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Titolo: Le parti di Shine On You Crazy Diamond

averla vista spezzettata in una quindicina di parti( + o
-), ma >sul mio ciddě (edizione vecchiotta e nera...) non
sta scritto >nulla del genere.
 >Any clue?
SOYCD avrebbe due parti: una I-V, l'altra VI-IX, quindi
dovrebbero essere 9 parti. Se sono di fatto qualcuna di piů
non saprei, la EMI avrebbe dovuto indicizzarli (con indici,
non tracce)
bye s.

 non tracce)
dalle *Echoes* FAQ:
[-]  "What are the different parts of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'?"
"Shine On" was originally supposed to be a side-long composition, but it
grew to more than a side (it's about 30 min. long), and the band decided
that it'd work better with the three other songs in the middle.  In any
event, the song is divided into nine parts, but naturally it's rather
difficult to tell where they start and end.  Here is something, pulled
from Guitar magazine by Chris Walsh, that should help figure them out:
 Part I    - Gilmour soloing, orchestra-like keyboard chords, some synth
horn.
 Part II   - Begins with "Syd's Theme", the four note (Dah DAH dah DAH...)
      riff that is repeated throughout this part of the song. (3:35)
 Part III  - Rick's synth horn solo. (6:29)
 Part IV   - Vocal section. (8:42)
 Part V    - Sax solo. (11:10)
 Part VI   - Odd-sounding synth, then goes into some decent lap steel by
      Gilmour.
 Part VII  - Second vocal section. (4:52)
 Part VIII - Rather jazzy synths. (6:04)
 Part IX   - Closing funeral dirge-like synth horn solo. (9:09)
There is also an alternate scheme, given by the WYWH piano songbook.  In
this arrangement, the first five parts are as follows:
 Part I    - Rick's opening synth solo
 Part II   - Dave's first solo (the soft one)
 Part III  - "Syd's Theme"
 Part IV   - Rick's synth horn solo, followed by a Dave solo
 Part V    - Roger's vocals, and sax solo
This seems a little odd to me, and music books aren't noted for their
accuracy.  On the other hand, neither is Gilmour's memory ;)  At any rate,
going by Dave's indexing, the CoGDS version consists of parts I, II, IV
and VII.  The DSoT version, by either scheme, consists of parts I - V.
Below are excerpts from the interview with David Gilmour:
   "Side one begins with "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond", the ambitious
   nine-part epic song cycle. 'Part I' commences with an opening
   orchestra prelude...."  "David Gilmour's blues-infected guitar voice
   enters (at 2:09) in response to the horn line, as if to officially
   announce the sound of Pink Floyd."... "A strong thematic idea,
   affectionately dubbed 'Syd's Theme', is played at 3:35 and signals the
   beginning of 'Part II'."... "In 'Part III' (6:29), a hint of the
   funeral mood of the coda is heard in the somber horn melody of the
   next blues transformation - now a slow straightforward Gm blues
   12-bar..." "'Shine On, You Crazy Diamond, Part IV' contains the
   classic vocal sound of the cycle (8:42)."... "At 11:10, a model jazz
   sax solo, by guest perfomer Dick Parry, is brought in, improvising
   over the drone of 'Syd's Theme', signalling a transition to 'Shine On,
   You Crazy Diamond, Part V'"... "The overlapping synth noise is a segue
   back to 'Shine On, You Crazy Diamond, Part VI.'"... "By 2:32, the
   slide guitar dominates [Part VI] and delivers two dramatic choruses of
   portamento bottleneck lines over the new 12/8 shuffle feel, setting up
   the move to 'Part VII'. Here, a recap of the guitar melody from 'Part
   IV' acts as a retransition [into the vocal theme]"... "In 'Part VIII',
   a fingerpicked arpeggio variant of 'Syd's Theme' is heard (6:04) over
   a sustaining synth tone.  This creates a transitionto a new mood
   (6:30), a strutting Gm jazz/funk groove.."... "The last section
   (coda), 'Part IX', is introduced by a synth pedal point, which grows
   in volume as the previous goove dissipates. A slow 4/4 funeral march
   (9:08) becomes the parting musical eulogy to Syd."

ellapeppa! grazie!!!
Carlo
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