The final movement of Bach’s 6th Brandenburg Concerto required a significant amount of arranging before it could be played on melodicas. There were several passages in the solo viola parts that needed to be moved, and most of the 2nd gamba part was out of the range of the alto melodica. In most cases I [...]
This is a 5-part consort piece written by Franco-Flemish composer Josquin des Prez, considered by many to be one of the most significant composers of the early Renaissance. Although this piece was written for a standard high to low consort distribution, I have chosen to adapt it for 5 equal instruments. For this performance, the [...]
Arranged and performed by James Howard Young on Alto Melodica, overdubbed in 10 parts. Higher quality MP3: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] View in HQ on YouTube YouTube Playlist More Videos
Users who upgrade to Max 5.1 may have heard of Max for Live and seen the new objects in the objects menu. However, you don’t need to purchase or run Max for Live in order to take advantage of some neat new objects. That’s not to say Max for Live isn’t worth buying, but more [...]
This is a post inspired by a status update in Facebook. I think it’s nice that Safari lets us get away with so many great new words – most of them reflections of the digital age. Kudos to Apple for the coolest spellchecker around! (if it could just learn not to turn itself off for [...]
This arrangement uses alto and bass melodicas. The scoring looks like this: Oboe I: alto melodica Oboe II: alto melodica Bassoon: bass melodica Violin I: alto melodica Violin II: alto melodica Cello / Bass: bass melodica Keyboard continuo: alto melodica Apologies for the out-of-focus moments. I got a new HD webcam which I am very [...]