Grade 4 Lesson: Orlando Sleepeth by Dowland for Classical Guitar
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- Lesson: Orlando Sleepeth (Poulton No.61) by John Dowland for Guitar
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Orlando Sleepeth (Poulton No.61) by John Dowland (1563-1626) for classical guitar. I perform the piece in regular tuning, relative lute tuning, and with a capo. You'll be playing this piece in two different tunings to gain an awareness of the options available to the modern classical guitarist.
I play all Dowland's works in relative lute tuning (3rd string tuned down to F sharp). This places the instrument in the same relative tuning as a Renaissance lute. It's even closer to Dowland's lute if
we place a capo on the third fret. Most of the time, Dowland's music is much easier in relative lute tuning because of the open F sharp on the third string. The music was composed with this tuning in mind so the chord shapes generally work better in the original tuning. That said, there are occasions when regular guitar tuning works fine. This piece is one such occasion, but for the sake of practicing and understanding the arranging process, we will play the piece in both tunings. Try out the first four bars of the work as well as a D Major scale in relative lute tuning.
When you play the actual piece you will notice that the relative lute tuning requires a barre in this particular work. This is the reason you see this work in regular tuning in many guitar anthologies. Performers often play sets of works (three or four of Dowland's pieces in a set), and most pieces only work in relative lute tuning so it still makes sense to play in the original tuning to avoid re-tuning between pieces. The tuning you choose doesn't matter, being informed and aware of the choices is the important factor.
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Hi again. Can I just say that my previous comment was not meant as any criticism of the player or the presentation, just of the fact that Trinity College will not accept this TOTALLY LOGICAL playing of the piece by a student taking this grade examination. Otherwise, a very good example of how to play this piece with little left-hand effort and a general neatness and compactness of technique. Thank you.
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Thanks it really helps me to play this lesson
Finally grade 4😃
Lovely. Thanks
Is it possible to hear you break down and play Preludium by Dowland, arr. Hegal
Great video as always. This would be a perfect piece to try some improvisation on the repeats, but that would probably be a higher level.
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Is there a name that you are aware of for the compositional technique of writing the same tune in a different time signature the way Dowland does in this piece? The only one I can come up with is "diminution", but I am not sure this is correct.
Hmm, I would probably just call it a rhythmic variation since the melody is not exactly the same note by note...
@@Thisisclassicalguitar makes sense to me!
I always love your interpretation... BTW dearest Bradford! Could you tell me how many grades there are? Like it’s grade four out of ???
8 is the usual.
I like the sound of the capo on a guitar ,why is that ?,I dont really know ,it adds clarity some how ,of course purists wouldn't be seen dead with a capo , I never used the tuning of 3 rd string to F # , im curious how that is notated ,
Maybe because it raises the key to better match lute tuning, which is how the piece was originally conceived...
The higher pitch is a bit less muddy and the capo equalizes all the notes. The nut of the guitar on open strings sounds different than fretted notes. So I completely agree, capos sound great especially on early music.
Rod Faulkner
This is a sweet little piece, and is easily played. HOWEVER, having contacted Trinity College about the fact that they say "use an F# tuning" in the examination, I WILL NOT USE IT for my candidates. I was told in an e-mail that the F# tuning makes it Grade 4 level, whereas it is not that difficult without it. (The F# tuning of string 3 means a lot of use of a bar chord). My main point being that when we use an F# tuning for lute music, it is to replicate the lute tuning, and to make fingering more logical - NOT LESS LOGICAL AND MORE DIFFICULT). So I am afraid this video is NOT acceptable in showing how to play this piece for Trinity College Grade 4 2021 as the examiner apparently will NOT accept it!!
Hi Rod, that is completely understandable and I suggest that my material is therefore not for you. I don't make my music for use with any examination system. It is completely independent. If someone wants to take an RCM exam or Trinity for example they should use the materials that are given from the institution along with a qualified teacher. My materials are dedicated to learning and not any exam system.
Doesn't sound like sleep. Perhaps too jolly and matter of fact?
Ya, I just found it didn't sound quite as good on classical guitar compared to lute at a slow tempo, ended up sounding very sustained and Romantic. Maybe he was having a nice bouncy walk in his dreams!