Welcome to inargenti.nl, the website of pianist/composer René Torenstra. In addition to my own work, I write for theatre, teach, and give workshops. You will find many original compositions and arrangements here, as well as transcriptions, music related articles, recordings and educational material. Please enjoy your stay, and feel free to share your feelings about the music by leaving a comment.
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Created: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:21
Bob Brookmeyer passed away recently. Usually I don't comment on any kind of news on this site, even if it is music-related, but this is a special case.
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Created: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:45
On November 29 we had the last workshop of the year with members of the MuziekAtelier, and this time it was open for the public to participate and enjoy singing a few well-known songs with us.
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Created: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:41
Buddy Shank played a rare alto flute solo on the the Mamas and the Papas single "California Dreamin'." I needed it for a project, so here it is if you need it. Note that the key is different from the original and there are very minor changes to keep it more simple. There is nothing remarkable about this solo, although the flat tenth used on the dominant might surprise a few people in the pop scene. The rest of the solo is built on natural and harmonic minor, with use of a blue note here and there.
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Created: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:08
This is a simple arrangement of the well-known song by the Mamas and the Papas, in lead-sheet form, for use in the MuziekAtelier-projects. There are some slight differences in chords and rhythm, and the key (Ami) is different from the original.
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Created: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:45
The new theme for the current series of workshops is "Dreaming," so this beautiful piece had to be part of it. This song for the MuziekAtelier projects is an adaptation of a 1934 version of the song "Droomland," originally an American song from 1897.
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Created: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:56
This is a popular song from the eighties, Used in the MuziekAtelier projects, set in the key of G.
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Created: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:06
This is the sheet music for part of the intro of the play "Senioren," which you can find here. This is just the part for the live instruments, not for the electronic part.
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Random Content: Compositions
Ostinato I
The first of a series of music I have been working on. A piece drawing on serial music. The choice what to publish is quite difficult (once you get started with this kind of thing you will get hours and hours of music - and it's hard to decide what is good enough.) This one turned out quite satisfactory,... Read more..
The first of a series of music I have been working on. A piece drawing on serial music. The choice what to publish is quite difficult (once you get started with this kind of thing you will get hours and hours of music - and it's hard to decide what is good enough.) This one turned out quite satisfactory,... Read more..
Waltz For Gwen
This is the very first piece I wrote. At the time, I was a classical pianist, preparing to get into the conservatory. That's a bit of a story, because I only knew how to play classical music. I had started to play some pop music, mostly trying to listen to Prince records and trying to play his songs,... Read more..
This is the very first piece I wrote. At the time, I was a classical pianist, preparing to get into the conservatory. That's a bit of a story, because I only knew how to play classical music. I had started to play some pop music, mostly trying to listen to Prince records and trying to play his songs,... Read more..
El Gorrion Y La Paloma
This here is the very first piece for ensemble I wrote. So, not too complicated (but right on the clave) with a little bit of fun in the bridge section. My penchant for parallel fourths is again visible here, although we have a whole section of illegal parallel fifths in the bridge, too. The "Montuno"-section... Read more..
This here is the very first piece for ensemble I wrote. So, not too complicated (but right on the clave) with a little bit of fun in the bridge section. My penchant for parallel fourths is again visible here, although we have a whole section of illegal parallel fifths in the bridge, too. The "Montuno"-section... Read more..
Names and Places
A ten minute live recording of this song was broadcast on the classical music radio channel in the Netherlands, and it won a composition prize. We did not win the Middelsee Jazztreffen with the quintet in the year we competed in the finals, although this song got an honourable mention there, as well. I... Read more..
A ten minute live recording of this song was broadcast on the classical music radio channel in the Netherlands, and it won a composition prize. We did not win the Middelsee Jazztreffen with the quintet in the year we competed in the finals, although this song got an honourable mention there, as well. I... Read more..
One Way Commitment
A piece from 1993, One Way Commitment was one of the last pieces I wrote for the SoundScapes-quintet. It was performed live only once, in The Duke in Leiden, because the arrangement was for trumpet and tenor, whereas the line-up at that time was guitar and tenor. The piece starts out with a series of... Read more..
A piece from 1993, One Way Commitment was one of the last pieces I wrote for the SoundScapes-quintet. It was performed live only once, in The Duke in Leiden, because the arrangement was for trumpet and tenor, whereas the line-up at that time was guitar and tenor. The piece starts out with a series of... Read more..
Random Content: Arrangements
Inspiratie
This is a song from the Dutch musical "Joe," for which I needed a solo-piano arrangement. I have noticed there is demand for lead sheets and the like for (Dutch) musicials, so here it is, should you need it. Part of the "muziekatelier" project. To find more, search for the keyword or see the related... Read more..
This is a song from the Dutch musical "Joe," for which I needed a solo-piano arrangement. I have noticed there is demand for lead sheets and the like for (Dutch) musicials, so here it is, should you need it. Part of the "muziekatelier" project. To find more, search for the keyword or see the related... Read more..
