For Solo Violin and Loop Pedal CHRISTIAN HOWES STEPHEN KATZ IMPROVISATIONS ON A BACH PRELUDE DECEBEDE www.cellocelli.com www.CelloCelli.com CHRISTIAN HOWES IMPROVISATIONS ON A BACH PRELUDE for Solo Violin and Loop Pedal www.cellocelli.com Performance Notes This publication incorporates a transcription of a performance by violinist Christian Howes. It involves the use of a loop pedal to record and overdub different layers to accompany your own improvisation. It is recommended to watch a performance of the piece by Christian on YouTube for a demonstration on how he records the layers in performance. You can find his channel on youtube.com at “christianhowestube”. For further guidance in improvisation, harmony, gear, and more, visit www.christianhowes. com and check out Christian’s Creative Strings Academy, an online school for improvising string players. CHRISTIAN HOWES A former Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music, Christian has taught thousands of string players in schools around the world. He was awarded the prestigious First Place (“Rising Stars / Violin”) in the 2011 Downbeat Critics Poll, and was recently nominated for “Violinist of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association. For more music by Christian Howes see the back page or visit www.cellocelli.com for the full catalog. IMPROVISATIONS ON A BACH PRELUDE for Solo Violin and Loop Pedal CHRISTIAN HOWES LAYER 1 4 G pizz A‹7/G D7/G 10 A7 7 G 13 D(“4) B7 D7(b9) E‹7 LAYER 2 1 4 7 Copyright © 2011 Christian Howes This edition Copyright © 2012 www.cellocelli.com Please support your fellow artists and do not photocopy for distribution. Enjoy! IMPROVISATIONS ON A BACH PRELUDE ‐ CHRISTIAN HOWES 2 10 13 LAYER 3 1 4 7 10 13 SAMPLE SOLO 1 6 G A‹7/G 3 G D7/G 3 B7 IMPROVISATIONS ON A BACH PRELUDE ‐ CHRISTIAN HOWES 9 12 1 E‹7 D7(b9) 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 8 3 3 11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 (third pass over loop) 14 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 3 3 (second pass over loop) A7 D(“4) 3 3 3 4 IMPROVISATIONS ON A BACH PRELUDE ‐ CHRISTIAN HOWES 3 9 3 12 3 3 3 3 3 3 14 3 (fourth pass over loop) 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 9 11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (etc...) Other Publications Eight Cellos Dave Brubeck Cello, Celli Quiet As The Moon Seven Cellos Heidi Albert Sweet Three Cellos Stephen Katz Cellophants at the Watering Hole Dave Brubeck Regret Dave Brubeck The Desert and the Parched Land Polly La Fiesta De La Posada Suite Stephen Katz/Derek Snyder Sun Up String Quartet Bob McGuire One for Charlie Chaplin String Trio Two Cellos Six Cellos More Than A Dream • Strumming Fundamentals • Who’s On 4th Position? Dave Brubeck Polly Bob McGuire Tunes for Two, Vol. 1 & 2 Dave Brubeck Polly Bob McGuire Three Rags String Duo Cello & Piano Bob McGuire Duos for Violin & Cello Dave Brubeck The Desert And The Parched Land Two Violins Five Cellos Dave Brubeck Elegy Four Cellos Dave Brubeck I Dream A World (Chorale & Fugue) Stephen Katz The Return Cellophants Bob McGuire Pastime One for Charlie Chaplin Dorothy Chang Lullaby Bob McGuire Tunes for Two , Vol. 1 & 2 Solo Cello Solo Violin Christian Howes Improvisations on a Bach Prelude Christian Howes Improvisations on a Bach Prelude Stephen Katz And So Below (Looped Work) Bitterroot Prelude Bitterroot Suite (Looped Work) Cellocommotion Decebede String Orchestra Dave Brubeck Quiet As The Moon Regret Stephen Katz/Derek Snyder Sun Up Study/pedagogical Derek Snyder Barcarolle G. F. Telemann Concerto for 4 Cellos in C Major Stephen Katz Pizzicato: Hammer-on/Pull-off Basics Arpeggitis • Barcarole • Barcarole At Low Tide • Caribbean Earworm • Life Is Visit www.cellocelli.com for audio samples, tutorial videos, and more! Cellocelli Music • 1031 Allston Road • Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 • 216.382.8640 www.cellocelli.com
