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Old 04-23-2020, 02:13 PM
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Default Bach Choral on Solo Guitar, from St. Matthew Passion

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How will a chorale music sounds on classical guitar? Will it sounds guitaristic too?

After a Easter, I decided to make my own guitar transcription of a Choral music from Bach St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 No. 54.
Originally in German: O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
English: O Sacred Head Now Wounded
Chinese: 聖首受創

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Good job and thanks for sharing. Did have a problem following the melody line.
You're talking about this piece, right?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Ea8ZbYdwk

A faster melody line would help it sound more legato (as it does with singing in a corral)
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Thx Rick! Yes, that’s exactly the one I transcribed from.
Also thank you for your opinion about tempo. Yes, I agrees that playing it faster will helps to establish.
A slow tempo may due to my past experiences in playing this pieces in church on Good Friday.
I am stilling interpreting this music, hope I will find a good tempo.
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Greetings from New York,

Very nice job.

It looks like the degree of difficulty of that piece is pretty challenging, but you played it very well.
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Greetings from New York,

Very nice job.

It looks like the degree of difficulty of that piece is pretty challenging, but you played it very well.

Thx Mike! Yes, there are some challenging places that need some practice since Easter.
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