Ik Heb Zo Waanzinnig Gedroomd
This is a popular song from the eighties, Used in the MuziekAtelier projects, set in the key of G. Read more..
This is a popular song from the eighties, Used in the MuziekAtelier projects, set in the key of G. Read more..
Droomland
The new theme for the current series of workshops is "Dreaming," so this beautiful piece had to be part of it. This song for the MuziekAtelier projects is an adaptation of a 1934 version of the song "Droomland," originally an American song from 1897. Read more..
The new theme for the current series of workshops is "Dreaming," so this beautiful piece had to be part of it. This song for the MuziekAtelier projects is an adaptation of a 1934 version of the song "Droomland," originally an American song from 1897. Read more..
Quien Sera
We used this in a project as accompaniment to voice, but it is a full lead sheet and can be used accordingly. This is part of the "muziekatelier" project. To find more, search for the keyword or see the related articles. Read more..
We used this in a project as accompaniment to voice, but it is a full lead sheet and can be used accordingly. This is part of the "muziekatelier" project. To find more, search for the keyword or see the related articles. Read more..
De Appels op de Tafelsprei
This is a beautiful Dutch song, originally by Toon Hermans, but there is a beautiful version by Mathilde Santing. I needed this for a project, so here it is if you need it, too. This is part of the "muziekatelier" project. To find more, search for the keyword or see the related articles. Read more..
This is a beautiful Dutch song, originally by Toon Hermans, but there is a beautiful version by Mathilde Santing. I needed this for a project, so here it is if you need it, too. This is part of the "muziekatelier" project. To find more, search for the keyword or see the related articles. Read more..
Random Content: Transcriptions
Marley - Waiting In Vain
This is not a jazz solo, but I have used this in improvising lessons, and recently I found it again. There are many interesting techniques and notes Marley uses here, like blues scale, pentatonic motifs and different guitar tricks, all in a very short solo that is built well enough to sound like it was... Read more..
This is not a jazz solo, but I have used this in improvising lessons, and recently I found it again. There are many interesting techniques and notes Marley uses here, like blues scale, pentatonic motifs and different guitar tricks, all in a very short solo that is built well enough to sound like it was... Read more..
Evans - Epilogue (Everybody Digs)
The Bill Evans piece from the "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" album. See the related articles for a transcription of another version of this song from an earlier recording. Read more..
The Bill Evans piece from the "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" album. See the related articles for a transcription of another version of this song from an earlier recording. Read more..
So What (Intro)
There are tons of transcriptions of "So What," the Miles Davis composition, and especially of the original 1958 recording. I've never seen the rubato intro transcribed, though, so here it is. Of course, the rhythmic notation is approximate, so listen to the recording (again!) for the timing. Read more..
There are tons of transcriptions of "So What," the Miles Davis composition, and especially of the original 1958 recording. I've never seen the rubato intro transcribed, though, so here it is. Of course, the rhythmic notation is approximate, so listen to the recording (again!) for the timing. Read more..
Evans - Autumn Leaves
This is track 2 of the Bill Evans album "Portrait In Jazz," with the great Scott LaFaro on bass, who died soon afterwards. On the CD there is an extra track with a monaural version of this song, which I will upload here if I can find it. Read more..
This is track 2 of the Bill Evans album "Portrait In Jazz," with the great Scott LaFaro on bass, who died soon afterwards. On the CD there is an extra track with a monaural version of this song, which I will upload here if I can find it. Read more..
Evans - Epilogue
A transcription of the original version of this Bill Evans tune. For another version of this song, see the Related Articles box. Read more..
A transcription of the original version of this Bill Evans tune. For another version of this song, see the Related Articles box. Read more..
Random Content: Articles
Cantaloupe Island: Analysis
I have published a lead sheet to Herbie Hancock's Cantaloupe Island on this site, which you can find here. In this article I will try to analyse the piece and to give some thoughts on the composition and the way it can be played. Read more..
I have published a lead sheet to Herbie Hancock's Cantaloupe Island on this site, which you can find here. In this article I will try to analyse the piece and to give some thoughts on the composition and the way it can be played. Read more..
On Sibelius and the music plug-in used on this site
In this article I will look at a few perks and twists of the plug-in for sheet music I use on this site, and I will talk a bit about sound cards and synthesizers and the like. Chances are, your computer isn't sounding that great. Read more..
In this article I will look at a few perks and twists of the plug-in for sheet music I use on this site, and I will talk a bit about sound cards and synthesizers and the like. Chances are, your computer isn't sounding that great. Read more..
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer passed away recently. Usually I don't comment on any kind of news on this site, even if it is music-related, but this is a special case. Read more..
Bob Brookmeyer passed away recently. Usually I don't comment on any kind of news on this site, even if it is music-related, but this is a special case. Read more..