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Feter wrote this classic piece and posted it on his profile as a music box piece. As soon as I heard it I was grabbed by the possibility of having the piece played by a string quartet. I asked Feter about it and he encouraged me to try my hand. I tried to carefully extract four parts from the music box MIDI file. Feter was very forgiving as I changed a few things to suit multiple instruments. After working out the parts I sent it to Feter and he sent back the file played by flute, clarinet and oboe, I think. I had never considered woodwinds.
Being a string snob, I was dully scandalized. However, I got the hint. I could hear there was something in the woodwind family that suited this piece of music. The idea of a quartet was a good one, but what quartet. It turned out the right combination was Eb clarinet, oboe, English horn and contra -bassoon. So, after a quick change to the oboe part, setting the instruments on a tight stage, and giving some rehearsal hall ambiance, Feter and I were both amazed at the sound.
Ladies and Gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, may I present the Damascus Wind Quartet performing their arrangement of Feter McBlues' hopeful "Days To Come".
Being a string snob, I was dully scandalized. However, I got the hint. I could hear there was something in the woodwind family that suited this piece of music. The idea of a quartet was a good one, but what quartet. It turned out the right combination was Eb clarinet, oboe, English horn and contra -bassoon. So, after a quick change to the oboe part, setting the instruments on a tight stage, and giving some rehearsal hall ambiance, Feter and I were both amazed at the sound.
Ladies and Gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, may I present the Damascus Wind Quartet performing their arrangement of Feter McBlues' hopeful "Days To Come".
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Feter
You gave me such honor and pleasure workin on my humble two lines
glockenspiel inst into such wide and nicely framed harmonies you
applied ..thats just wonderful ..thnx alot Stephen I always thought
i would colab with you on a folk song ...so what do you know :-)
Kudos !!!