Have you been playing classical music on diatonic harmonica? Jean Sibelius is Finland's most famous composer of classical music. The song title is Finlandia. Did you know that Finland will meet this year for 100 years. It is, therefore, been 100 years an independent state, greetings to all, mara https://www.facebook.com/1811490609074452/videos/1885281878361991/
I have heard that tune many times as a hymn, "Be Still My Soul". The tune is listed in the hymnals as "Finlandia" Nice recording. I like the mix of sound and images.
Classical pieces I like to play on the diatonic include, Jesu Joy, Ode to Joy, That Sheep May Safely Graze, Rondeau, Ariosa, Wachet auf, From the New World, and others.
Boris, I really appreciate your classical playing. You have the overblows very under control to get those accidentals on the diatonic and keep it musical in both timing and timbre.
That venue in the video is very nice, is that a music school?
I've been working on Bach's "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" as a solo piece. It'd done wonders for not only my first position playing, but my dexterity in general and blow notes in particular. Which in turn has made all my other playing better as well. I guess I'd fallen into the habit of using mostly draw notes, and this gives me more options. Highly recommended as an exercise.
Garry, how are you dealing with the key change at the end of that piece? You can start in second, and use overblows for the 7th until the modulation to first, or you can start in first and use overblows for the flat fourth as you modulate to 11th, you can switch harps at the modulation, or you can end the piece early and skip the modulation. I have been using the last method, but I am trying to make the first two musical.
