On Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 2:11:22 PM UTC+10, bill folk wrote:
> On Jul 19, 5:25 pm, Dicerous <dicer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jul 19, 5:23 pm, Douglas Seth <douglasse...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Jul 19, 6:27 pm, bill folk <bill.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > On Jul 19, 5:11 am, Douglas Seth <douglasse...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > On Jul 19, 2:25 am, bill folk <bill.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > On Jul 15, 11:57 am, Steve Bosell <lute...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Has anyone ordered the Bach Lute, Violin and Cello suites in order of
> > > > > > > difficulty for guitar?
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> > > > > > In order of difficulty (ascending):
> > > > > > 1008
> > > > > > 996
> > > > > > 1007
> > > > > > 1009
> > > > > > 995
> > > > > > 1012
> > > > > > 997/1011
> > > > > > 1010
> > > > > > 1006
> > > > > > 1002 and 1004 - equal difficulty.
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> > > > > > Hope this helps.
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> > > > > Hi Bill,
> > > > > How did you compile this list? Is it your opinion or did you get it
> > > > > from someone else. Very neat and succinct, however, I am not sure I
> > > > > agree with with it completely. For the cello suites especially, it
> > > > > would depend on the arrangement you are using. The key the suite is
> > > > > arranged in would largely determine its difficulty.
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> > > > Hi Doug,
> > > > I have worked on all of some of the suites, and some of all of the
> > > > suites, and this list is my opinion, based on my experiences with the
> > > > movements which I have studied. But really, I just kind of pulled this
> > > > list out of, um, thin air, to stimulate discussion. I think they are
> > > > all hard, and trying to list them in this way is a futile exercise,
> > > > but the OP wanted a list, and for his sins I gave him one.
> > > > On a related note, which of these suites would you recommend for
> > > > someone who would like to learn their first complete suite? I started
> > > > with 996, but I don't think I would recommend that one.
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> > > Hi Bill,
> > > I would probably recommend Cello Suite No. 1 arranged in C major.
> > > Pretty Straight forward for Bach.
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> > My teachers always made me transcribe from a recording. You should
> > try it too Bill!
> Sounds like a good plan. I like the 1007 Prelude in A - I wonder if
> the whole suite will work in that key.
> I'm enjoying this set - http://www.amazon.com/Bachs-Cello-Suites-Analyses-Explorations/dp/0253218969
> - anyone else looked this over? It would be nice there was something
> similar for the Lute Suites.