Piano Tutorial Bach Air on a G String (arr Siloti)
Channel: Tommy's Piano Corner
Date: 10/12/2018

This video takes an in-depth look at Bach's Air on a G String with some piano practice ideas.  I'm using the transcription for solo piano of Air on a G String by Alexander Siloti.  

It's an iconic piece that was used as the theme music for the famous series of cigar advertisements and brings back childhood memories.  There are lots of transcriptions of Air on a G String for solo piano available, however, Siloti's is probably the closest to the original Orchestral score.

Some of the things I cover are the challenges of getting the multiple piano parts to sing out - it is after all Bach, so just having a singing melody isn't really enough.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:
Cedarville Music -  Fugue Playlist (mentioned in the video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtSivV5E4HU&list=PLpyMjpj5yGK0tydlxjUKGVC-g4P_3PGW0

The original is the Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 by JS Bach
https://imslp.org/wiki/Orchestral_Suite_No.3_in_D_major,_BWV_1068_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)

You can find the Siloti Transcriptions from the Transcriptions tab at the link below
https://imslp.org/wiki/Orchestral_Suite_No.3,_BWV_1068_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)


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Filmed on an iPhone 8+ - using the Filmic Pro app
Audio captured on an iPhone 6S using a Shure MV88 Microphone
Vocals captured on a Rode SmartLav microphone plugged into an iPhone 4S
Video editing done using iMovie
Audio editing done using Garageband

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