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Bashraf Saba (16th cent')

Jono Oud N.Z - 1-20-2013 at 09:32 PM

I have previously posted this sheet music, but have fixed a mistake (first bar).

This is a really good piece, been working on it with riqq.
Sounds good played up-tempo.

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Jody Stecher - 1-20-2013 at 09:42 PM

thank you for posting this. How fast is "up-tempo"? I'm thinking 164 on the metronome for quarter note. is that right?

Jono Oud N.Z - 1-20-2013 at 11:56 PM

Hey.

Hardly anyone plays these pieces, so I hope they will be better known. They are so old they seem new, LOL.

There wasn't a tempo in the book, but the 48/8 versus 48/4 implies a 'quickish' tempo.
164 sounds good though, we just tried it at different tempos until it felt right.
I was certainly put off by the long rhythm originally, but it is easier than expected.