A cappella arranging: 竹田の子守唄 ("Takeda Lullaby"), traditional Japanese song | Choir With Knut

In this episode we're going to look at a very different type of song compared to our usual fare! This Japanese folk song is associated with a historically outcast group of people in Japan, and ever since I first heard it I've wanted to do an arrangement of it! Working with a folk song means that we can look at a more classical approach to arranging, and how to arrange music that consists of one musical section repeated over and over.

You can listen to the finished version of the arrangement here:    • 竹田の子守唄 (Takeda Lullaby) | Choral version |...  
The sheet music is available for purchase here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/...

0:00 こんにちは !
0:35 Introduction
3:49 Transcription and planning
9:43 Arranging the song
20:20 Update regarding the symbols
23:20 Ending

Also, I apologise for the bad picture quality during some of the on camera segments; there's precious little daylight here in the far North this time of year, and on this occasion I just had to film with the little light I had! My lights are in the UK, though I clearly need to get some equipment to use here as well.

Link to buy the sheet music coming soon!

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Help with Japanese by
Helga Ragnarsdóttir

Scripted, filmed, and edited by
Knut Olav Rygnestad

Music by
Knut Olav Rygnestad

Intro and credits graphics/animation by
Ingmar Kamalagharan

Special thanks
Anil Kamalagharan
Didier Rochard
Manuela Twrsnick
Marcel Hunziker
Marit Røkeberg
Therese Ramstedt

Produced and directed by
Knut Olav Rygnestad

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