After drafting a few ideas and sharing them with Darren, we discussed how the composition would go since the ideas were very different from each other.
I started then, writing the piece's start that I imagined would evolve in D minor territory. Starting by exploring the super-position between minor seconds, using the open E string and an F played in the second string letting them ring using a tremolo technique would be an excellent strategy to link the sections together, going from that to the “berimbau” part and then to the melodic idea in D minor.
I sent the piece's start to Darren, and he shared that he enjoys playing tremolo pieces, which was nice to hear.
We are discussing scheduling a zoom meeting to discuss things like position markers, written instructions to the “berimbau” technique, etc.
- Johnathan (The Composer)
Not too long after our first discussion, Jonathan provided me with some drafts he had written. These initial drafts all worked for the guitar quite well and were quite sympathetic to the instrument. I was quite pleased with the sonic result of these initial drafts, particularly the way in which Johnathan used the tremolo technique and also the wrapping of the 5th and 6th string, which normally we use to create a marching snare drum effect and, in this case, mimics the berimbau quite well.
Wrapping the 5th and 6th string to create Snare/berimbau effect
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