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Dear all, This is my entry in the Xtra Styles competition recently announced by PG Music. It occurred to me that there may well be users who only visit this forum and who could be interested in the side of BIAB that I've used in this work's creation. It is for those users that I post this link here. BackgroundI really enjoy arranging melodies using the contrapuntal techniques of the Baroque and pre-Baroque periods of music. For this reason, when PG Music announced the 'Xtra Styles' competition, I thought it would be an interesting personal challenge to write an instrumental duet and to use BIAB as the 'continuo' that supports the underlying harmony. (In Baroque music, the harpischord, clavichord or organ often fulfilled the role of continuo.) With the above in mind, I grabbed a duet that I started a few years ago but had not completed and began working from there. I have never done anything like this with BIAB before. At the end of the process, I am incredibly impressed with the software and just how very versatile it is. I hope you enjoy my version of "Oh! Susanna". It's probably best described as 'counterpoint meets Stephen Foster meets Band In A Box'. Xtra Style
_MEADOWS.STY (Meadows Piano Pop with Brushes)
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1759: Bass, Electric, Pop16ths Ev 085
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664: Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SouthernRock Ev 085 (A:fpick)
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The _MEADOWS.STY style was used exactly as is without any modification other than tweaking volume balances.
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Excellent arrangement and production Noel. I enjoyed the song and background story.
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That is wonderful, Noel. A terrific listen.
One of those pieces that flows effortlessly on the ears, but when one ponders it, would seem that much effort went in to making it seem so effortless....
Great mix! Really enjoyed that.
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This is great, Noel! My training was classical (many years ago!), and I have always loved the baroque/counterpoint type of arrangements. You did a great job with this! Very impressive.
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Noël, What a lovely version of Oh Sussanna! It reminds me of medieval songs and images like this one:  I could even imagine one of the girls might be Sussanna. Great music! Anne-Marie
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Excellent arrangement and production Noel. I enjoyed the song and background story.
Charlie Hey Charlie, Thank you for passing through the thread! I appreciate the comment. Glad you liked it. Regards, Noel
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That is wonderful, Noel. A terrific listen.
One of those pieces that flows effortlessly on the ears, but when one ponders it, would seem that much effort went in to making it seem so effortless....
Great mix! Really enjoyed that.
fj Thanks floyd. Appreciate the visit and comments. I used to write/arrange heaps of instrumentals. Then BIAB came along and my direction changed. I've read a few books on the subject and the principles of counterpoint are easy to understand (at least with two voices). Getting an arrangement together, though, takes a bit of time. It's a jigsaw puzzle in a way. At the end of the day, if you get the right bits into the right places, the end result works. After learning the basics of counterpoint, I came to have a whole new appreciation of the brilliance of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Thanks again for the visit and comments. Noel
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Noel, This was something very cool and different. I really enjoyed it.  Nice work. Bob
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Wow! Brilliant idea and execution. After listening we went on a net journey to learn about the origins of the baroque style. Fascinating as we only had very peripheral awareness of the style. We remain technically clueless but that mercifully doesn't prevent us from immensely enjoying a production like this! J&B
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This is great, Noel! My training was classical (many years ago!), and I have always loved the baroque/counterpoint type of arrangements. You did a great job with this! Very impressive.
Steve
Hi Steve, It's great to see you again. Yep... counterpoint can work really well when in the hands of people like Bach. I have a LONG way to go, yet. Two of my favourite Bach works... Air On A G StringSheep May Safely GrazeHope you have a great day! Noel
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Noël, What a lovely version of Oh Sussanna! It reminds me of medieval songs and images like this one: I could even imagine one of the girls might be Susanna. Great music! Anne-Marie Hi Anne-Marie, It's good to see you! Believe it or not, when I was putting this piece together I thought of you and your wonderful vocal work with counterpoint. Some of the harmonies I've heard from you have been very impressive! Thank you for visiting. I really appreciate it. All the best, Noel P.S. Love the picture! That says so much about the Baroque period. Maybe Susanna is the flautist
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Beautifully put together Noel!! The instrument interplay is beautiful (very classical) and the mix is excellent. Great stuff!! Take care. Greg
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Noel, This was something very cool and different. I really enjoyed it. Nice work. Bob Thanks Bob! It was fun to put together. Regards, Noel
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I'm late to the party but glad that I came. This is different but extremely well done. I really liked it plus it shows another side of BiaB.
Great job on the counter points!
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Wow! Brilliant idea and execution. After listening we went on a net journey to learn about the origins of the baroque style. Fascinating as we only had very peripheral awareness of the style. We remain technically clueless but that mercifully doesn't prevent us from immensely enjoying a production like this! J&B Hey J&B! Good to see you. Thanks for the comments! Appreciate them. You might be interested in this... Baroque is an interesting period of music. The link below is to Beethoven. Even though he's from the Classical period of music, a couple hundred years later, this piece is very heavily loaded with two part counterpoint (mezzo soprano and soprano). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3eKhjkdzYYWhen counterpoint is in progress, it's possible to hear two (or more) distinct melodies and one can concentrate and isolate each individual melody when listening. The above highlights this very well. Harmony, on the other hand, provides aural texture. This occurs when the full choir sing in the above. When this happens it's no longer possible to isolate individual melodies because all notes are dependent on one another and create a single chordal sound. Regards, Noel
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Noel, Wow what a great piece. Stephen Foster is one of the all time great writers. What you've done here is nothing short of fantastic. Tom
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Beautifully put together Noel!! The instrument interplay is beautiful (very classical) and the mix is excellent. Great stuff!! Take care. Greg Thanks Greg! Always appreciate your thoughts. Regards, Noel
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I'm late to the party but glad that I came. This is different but extremely well done. I really liked it plus it shows another side of BiaB.
Great job on the counter points! Hey Mario, Good to see you. As you show us time and time again, all that limits any of us with BIAB is our imagination! I don't know why I've never tried doing something like this before.... I think my own imagination drives in the ultra-slow lane. Thanks for listening. Noel
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Noel, Wow what a great piece. Stephen Foster is one of the all time great writers. What you've done here is nothing short of fantastic. Tom Hey Tom, I always appreciate your support. Thanks for dropping in and giving the song a listen. Now if only I had your production ability! All the best, Noel
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Noel,
Now that set my mind remembering!! I have a solid classical piano upbringing, from years back, up to Grade 6 Royal Academy of Music Theory and Practical and the use of BIAB as the continuo was initially disturbing but very soon grew on me.
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Noel,
Now that set my mind remembering!! I have a solid classical piano upbringing, from years back, up to Grade 6 Royal Academy of Music Theory and Practical and the use of BIAB as the continuo was initially disturbing but very soon grew on me.
Well done!
Alyn Alyn, I'm really sorry. This slipped past me. Thank you for listening. I have to say that I'm incredibly impressed! Sixth grade theory and practical is excellent going! That's an achievement to be proud of. All the best, Noel
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This is so creative and beautiful. Never thought I could imagine ballet dancers with this song but I can. Great job Noel.
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Hi Josie, It's always great to see you. Thanks for having a listen Regards, Noel
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