Banjo Hangout Top 100 Classical Songs

Episodes

1. 42

   Fur Elise

   Beethoven banjo tune

   Jan 25, 2017
2. 41

   Mozart rondo from kv 545 sonata

   3rd part of this sonata. I&#39m always working on the 1st ...

   Feb 5, 2015
3. 40

   Baroquen

   Composed this years ago but just decided to record it. Added some guitar backup to fill out the sound a bit. It&#39s not bluegrassy or Old-Timey, but it sounded a bit classical to me so at the risk of offending the purists out there that&#39s how I classified it, and that&#39s how I settled on…

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   Nov 21, 2014
4. 39

   Turlough O'Carolan Medley (Sheebeg and Sheemore, Planxty Irwin)

   Ric Hollander - My arrangement of two Turlough O&#39Carolan tunes - Sheebeg and Sheemore, Planxty Irwin. Recorded using the Romero strung with steel strings. Tuning: eCGCD, capo 5th fret. Arrangement and performance copyright 2014 Ric Hollander - All Rights Reserved

   Feb 13, 2014
5. 38

   Gavotte En Rondeau

   From Partita No.3 and originally written for the violin.

   Jan 1, 2014
6. 37

   Tempo di Borea

   This is from Partita No.1 in B minor

   Nov 12, 2013
7. 36

   Bach invention 13 Laurence Diehl on guitar

   That was a real pleasure to work with a great musician, thanks Laurence.

   Oct 25, 2013
8. 35

   Bouree

   Cello Banjo performance by Rob MacKillop of a Bach Cello piece

   Aug 14, 2013
9. 34

   Bourree from cello suite #3

   Solo banjo arrangement of J.S. Bach's Bourree from his third cello suite.

   Feb 3, 2012
10. 33

    Fall Days

    This reminds me of the swirling leaf eddies that keep my first graders from having an orderly line every fall by the cafeteria.

    Sep 25, 2011
11. 32

    Bach Cello Suite No.1 - Prelude

    Played on a Deering Eagle II Tenor Banjo tuned a minor third lower and the resonator removed.

    Aug 19, 2011
12. 31

    Consonance ~ on "The Wood"

    Wooden banjo: gCGCD Original Recorded without EQ or effects

    Jul 25, 2011
13. 30

    Prelude in D maj

    Part of the lute suite BWV 998. I have also seen this written in Eb but what do I know? I think we can blame the guitar players for putting it in D (but I&#39m grateful).

    Jul 12, 2011
14. 29

    gill town

    a tune i made up

    Jun 19, 2011
15. 28

    Minuet , Notebook for Anna Magdalena

    This is from the “Notebook for Anna Magdalena.&#34 Apparently there is some controversy over the actual authorship of this minuet. Christian Petzold is believed to have composed two of the pieces from the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach: the familiar &#34Minuet in G major&#34 (BWV Anh.II…

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    Jun 5, 2011
16. 27

    souped maple blossum

    im going to send this tune to joe,he likes this kinda tunes

    May 28, 2011
17. 26

    J.S. Bach Cello Suite 1 Allemande

    Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

    May 23, 2011
18. 25

    big mud

    May 1, 2011
19. 24

    Two-Part Invention #1

    This is #1 of 14 from the ever popular Two-Part Invention series that Bach wrote as instruction materials for his students, to demonstrate &#34how it&#39s done&#34. He&#39d probably tell me I&#39m playing these all wrong

    Apr 11, 2011
20. 23

    Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (A Section)

    Ric Hollander - A request from my friend Marc Nerenberg. Arrangement: Copyright 2011 Ric Hollander - All Rights Reserved

    Feb 20, 2011
21. 22

    Gavotte in G minor

    My first post in this genre.

    Jan 31, 2011
22. 21

    Bach Cello Suite #1 in G Major Prelude

    Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

    Jan 15, 2011
23. 20

    Bach Cello Ste. #1 in G Major Prelude

    Here's the audio track from the youtube video I posted of myself playing this. Thanks for listening! I've also posted a pdf of the tab and notation here.

    Jan 15, 2011
24. 19

    don bs trip to clifftop

    this is for don b,and i got a few months to get don d c tune ready

    Jan 11, 2011
25. 18

    chris muriels tune

    tune for chris

    Nov 25, 2010
26. 17

    molly sue

    a tune i made

    Oct 23, 2010
27. 16

    Bach Well Tempered Clavier Prelude 1

    Apologies for the imprecisions. Big movements of left hand ...

