According to Wikipedia, "transcription" may mean "rewriting a piece
of music, either solo or ensemble, for another instrument or other
instruments than which it was originally intended. Transcription in
this sense is sometimes called arrangement, although strictly
speaking transcriptions are faithful adaptations, whereas
arrangements change significant aspects of the original piece."
I've always thought that transcribing music is an
under-appreciated art. Consequently, I thought I'd share some
transcriptions with you. These are all transcriptions for piano,
which is the instrument I play.
First off, we have a transcription of a very famous piece by
J.S. Bach. This is a transcription by an Italian composer and
virtuoso pianist. Let A equal the BWV number of original Bach
piece.
Next up is a transcription of a famous movement of a famous
Haydn Symphony, done by a French composer and virtuoso pianist. Let
B equal the symphony number.
Next up is my own arrangement of a movement from Holst's suite
"The Planets." Let C equal the number of the movement.
Next up is Sergei Rachmaninoff's transcription of a famous song.
You may be surprised to learn that Rachmaninoff transcribed this
particular song. Let D equal the number of letters in the last word
of the title of the song.
Finally, we have a transcription of a famous movement from a
famous string quartet by Franz Schubert. The transcription is by a
German composer who time has seemed to forget, unfortunately. Let E
equal the Deutsch number of the original quartet.
The cache can be found at 44 58.(A+(D to the power of C)-D-C-1),
93 21.(E-A+B-C-D). You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com. This cache is part of the
music series, and you'll want to take note of the number on the
cache for future reference. No need to go near any railroad tracks
to access the cache.
Thank you to markta for letting me steal the basic idea of this
cache. The inspiration for this cache is markta's cache GCM4PH. If
you're interested,
it is available here.