Tzigas Set List
Updated Saturday, August 04, 2007 2:15 PM| Tune | English | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Nigun Atik | ? | No Brass |
| Ot Azoi | That's the way | Solid |
| Sherele Tanz | "Sheerrele! Come here now!" | Pull back in middle section |
| Hossin Khala | ? | Solid |
| Nokh a glezyl veyn | Another glass of wine | Tuba, Clarinet, Viola |
| Firn de m. a. | March of the parents of the bride and bridegroom | Dusan Clarinet Solo |
| Tanz Tanz Yideleh | Dance, Dance Jews. | Maya Feature. Needs re-arranging to prevent dragging |
| Araber Tanz | ? | Never quite seems to work. |
| Kandel's Hora | ? | Tuba Feature. |
| Moldavian Hora | ? | Would be quick to learn-Maya already knows it. |
| Doina | ? | Dusan feature-seque into Tzigas Freylach |
| Tzigas Freylach | ? | Needs Polishing |
| Tune | Comment |
|---|---|
| Major Smurf | Solid |
| Minor Smurf | No brass in intro |
| Mikey no. 1 | Mikey and Adam only |
| Mikey no. 2 | Everyone, gently. Need to learn. |
| Adam # 1 | Trombone, no tuba |
| Irene | No Tuba |
| Miserlou | Maybe not learn this one on grounds of taste. Discuss. |
| Gloomy Sunday | Never quite seems to work. |
| Papirosen | Learn. |
| Armenian Tune | Maya Feature |
| Dark eyes | Maya takes second solo |
| Romanian Polka | Reggae/ska |
| Worker's Dance | Solid. |
| Waltz for Mongolia | No Brass |
| Tune | Comments |
|---|---|
| Wedding Cocek | No strings.Solid.Drums. |
| Underground Cocek | No strings. Intro needs work.Drums. |
| Bobans Cocek | Needs arranging |
| 9/8 Cocek | Needs learning. |
| Ramo Ramo | No strings?Tends to drag. |
| Dellum Dellum | Lovely. Watch tuning, esp. Tuba. |
| Tune | Comments |
|---|---|
| Dusan #1/TISOB | Needs Katie for success. No Tuba. |
| Adam #2/Take 4 | Need to work out trading fours before we begin. No Tuba. |
| Minor Swing | Watch form. No Tuba. Valve trombone only at 303 |
| Impromptu | No Tuba. Harmon mute on valve trombone. |
| Harlem Noctourne | No Tuba. |
| Blue Drag | Oy Vey- what can we say about this tune? |
| Summertime | In G. Good for Tanya. |
I have listed what I remember as being the difficult issues, and proposed solutions. There will be errors an omissions- the point is not to offend anyone, but to try and work out what we agree and disagree on. We can use the Benkshaft blog as a discussion board. These are currently my thoughts, which is of limited use- let me know what you think. Tzigistan is not an oligarchy, it's a kritarchy. --David
Much less of a problem than it used to be, but needs constant vigilance. On recordings like Taraf de Haidouks and Boban Markovich, tuning is (deliberately?) imprecise, lending a nice fat sound and exciting dissonance. If it is intentional, fine. Remember that wind instruments change pitch as they warm up- in particular, brass instruments are flat when they are cold wheras strings can drift flat as they warm up under lights.
This is such a delicate topic.....a huge part of the Tzigas magic is our personal appeal on stage, which can be chaotic, belligerent, vague and downright mental. It may be worth considering a few things, though. If someone is taking a solo, do we talk through it? If we look at the soloist, the audience will follow suit. Can the crowd see the soloist? (David is especially bad at blocking out Katie at 303, for example). If we are not playing in a tune, in what style do we leave the stage, and do we listen after we leave?
Insert stuff here. Ask Mikey T.
Insert potentially boring stuff here.
Do we invite Roz? Are we happy with David and Madeleine? Who wants to play which sorts of gigs?
Equal splits is the best, I think we all agree, but some people depend on Tzigas income to meet their bills.
Not everyone can play every gig, for money/time/travel/personal reasons. This is not a problem.
| Name | Telephone | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Gates | 555 77 854 | 555 77 855 |
| First Name: | Bill Gates |
|---|---|
| Telephone: | 555 77 854 |
| Telephone: | 555 77 855 |