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Re: Bach’s Prelude in D minor, BWV 999 @Calin Lupa Thanks, Calin. I did try doing arpeggio exercises with planting for a while, hoping it might remedy my situation, but I did not find it helping.…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Four @Ron @Jack Stewart Thanks Ron and Jack!
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Re: Bach’s Prelude in D minor, BWV 999 @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary @Ron @Gunter Thank you, guys! Like I said, I want to make it more secure so I can speed it up a bit, and make it more expressive. I appreciate your kind words and encouragement.
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Re: Bach’s Prelude in D minor, BWV 999 I was not planning to participate in this due to an issue I have in my right hand. For the last couple of years, there have been certain basic right hand movements that have become nearly impossible…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Four Lauro - Triptico I will make this my final post to this challenge. Many thanks to all who participated!
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Four @Bart Versteeg That is more than just recognizable, Bart - it is quite beautiful!
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Four @Ron Thanks, Ron. I don't think I am particularly good at memorizing music. My method is mostly just to play the piece a lot. That said, here are a few things that I do when I decide to memorize a…
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? @Steve Price I was able to find the score to the first piece you shared with us. It reminds me a lot of Gulli Bjornsson's Landslog VI.
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Four Lauro - Triptico (June 1) Here is my first recording of the entire set of three pieces in one take from memory. Still lots of work to be done, but I hope to get it close to a performance level by the…
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? @Tom That was wonderful, Tom! I had not heard of him at all, so I will need to look into his music. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? @Steve Price I love both of these, Steve! The intervals he uses are so beautiful. Totally new to me, so thanks. I’d love to try playing his music
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? @Steven Bornfeld Thanks, Steven! That is a great book. Not only does it contain Shand’s collected works, but it also has amazing articles by Dr. Yates about the man and his music.…
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? @Steve Price Thanks, Steve. Alberto La Rocca has a wonderful recording of a large number of his pieces, and it’s easy to find on YT.
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? @martin These are both so gorgeous, Martin! I find the Ianarelli particularly captivating, and your night sky image is perfect.
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Re: Who is the composer you feel is underrated in the guitar world? If Martin can share two composers, I will do the same! I am going to go with Catharina Josepha Pratten (aka Madame Sidney Pratten) and her student Ernest Shand.…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Four Aguado - Waltzes 7 and 8 from Opus 8 Here are the last two pieces from this opus of dances.
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The Dance Challenge Week Four
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three This is the end of Week Three. Other than comments on the posts above, please put new posts in the Week Four thread.
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three @Derek Beautiful, Derek! I also really liked your smile at the end.
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three @Steve Price Thank you, Steve. I discovered the Duarte score after finding the one I am using here, and I noticed a few discrepancies, including the one you noticed in measure 7.…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three @Steve Price These are both beautiful and totally new to me. I especially like the melancholy character of the cancion.
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three Lauro - Armida Here is the first piece in the Lauro triptych I have been working on. It took me a while to settle on a fingering I liked. I'd like to get it memorized,…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three Aguado - Contredanses 4, 5, and 6 from Opus 8 When I first read through these, I thought there were rather dull. The more I played them, however, the more enjoyable they became.
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Three Lauro - Madrugada and La Negra As most of you know, I have been working on La Negra since the beginning of this challenge. This past week, however, I learned that La Negra is part of a triptych.…
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Re: The Dance Challenge Week Two This is the end of Week Two of this challenge. Other than comments on the posts above, please post new contributions in Week Three.
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