. Modern orchestration and instrumentation : or, The art of instrumentation ; containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment. ied by i or 2 Zithers. The Banjo. The Banjo, originally a favorite instrumentof the American negroes, who brought it withthem from Africa, might be described as a kindof Guitar with a long neck. The sounding-body, composed of a ring, covered with a skin,is somewhat similar to a drum. The ordinary Banjo, as used at present isusually strung with five strings and tuned in thefollowing style : ^1 The str
. Modern orchestration and instrumentation : or, The art of instrumentation ; containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment. ied by i or 2 Zithers. The Banjo. The Banjo, originally a favorite instrumentof the American negroes, who brought it withthem from Africa, might be described as a kindof Guitar with a long neck. The sounding-body, composed of a ring, covered with a skin,is somewhat similar to a drum. The ordinary Banjo, as used at present isusually strung with five strings and tuned in thefollowing style : ^1 The strings of the six-stringed Banjo aretuned in the following way : The tonal-compass is; i (i) i^! Chromatic,but the best-sounding position is the following: i (^\ .^l Chromatic. The Banjo can be played in all Keys. Thosein which it sounds to best advantage are : Cmajor, A minor, G major, E minor, D major,B minor, F major, D minor, B flat major, andG minor. Easy Arpeggios and Chords are sliown in thefollowing examples : Chords in C Major. g Chords in A Minor. \ /sT-LL—y^ 5*^—r—r -^ Chords in G Major. Chords in E Minor. Chords in D Major. - Chords in B Minor. =i*= ^-W^-\ ~-r-PT^==T-T- ^ n. Major. =^r^_p_ Chords in D Minor. ~-^-^-^—g-^Jtg—1=^=^4 Chords in W Major. Chords in G Minor. ——g-g-r-g!^-r/^-|^-rgn These chords can also be used and executedin arpeggio-like manner as shown in the follow-ing example : iigift^ig*iP^SB#i^J GROUP I.— STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. 75 The Banjo, possessing a soft and mild tonal- | accompanist to the voice, as well as for thecharacter, is especially well adapted as an interpretation of songs, dance-tunes, etc. HOME, SWEET arranged for 6 stringed Banjo.
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