I just added a file to the Files section of the Google Group. It
contains a simple arrangement of Enrique Granados' Spanish Dance No. 2
(Orientale) for HG and piano. It's for C/G gurdy and works very well
over the gros bourdon and the bourdon (i.e., with low C and G drones).
I might end up revising this before I perform it in May, but I thought
I'd share it. The piece works very well on HG, particularly the
middle, highly chromatic section, which plays really nicely agains the
drones. I've also found that the g g' d'' tuning I've been working
with per Simon's suggestion. The fifth in the tuning is really very
nice for this piece. It even works well as a solo piece, although you
lose out on the wonderful left-hand rolling motifs of the piano.

Note that for it to work you'll need a gurdy that plays reliably right
up to the top of its range, as it utilizes the full two octaves and
the very first note is the highest one on most instruments.

The title of the file in Group is:

orientale_HG_Piano.pdf

Have fun. If anyone has suggestions for it for me, I'm all ears.

Note that I've also posted a full piano/HG arrangement of Satie's
Gnossienne No. 1 in the files section. This is much improved over the
earlier versions posted in the group:

satie_gnossienne1_arranged.pdf

(Note that both of these are posted under a Creative Commons license,
so feel free to do what you want with them. If anyone is interested in
the Lilypond source files, I'm happy to provide them.)

Best,

-Arle

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