A basic classical piece

[rumpystumpy]

I’ve been hammering fiddle tunes for my first 2 years - jigs, reels, old time ect. One of my goals for year 3 (or ‘orange belt’ as I’m calling it) is to learn a very basic classical piece. I have dabbled in Bach but it’s quite intimidating.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[tmsweeney]

The Beethoven Sonatina in C -
Grisman does it solo mandolin as a prelude to "Bow Wow" from DGQ 80, the notation is out there.


I use it as a warm up exercise

[jaycat]

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring fits the bill. The tabs are available here under Learn/Listen.

[Chris Fannin]

Do you read treble clef? Try The Complete Mandolinist by Marilynn Mair. Lots of simple, short "classical style" pieces right off the bat and they gradually increase in difficulty.

[Mandolin Deep Cuts]

Many of the old violin method books out there have lots of easy classical music. DM me and I can email you a few.

[seankeegan]

[Dick Dery]

The Beethoven Sonatina in C -
Grisman does it solo mandolin as a prelude to "Bow Wow" from DGQ 80, the notation is out there.


I use it as a warm up exercise

https://imslp.org/wiki/Sonatina_for_...2C_Ludwig_van)

[maxr]

Bach double violin concerto BWV 1043 - you can play it with a friend, swap parts over, swing it, etc.

[Old Dog Dave]

Question for all: Is Bach's "Minuet in G" considered a pretty basic classical piece for the mandolin? I've got part A of it down pretty pat, but still working on part B--challenging me for some reason. Anyway, this might be a decent one to incorporate, Rumpy.

[tmsweeney]

I don't think this is the same as the C minor

[tmsweeney]

maybe this is better

[Jim Garber]

Speaking of Beethoven, this is an excellent urtext edition of all the pieces: https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/192005#192005

[Dick Dery]

Question for all: Is Bach's "Minuet in G" considered a pretty basic classical piece for the mandolin? I've got part A of it down pretty pat, but still working on part B--challenging me for some reason. Anyway, this might be a decent one to incorporate, Rumpy.

It took me about 3 weeks to get used to reaching for the high B in the second part. But, yeah, I always thought it wasn't too difficult.
BTW, there is a companion minuet in G minor - Anh 115. It's a little more of a challenge.

[rumpystumpy]

Nice tips guys. I’ve also been toying with Erik Satie’s Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies. Almost too simple as a development piece but so entrancing.

[tmsweeney]

Nice tips guys. I’ve also been toying with Erik Satie’s Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies. Almost too simple as a development piece but so entrancing.

[Zither-Dither]

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[David L]

It took me about 3 weeks to get used to reaching for the high B in the second part. But, yeah, I always thought it wasn't too difficult.
BTW, there is a companion minuet in G minor - Anh 115. It's a little more of a challenge.

These are from the "Anna Magdalena Bach" book. There is also another Minuet in G, plus lots more. I find them all beautiful and easily accessible to a beginner/intermediate player.