized on a Moog modular synthesizer system by Wendy Carlos. (Yes, she was known at the time as Walter Carlos.) The album had realizations of three of the 15 two-part inventions. I soon found a book of sheet music for the two-part inventions, and tried to play them on a keyboard. I still have some trouble syncing the left and right hands on the piano.

So now I need to do some practicing. The concert is the evening of Saturday, September 25 at the Miami Valley UU Fellowship. Cost is $20.

Comments

[billroper]

Cool. Knock 'em dead.

[kliklikitty.livejournal.com]

Sweet. Love Bach myself, although I must admit I a prefer Handel & Chopin a bit more.. & when Holst is in the offing, I become an eager and very silent listener...