Rat in the Bed
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- A tune I wrote a long time ago for one of my pet rats (Mrs Rowl) when she was ill.
Audio was captured straight from the camera so isn't great quality.
Notes can be found here:
www.rowlhouse.c... 
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There is no more poignant a sound than that of the concertina: sweet, sad, and touching. It's a miraculous instrument and you, good Professor, play it beautifully. Thank you for sharing your talent and this beautiful song.
Hello Danny ,
What a wonderful layered bit of music .. Very very nice .. I favorited this clip the week I joined and have been enjoying it ever since .. All the very best from New England . Yours Guy
Greetings from Vietnam. I"m an English teacher here and am introducing all our strange and beautiful music to my students. I have a concertina with me but don't play well at all. My clawhammer banjo playing is very good though. Is there TAB for this wonderful little instrument you play so well?
@ProfRat (cont 1) ... exactly the moment you press the b in the tune on the second beat. On a treble instrument you'll have trouble with the second bar because the lowest D is just too high - so play the low A instead (the 5th in the chord of D). Similarly in the third bar use the B, not the E - it gives a nice rising sequence. In the 4th bar I would play A on the first beat and D on the third because that leads nicely to the C in the next bar... and so on....
@SuperBeanson Thanks, and yes - the melody and accompany interleave between the hands and fingers. It seems weird at first (I guess) - but really it's no different from, say, the guitar, where melody and accompany interleave between the different fingers.
@reeding Two rather different approaches:
John Nixon - e.g. recording called 'The Concertina Connection'.
Simon Thoumire - e.g. The Big Day In. Fusion of jazz and Scottish trad.
Both players can be found by searching youtube or google etc.
Very nice tune Danny. Just for the case when my rabbit - she is in good shape at the moment - would be getting ill, will you write a tune for her , I am sure it will cure her.
Marien
It almost sounded like a JS Bach piece. I'm sure the rat got well hearing it. I know for a fact rats love music. Beautiful composition!
I have got Beaumont Hayden Duet Concertina 52 keys learning to play it's hard!
where to get the music sheet from for this wonderful piece of music rat in the bed?
Here: rowlhouse.co.uk/concertina/music/rat.gif
Thank you, man really appreciate that!
I look forward to hearing your version!
Thanks I just got my concertina three weeks ago trying hard to make a progress :)
Not only can you play the squeeze-box beautifully... You also have impeccable taste in flooring. Nice.
Tunes that end on the dominant just never sound complete to me. Just my opinion, very nice otherwise.
you play off the hook - check out my vids im a beginner on domincan style diatonic accordion
fantastic sounding nstrument and player!
I'm a fan!!!
@Roddyoneeye Not quite sure what you mean. It's an "English concertina", so isn't "in" any particular key, though the basic layout is based on C major (in the same way that all the "white notes" on a piano are in C major).
ProfRat
You really liked that rat I take it? Also, nice tune.
really great tune, and wonderfull sounding instrument
Certainly a pretty composition! Very nicely done indeed!
We keep ratties, and love them to bits!! and what a beautiful tune.
Absolutely wonderful composition and performance.
I love the concertina! You have played the anglo concertina very beautifully! Thank you for taking the time to share this music with us!
It's an English concertina, not an anglo, and yes, he does play it beautifully!
fleetingdays
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Thanks! (I disagree, but will not quibble!!)
enjoyed the piece. Thank you very much.
Leo
Such wonderful composition!!!
does anyone know of jazz played with this?
Très convaincante démonstration sur un bien jolie morceau de musique. Merci
pretty cool, I hope the rat enjoyed it!
was actually just thinking of using them when practicing at home or camping when i want to be quiet!
beautiful tune, man!
What cord is your instrument ?
It is such a nice tune and wonderfully played! Thank you very much for sharing it with us. This has inspired me to begin to learn to play the concertina. Best Wishes
Thanks - really nice to hear that!
this is lovely :)
Thanks!
Terriffic.
Bravo
very good
very good
This is very beautifull...
in another video, you talked about baffles for your english concertina. interested in how u did that. thanks
You can see the outside on the Michael Turner's Waltz one. It's just MDF, cut out in the centre for the button region, held in place with a couple of pieces of sticky-backed Velcro (I've never had a problem with it leaving a permanent mark, but you have to judge that for yourself!). I thinned the MDF around the central region so that it fits more snugly over the raised concertina ends.
thanks for your help. will mess around with the idea
You can quickly experiment with thick cardboard (perhaps glueing some sheets together) - that's what I did before making something more long-lasting.
Actually was thinking about black craft foam and maybe glueing a few layers of that together to make it a bit thicker and more study. Was wondering about the foam being a petroleum product on the wood finish. I suppose it would be separated with the Velcro strips etc.
You could try... but I suspect it wouldn't be very effective at modulating the sound. Even high density foam is around 25 kg per m^3 compared to values around 700 for MDF or wood... nothing quite like experimenting though!
@ProfRat (cont 2) In a couple of places this pattern can be changed - e.g. the run up to the second half just play in thirds below the tune. Then finally, when you've got the hang of doing all this without affecting how you play the tune, just add in a few extra notes to thicken the chords, if you like - for example the g just below the tune's b in the first bar.
There - that's all of my secrets!
@RobertAubois I don't have the energy to write out a full accompaniment now! Also... this is on a tenor-treble - on a treble you'd have to change it a lot. So I can explain the basics: Most chords aren't really chords - they're just a bass note under the tune. For starters just play the bass note of the chord (in the sheet music you've seen) on the first and third beat of each bar, making sure to hold it for the full crotchet length. So in the first full bar, hold the low G until...
Thank you, that's a very nice tune. Please may I play it?
Of course - hope you enjoy it.
@VerHohnert Thanks. It's a tenor-treble English concertina (made by Wheatstone). Tenor-treble means that it goes down lower (to the C below middle-C) than a "normal" English concertina. It has a 4 octave range, so about the same as a viola.
Some people tune one of the low Eb or D# notes to a Bb (or B) to increase the range still further.
What a charming piece of music and so well played.
Nothing but pleasure to listen, as your other compositions.
Hehe to the floor comment! That floor could be a bit intense at times (it was a rented appartment) - so I had plenty of rugs! Thanks for the comments about the playing :)
Great composition! And great played, keep it up.
Thank you, very delightful indeed, it is good to hear some one who knows what they are doing, your music is very inspiring.
Amazing what beautiful music you can squeeze out of that tiny concertina. I'm impressed!
Love it! I now want to learn the concertina. I'll try to learn it on my tin whistle.
Nice! What a concertina are you playing, Sir?
It's English system - a tenor treble, so goes from the C below middle-C up to a C four octaves above that. Made by Wheatstone, probably from around 1910 or so.
Thank you
I am interested in Hayden duet concertina. Easier to learn to play, to my mind.
Perhaps - it all depends on what kind of music you want to play, though. A Hayden duet is, to be honest, probably better suited to my tune here than the English - but one just has to do the best one can!
Oh so wonderful - exactly the sound I like most on concertina!