Walk In The Black Forest by Derek Hasted Guitar Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST - GUITAR TRIO/large ensemble

A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST - GUITAR TRIO/large ensembleDerek Hasted writes "This is one of those timeless pieces that has a habit of going round your head for days after you've heard it. Mind you, that makes it perfect for a concert encore - the audience will be humming it all the way home.My arrangement is in the same key as the original (D) and it will be a relief to most guitarists that it doesn’t modulate to Eb like the original!The principal challenge is in the speed of the piano & orchestra version, though the mellow sound of the guitar does mean that a slightly slower performance sounds less frantic but still every bit as full of energy.My version has only 2 verses (though it’s easy to repeat the section from B to F to add a third verse), but at the marked metronome speed the piece seems just the right length.Some of the up-the-neck notes can be taken an octave lower - in a large ensemble any mix of octaves will work, but in a trio it’s important that Guitar 2 stays below Guitar 1 so the tune can carry. The syncopated ending has been simplified a little, so it doesn’t trip people up.Different players will have different views about whether to stay up the neck or move when it suits, so I have not covered the music in fingering that might not help some players.I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by "number of instruments", with links to soundclips and sample score.