Over the hills and far away hurdy gurdy version patty. I never new what a hurdy gurdy was until i watched black sails what an instrument. This trio, formed in the late sixties in copenhagen as boom boom brothers, later abbreviated their name as b. Whyte page 1 tuning and temperament presented at over the water hurdy gurdy festival september 2002 graham whyte what is tuning. Although more than one kind of instrument is popularly known as a hurdy gurdy, wikipedia tells us that the hurdy gurdy or hurdy gurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a crankturned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. They came for him one winters night arrested, he was bound they said thered been a robbery his pistol has been round. Black sails, january 28, 2014, sparks and shadows, cd, download. The soundtrack for black sails, a starz original series about the golden age of. I strove to use only period instruments, so in the case of black sails, it takes place in nassau in 1715, and its about the golden age of piracy. This theme is associated with the geographical location, and not with any primary character. I wanted the audience to sense dirt beneath fingernails plucking jangly mandolin strings, to feel urgent strains of a hurdy gurdy crank, and to smell stale air wheezing out of old accordion bellows. When your hurdy gurdy repair specialist is out of town, theres another one ready to help out. The resulting score, described as raw, salty and authentic, also features what entertainment weekly called arguably mccrearys best titles theme, and thats saying quite a bit.
Just a reminder, the black sails soundtrack is already available now, both digitally from itunes and on. The hurdygurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a hand crankturned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. Theme from black sails black sails ost sheet music for. The soundbytes hurdygurdy is a sample based vst synthesizer for the windows platform. For these moments, the vane theme is played by a haunting solo hurdy gurdy. The fourth episode of black sails is a pivotal point in the. Van orman on the track king of oldtime france, from his album love, liquor, and the lord 2009. The hurdy gurdy is an ancient musical instrument 10th century with drones and melody strings bowed by a rotating wheel, played by pressing keys which contact them at different points. This is my arrangement of theme from black sails from the black sails ost for the piano. The pilot episode and main theme score had been recorded with a full orchestra. Hurdy gurdy sheet music hurdy gurdy instrument shopby. During sections that are dominated by the lead guitar, i did my best to mimic stringlike ornaments. I offer hurdy gurdy tuition suitable for anyone from beginners needing a starting point to more experienced players wanting technical and expressive challenges. Compared to that particular approach, this cue feels very raw and jangly.
Theme from black sails by bear mccreary on amazon music. I called up my local hurdy gurdy specialist, an instrumentbuilder named curtis berak. Very authentic and that comes from someone the played music with a hurdy player. Hurdy gurdy download purchase first steps stringverb hurdy gurdy le. Tuning is the process of setting the adjustable parts of a musical instrument so that. The very special character of the ancient hurdy gurdy sound was until now very difficult to emulate. All the hurdy gurdy videos that are amazing play all share. My favorite use of a hurdy gurdy is in the opening sequence for the show black sails. Find out what specific sounds and instruments make the black sails theme song in.
Tina turner artist in stockholm at press conference ghad8n from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. Hurdy gurdy, ukrainian folk singer nataliya serbina. But, in the context of a more stripped down score like black sails, this passage now feels huge. For the first episode, my initial experiments with the rhythm trio, the percussion duo, the hurdy gurdy and other unusual instruments all worked beyond my wildest hopes. Listen to hurdy gurdy soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create cirencester. Uilleann pipes, and the hurdy gurdy help to create this effect. As misfortune would have it, however, curtis was in paris all month. The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin. This is just such a great song, and the instruments are so unusual and memorable that i have to tell people about them.
Bodhran, dulcimer, uilleann pipes, and the hurdy gurdy help to create this effect. Black sails hurdy gurdy bear mccreary blog if youve been reading my black sails blogs, youve heard a lot about the hurdy gurdy. But none oversampled like bear does with his in black sails. Theme from black sails sheet music composed by composed by bear mccreary arranged by raoul harel.
Check out the vane theme on the soundtrack album in track 16. In another universe, this scene could have easily been scored with a full orchestra charging away. I watched the series on tv of black sails and the music was fantastic so. Robert lewis stevenson, the author of treasure island of which black sails is based, wrote alternative lyrics to the skye boat song. Hurdy gurdy player in archeon, historic theme park by otterhouse. Theme from black sails download free in pdf or midi. The group was based in london for a while around 196869, where they took up their new name hurdy gurdy. Check out black sails a starz original series soundtrack by bear mccreary on amazon music.
Epic for black sails means nothing more than a bouncy string quartet and rhythm trio groove supporting a wailing hurdy gurdy, playing the nassau theme. My version of the black sails theme on hurdy gurdy. Bear mcreary composes the music for both black sails and outlander. My intention, when making this video, was simply to show imag. Any feature you could find on any hurdy gurdy anywhere is in here, plus a few of our own innovations. The hurdy gurdy is played by tony berg on the track hang on, from weezers 2010 album, hurley. The hurdy gurdy is featured in the opening title sequence of the tv series black sails. In addition, the skye boat song is the theme song to the starz series outlander 2014. Black sails soundtrack main theme high quality youtube. Black sails main title by bear mccreary on amazon music. It recreates the sound and playing technique of the hurdy gurdy.
Sheet music tunes that work very well for the hurdy gurdy. Black sails ost theme from black sails by icy games. While guitars, drums, bass, violins, and others were used in the composition of the song, the main instrument of focus in this track is the hurdy gurdy. It has in more recent times featured in the tv series black sails, walking dead and also in the god of war games.
Included are vocal pirate like chants like that which can be found in the opening titles. Print and download in pdf or midi theme from black sails. There are those who dont understand my connection with the hurdy gurdy man and jesus. Bear mccreary born february 17, 1979 is an american musician and composer of film. Stream tracks and playlists from hurdy gurdy on your desktop or mobile device. Curtis did not actually build my instrument it was made by a builder named leif eriksson, but curtis has helped maintain it over the years, showing me vital techniques for keeping it in shape before the rigorous black sails sessions. Home hurdy gurdy store options customer comments contact about news more information hurdy gurdy sheet music. But youre also developing a theme, and the theme is that musical idea thats going to. Hurdygurdy music collection by robert mandel on amazon. As steinberg put it, this is as epic as this show is ever gonna get.
They have three things largely in common with their cousin, the bagpipe. Enter the hurdy gurdy by frederik nielsen, feb 12, 2018. Bear mccreary rocks the hurdy gurdy bonus feature score. But with sonokinetic and some other instrumentation you could get similar results. So what, exactly, is this weird instrument and how does it work. Gregory jolivet hurdy gurdy superman by scott gayman. News and media of the fascinating world of the hurdy gurdy a most amazing musical instrument. Black sails hurdy gurdy bear mccreary official site. We also have a really cool pirate song sung by doug lacy entitled the. What makes me happy is they used a hurdy gurdy in the title sequence. Thanks to curtis recommending scott, my hurdy gurdy was back up and running within twentyfour hours. Title theme from black sails lumos orchestra youtube.
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