You can hear it here:
http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2171&alid=319
“Whistle Duet” is number 8 on the list.
Enjoy!
Aldon ![]()
You can hear it here:
http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=2171&alid=319
“Whistle Duet” is number 8 on the list.
Enjoy!
Aldon ![]()
very nice!
BRAVO!!! WheeeeWhoooooo!!! ENCORE!!!
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Aldon: (bowing to the audience) Thank you, thank you! Oh, you’re soooo kind… ![]()
Lovely duet. You inspired me to turn out my cupboard to find my copy of the book. I had a lot of problems getting the Whistler’s Pocket Companion as they wouldn’t ship outside of US. I love the last track on the CD Handel’s Sonata No 6 Opus 9 and eventually managed to get hold of the music but it’s hard to play.
Thanks Selkie!
I think it’s a great book, though it doesn’t get much mention when folks are discussing whistle books. What sold me on the book was the number of multi-whistle arrangements, and the variety of the tunes.
I’m not familiar with the sonata you mentioned. I do enjoy reading out of the Classical Fakebook. There are quite a few tunes playable-as-written on a D whistle.
I’ll have to look up the Handel tune. Sounds like fun… ![]()
Aldon
The Sonata is no 48 on the CD that comes with The Whistler’s Pocket Companion. The very last piece of music. The notation for it isn’t in the book.
Very nice playing. I ejoyed it. However, to my ears it sounds like, and I mean this in a good way, recorders. I wonder why. Is it just because of the “classical” type music? What do you-all think?
Mike
Really nice! It doesn’t sound especially like recorders to me, more like whistles playing recorder music (a great combination).
I’ve never heard a Burke composite D before. I have his aluminum D pro. Anyone care to comment on the differences in sound and response between his composite and metal whistles?
Dana
Might could it be that when you are in a whistle-friendly key playing classical, the difference between a whistle and a recorder is the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
I play classical on whistles from time to time, and I’ve found that when you play a whistle like a recorder, it does sound a lot like a recorder.
–James
James,
I think you have it there. Classical music imposes a bit of restraint on the player so I think there would be a tendency to be a bit restrained and be more careful about the pops and squeeks that tinwhistlers embrace or at least don’t mind too much. Maybe the Burke composite itself lends a “woody” timbre?
Anyway, I liked the clip. I’d also like to hear a clip of the same whistle playing some IrTrad.
Mike
H’mmm. So all this rec**der hatred is really classical style hatred? Verrrry interesting.
I think the composite whistle sounds more woody, too. In fact, I like it very much! (must resist…)
Dana
Thanks ya’ll!
I agree with peeplj. It’s all in how you play it. I pulled a recorder out the other day and was playing whistle-style ornaments on it. It worked better than I expected, but felt cumbersome.
I’ll record something on the Burke composite that’s a little more on the ITM side and post it for those who are interested.
Selkie, I didn’t get the CD when I got the book. I didn’t even know there was a CD! I’m gonna go hunt for it online now…
Aldon