thanks for the research Rick. I got that score from
the yahoo recorder list and two of those folks also
said that there were only 3 parts. Creative listening
on the transcriptionist's part I guess. It's close, as
you say, and fun to play along with.
As a side note, if you guys think THIS list has a lot
of sniping going on at times, you should sub to the
recorder list for a couple of days....that bunch are
homicidal maniacs compared to the mello list. Sweet
little recorder players just ripping each other a new
asshole ALL THE TIME!
best regards,
mark
--- Rick Blechta <
rick@...> wrote:
> Okay gang. I spent some time with Scott Paterson
> today and here's the
> birdseye lowdown on the recorders in "Stairway to
> Heaven" from one of
> Canada's finest players and teachers.
>
> First thing Scott told me was that he heard it was
> all bass recorder!
> Upon further questioning from moi, it turns out that
> he had read the
> same article Mark first quoted. (Score one for the
> journalists.)
>
> We sat down with good headphones and listened very
> carefully several
> times through. Scott's opinion is that the bottom
> voice is definitely
> bass recorder. (He demonstrated on one with a bit of
> a playalong.) You
> can hear it a lot on its own underneath the vocal in
> the first verse.
> The upper voice is probably soprano although it
> could be alto played in
> the second register. The middle voice is probably
> tenor recorder
> although it could be bass in the second register.
>
> Now for that arrangement Mark sent the link to, it's
> very nice but it's
> not what's on the record. There are definitely only
> three voices. You
> can hear that quite clearly. We all agreed. (Scott
> kept the music.)
>
> So, I humbly admit that I was wrong on several
> points, but thank God,
> not all! (I should have listened through
> headphones.) In recompense,
> when I get a chance, I will write out the parts
> (They're a pretty easy
> lift from the recording because they're very clear
> in the recording).
> Then you can all go out and buy a set of Scott's
> recorder that I did up
> for Streetly or the nice set that MA has and have a
> wonderful time with
> a Led Zep moment right in your own livingroom --
> assuming you have a
> mellotron to play them on. By the way, Scott hadn't
> heard the results
> of his work so I turned him loose on my machine for
> awhile and we even
> did a run through of the "Stairway" arrangement.
> Scott seemed quite
> pleased with the sound of the tapes.
>
> Rick (SFX 10030 -- I have all the sounds!)
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