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G. F. HÄNDEL
CONCERTO GROSSO Op. 6 no. 10 in D minor
for guitar ensemble
Transcription: Nikos Chatzieleftheriou
EPN 1384
ISMN 979-0-69151-816-8
Pages: 32
Size! 235 x 320 mm
1. This is a transcription for 5 guitars: guitars 4 and 5 (contrabass guitar tuned one octave lower) constitute a pair, complementing one another so that the cello part can be performed its entire range, as written by Handel. In the few cases where the phrase can be performed by guitar 4, which is tuned regularly, guitar 5 duplicates the melody, in analogy to the cello-double bass relationship.
2. In the Overture it is possible (and at the performers’ discretion) for each performer except for guitar 5 (contrabass) to play polyphonically various voice combinations, in order for a richer sound to be achieved. Because these combinations can vary, the present transcription features only the simple monophonic version.
3. The “Air” (2nd movement) features a guitar tuned up a 4th. Performance is possible either with the presence of a 6th guitarist or with the transposition of the part of guitar 1 up a 4th and the suitable tuning of the guitar.
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