The first movement of Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 clocked in at just under 7 minutes, making it the longest piece I have done so far. This movement has also been requested by a few people. The solo violin part isn’t as virtuosic as some of Bach’s other solo parts, but it [...]

This is the third movement from the quadruple violin concerto in b minor from L’Estro Armonico of Vivaldi. As in the first movement, I have chosen to use an alto melodica for all parts. The video includes solo violin 1 through 4 clockwise from upper left. The orchestration breaks down like this: Solo: Vln 1, [...]

For this arrangement, I chose not to use an actual recorder for the recorder part, unlike for the first movement. The distribution of instruments is as follows: Concertino Trumpet: soprano melodica Recorder: soprano melodica Oboe: alto melodica Violin: alto melodica Ripieno: Vln 1, Vln 2, Vla: alto melodica Continuo: alto melodica Cello: bass melodica Bass: [...]

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 View in HQ on YouTube YouTube Playlist More Videos