[PDF] Vivaldi, Antonio; RV532 Andante, partial

[pogmoor]

There is a discussion here: viewtopic.php?t=67369#p738565 of the John Williams version of this piece that he plays (with Kevin Peek) on the Sky 2 album. I've been attempting to produce a transcription of this by ear (as Williams seems to have made quite a few alterations from the Vivaldi original). I'm posting here a partial arrangement (with the last section missing) for comment. At the moment it is set out as a solo, but I will split it into into separate parts in due course - especially as the last section is more complicated.

This arrangement represents what I think I hear being played on the track, so if anyone can hear anything different let me know! You can find the track itself by googling or on Spotify.

[VincentSmith]

pogmoor,
Thanks for your efforts for this partial transcription of the Andante piece that JW played in his SKy 2 album... I am not that good to make any comments except to say thanks!
How did you figure out the notes and everything just by listening? Pardon me if it's a stupid question since I am an amateur!
Vincent

[Wiktoria]

Thank you for posting this partial score for the guitar!
When comparing with the Mandolin score I find your work very friendly for the guitar and from me!

If you should ever feel the urge to finish this work I would be all smiles!

Great job

Regards
Wiktoria

[pogmoor]

How did you figure out the notes and everything just by listening?

I found the original score and made a guitar arrangement of that. I then imported the track into a Mac program called Transcribe, one of several softwares able to slow down music without changing its pitch. Then I listened to it in sections at 50% speed and revised my arrangement accordingly. I do intend to try and finish it sometime. Unfortunately I've run into some sudden unexpected family problems that are taking up a lot of my time, so it is on hold for the moment.

[pogmoor]

It has been pointed out to me that there are some potential copyright issues surrounding this piece. The RV532 Andante is a work in the public domain that anyone can arrange. However the John Williams/Kevin Peek duet entitled Andante is a musical work based on RV532 that is, in itself, subject to copyright (presumably in JWs name). So if I make an arrangement that is substantially the same as the JW work Andante (especially if I label it as such) I do run the risk of offending copyright. For this reason I will confine myself to finishing my solo arrangement of the RV532 Andante that is informed by the duet playing of JW and Kevin Peek.

[VincentSmith]

pogmoor,
Thanks for explaining how you did it.
I hope you are ok and be able to resolve/deal with your sudden family problems.
Vincent