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Topic: Dope arrangements of pieces that were already dope to begin with :-]  (Read 1496 times)

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So it is not all that unusual for a transcription or re arrangement to be more enjoyable than the original when the source material is sorta cool.

Thought it would be fun to have a thread tha showcases pieces that are cool to begin with, but hey just for fun show where a arrangement or reharmnonization or transcription or some combo thereof gives a great new spin on it.

Not sure if anyone likes this sort of stuff as much as i do, but who knows this could be fun for others as well.

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Recall thinking how fun this thing looks and sounds

Cool duet 1p4h medley with the Chopin etudes. Makes for great encore and recital material....


Will post more later, i listen to a ton of this stuff but sometimes forget where i heard it..

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if i was talented enough i would make a transcription of his cello sonata for solo piano

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I have a thread about this exact subject (well, I hope they're dope enough):

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=62618.0

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I have a thread about this exact subject (well, I hope they're dope enough):

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=62618.0
yes they are super cool!

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Thanks.    ;)

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Volodos Turkish March!
Does that count?
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