Drip - Tigran Hamasyan w/ Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble (Complete Transcription) Jake OConnor 2020-10-26 | Link to the original performance: youtube.com/watch?v=z7j7bdEPSd0PDF available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1C0_9eutXOa44kIRuyl5IFLP0oZQfrT9l/view?usp=sharingAfter over a year of working on it, my transcription of Tigran’s performance of Drip with the Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble is finally here!!! Certainly my most ambitious project to date. Please enjoy and let me know anything you’d like to hear next! Please note some disclaimers below:-There are two drummers in the performance which have been reduced to one staff in the transcription. -I added a “double time” marking to the piano solo simply to make the fast rhythms easier to read, not because the song actually goes into double time.-There will be things I missed, as it is hard to catch everything, especially when it is all mixed together! For example, the percussive guitar during Rohith’s konnakol solo is very hard to hear at times so that may not be 100% accurate. www.tigranhamasyan.comjakeomusic@gmail.com
Hope (Impromptu) - Jesus Molina (complete transcription) Jake OConnor 2021-05-12 | Enjoy, and leave suggestions in the comments for something you want me to transcribe!Original video: youtube.com/watch?v=ddlRPf353Wo
Wall of Thorns - Jake OConnor Jake OConnor 2021-04-25 | Wall of Thorns (for solo horn) by Jake O'Connor, performed by David Byrd-Marrow. www.davidbyrdmarrow.com
Xote Cavaco (transcription) - Hermeto Pascoal + Aline Morena Jake OConnor 2021-02-12 | A fun tune by Hermeto Pascoal and Aline Morena, transcribed by me, completely by ear. Let me know what you'd like to see next in the comments below.www.jocmusic.com
Jesus Molina Instagram Transcription Jake OConnor 2021-01-12 | A quick transcription of something Jesus Molina posted on his instagram page one day: instagram.com/p/ByanSKIAKrPEnjoy, as always. Let me know what you'd like to see me transcribe next in the comments below.www.jocmusic.com
Tigran Hamasyan Levitation 21 riff transcription Jake OConnor 2020-03-13 | A quick transcription of a new riff from Tigran Hamasyan's "Levitation 21", off his new album to be released later this year. This was posted on his instagram page. instagram.com/p/B9hmsDBowHjLeave a comment for suggestions of what you want me to do next. Thanks.
Pupa - Richard Henshall (full transcription) Jake OConnor 2020-02-24 | “Pupa” from Richard Henshall’s “The Cocoon”, one of my favorite albums of all time. Transcribed by me, completely by ear. Feel free to leave suggestions for something you want me to do next.
Haken - Visions chorus+solos sheet music Jake OConnor 2020-01-07 | The solos and chorus of Haken's Visions, transcribed by me completely by ear. Feel free to leave suggestions for something you'd like me to do next. Leave a comment if you'd like the MIDI or sheet music.www.jocmusic.com
Nemo for bass clarinet [Score Video] Jake OConnor 2019-10-06 | A piece for bass clarinet inspired by my love for metal.Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
Dream Theater - Untethered Angel (Bridge and Solos) sheet music Jake OConnor 2019-07-01 | Transcribed by me, completely by ear. There are a handful of spots in the solos where it was tough to pick out exact pitches, but I think it's at least 90% accurate overall. Enjoy the crappy MIDI as always, and feel free to leave suggestions for something you want me to do next.
Dream Theater - Pale Blue Dot (Instrumental Section) Sheet Music+Tab Jake OConnor 2019-07-01 | 4:24-6:27 of Pale Blue Dot from Dream Theater's newest album Distance Over Time. Transcribed by me, entirely by ear. Please give me suggestions for something you'd like me to do next. Also leave a comment if you want pdfs of the tab or the MIDI or anything, I'd be happy to send it to you.
Dream Theater - Home Outro Sheet Music Jake OConnor 2018-12-10 | Transcribed by me, completely by ear. As always, enjoy some crappy MIDI sounds and feel free to leave comments for something you'd like me to do next.From 11:44 of Home by Dream Theater. I do not claim to own any music and this transcription is for personal non-commercial use only.
Haken - Atlas Stone (solo section sheet music) Jake OConnor 2018-12-07 | One of my favorite sections in all of prog metal, transcribed entirely by ear, featuring gloriously bad MIDI sounds. Leave a comment with what you think I should transcribe next, I've already got a couple more in the works.Begins at 2:23 on the album recording of Atlas Stone.All music copyright of Haken. I do not claim to own any of the music. This transcription is for personal and non-commercial use only.
The Lovecraft Cycle - Jake OConnor Jake OConnor 2018-10-31 | A song cycle for chamber ensemble featuring 7 poems from H.P. Lovecraft's sonnet cycle "Fungi from Yuggoth". The music is designed to be as horrifying and cosmic as the poems themselves, featuring numerous extended techniques in addition to a short rhythmic motive and small pitch motive that appear in various guises throughout the piece; incessantly tormenting the speaker throughout all of their visions. The following poems are used, listed in order of appearance in the piece:III. The Key XX. Night-Gaunts IV. Recognition V. Homecoming XIX. The Bells XXXIV. Recapture XXII. AzathothAll text is in the public domain.Jake O'Connor, composer and conductorElizabeth Stamerra, voiceClaire Park, fluteGriffin Charyn, bass clarinet Julia Plato + Anna Lugbill, violinMaria Dupree, violaMalachi Brown, celloJoon Sang Ko, pianoDan Syvret, percussionFrom Jake O'Connor's Senior Composition Recital at Ithaca College on Oct 28, 2018
Nemo for bass clarinet - Jake OConnor Jake OConnor 2018-10-29 | A piece for bass clarinet inspired by my love of heavy metal music (particularly progressive metal). Shout-out to the incredible Bryan Filetto for making an insanely difficult piece sound easy.
Rootbang for sax ensemble - Jake OConnor Jake OConnor 2018-10-29 | Rootbang is a piece for 8-part saxophone choir. It's got a wild and crazy opening half, smooth and jazzy middle, and a honky-tonk/ ragtime inspired ending. Enjoy!Kelsey Beyer and Sara Mercurio, sopranoScott Byers and Alec Targett, altoEmma Grey and Dunham Hall, tenorBryan Filetto and Jared Banker, bari
Atmospheres Fanfare - Jake OConnor Jake OConnor 2018-10-29 | A short fanfare for brass quintet composed for IC Symphony Orchestra's Fanfare project, to go with their performance of Holst's "The Planets".The incredible performers:Evan Schreiber + Averi Parece, trumpetKurt Eide + Dante Marrocco, tromboneJohanna Wiley, bass tromboneFrom Jake O'Connor's Senior Composition Recital at Ithaca College on Oct 28, 2018