    Sep 20, 2010
28. 15

    Consonance

    Original 3-finger picking melody on Gold Tone BC-350+ in double C, capoed at 2nd fret; 5th string tuned to A. Please post comments on Sound Off thread:

    Sep 17, 2010
29. 14

    William Tell Overture (The Lone Ranger Theme)

    Jun 11, 2010
30. 13

    Music Box Dancer

    Played as close as I could get to the oiano version

    Jun 10, 2010
31. 12

    Carol of the Bells

    Here&#39s my arrangement of the Christmas classic &#34Carol of the Bells&#34 also known as &#34The Ukrainian Carol.&#34 This is from an article I wrote for BanjoSessions.com, a Mel Bay website that I edit. You can find the full article at http://archive.banjosessions.com/dec03/carolbells.html

    Apr 29, 2010
32. 11

    etude 1

    I wrote this yesterday ... recorded the demo this morning ... MEASURE 8 starts a direct rip off of the famous J.S. Bach cello-lute suite ... for 8 measures or so ... the rest is &#34in the style of&#34 ....... My daughter, Molly needed something &#34classical&#34 to play for her &#34juries&#34 at...

    Mar 28, 2010
33. 10

    Hark the Herald Angels Sing

    The music is from the second chorus of a contata by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) written in 1840 to commemorate Johann Gutenberg and the invention of printing. The words are from a hundred years earlier, written in 1739 by Charles Wesley. In 1855, after both Wesley and Mendelssohn were dead, Dr....

    Dec 8, 2009
34. 13

    13 - Classical Gas

    Finally! I&#39ve just recorded this classical tune played by me on 5-string banjo and now I can share it with you! This is the second song I played on my new Athena banjo :) And I wish you a Happy Christmas Holydays!

    Nov 22, 2009
35. 8

    Alien from Banjoplanet (Violin and Banjo)

    Let me show you a new contemporary banjo and violin piece of mine featuring the Bb-minor-tuning. The harmony progressions of the fast stuff are similar to those found in compositions of vivaldi. The title was an idea from Jammer and I thought it fits well. It has a slow intro and ending which is...

    Feb 17, 2009
36. 7

    Skeleton Dance (Violin and Banjo)

    Skeleton Dance is a parlor music piece which I found somewhere in the internet. It works quite well on the 5 string. This is a new recording of this piece as I was not completely satisfied with the old recording. At the end I have added a second banjo. The violin features more rhythmic stuff than...

    Dec 7, 2008
37. 6

    Prelude for Banjo (2 Violins and Banjo)

    If you want to hear bluegrass I have to disappoint you. I think this one is not really bluegrass. Now you can chose which version you prefer. The Prelude played solo or with 2 additional violins. It is the same piece as one click above. But eyerything is recorded again. The banjo you hear on this...

    Nov 19, 2008
38. 5

    Mozart goes Bluegrass - Rondo alla Turka (Vl + Bj)

    This marks the beginning of my classical recording works. Now after I have recorded it I feel that it is a little too slow. Many thanks to Mr. Bill Knopf for providing a great tab of the piece. I added and modified some little things but basically the banjo break is his arrangement. The violin...

    Jul 22, 2008
39. 4

    Baroque Style Banjo

    The is a piece that I wrote for the banjo with a baroque flavor to it. The guitar is somewhat hard to hear since it is being played by Sibelius music software. I have this version on sibeliusmusic.com in sheet music but have not posted the tabs to it yet. The tableture would be crucial to…

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    Jul 20, 2008
40. 3

    Teddy Bear's Picnic

    An old favorite children&#39s march from 1913, played in the Classical style. I used my B&D Silver Bell #1 on this one, with the resonator taken off the banjo. Just bare fingers- no picks!

    Jan 30, 2008
41. 2

    Prelude for Banjo (1 Banjo only)

    Here is my Prelude for Banjo. I composed this piece in 2003. On this recording I use a big reverb to simulate a big concert hall. The piece is mainly about altering chords slightly and also about creating a line in all those notes. It seems to be easy but the hard thing is to let all notes ring…

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    Dec 16, 2007
42. 1

    Berkeley March

    Classic Banjo tune played on a Geo. C. Dobson Victor A.

    Oct 26, 2006