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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
Structural Analysis This is a fantasia, so the structure is a bit looser than most of Sor's works. That said, there are some pretty clear sectional divisions. Here's my breakdown: A.…
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
December 28, 2021 Here is a read-through of the piece. It's a bit long, so I understand if you'd rather do something (anything) else than watch it all, as my playing is not too good yet.
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Sor Op 21 Les Adieux

I obviously love the music of Fernando Sor, but I haven't yet played any of his longer pieces. I thought this might be a good one to start with, as it seems within my technical abilities.…
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
Study 8 measures 10-17 slow practice I'm coming back to this study after a few days break. The middle section is still very hard for me to execute, so I am going to slow it WAY down until I can do…
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Re: Legend by Ernest Shand
December 28, 2021 Here is today's update. Definitely some improvement. The B section is a bit better, but it slows down too much in the second half of the section due to my lack of memorization.…
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Re: Legend by Ernest Shand
December 27, 2021 (after practice) It's starting to come together. I'm hoping to have it memorized soon, so I can take my eyes away from the music. That will make the shifting a lot easier.…
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Re: Legend by Ernest Shand
December 27, 2021 (first take) Here is an initial read-through of the piece. My focus will be on making the melody come through very legato, while keeping the accompaniment in the background.…
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Legend by Ernest Shand

Once again, I stumbled upon Alexandra Whittingham playing this on YT and loved it. It's challenging, but does not feel beyond me. Shand was a student of Catherina Pratten,…
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Re: Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten
@Jack Stewart Thanks for listening and I’m glad you liked it, Jack. For many years, I avoided Romantics as well. I didn’t even start playing Tarrega until a few years ago.…
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Re: Lute Advice
@Kevin Mudd Thanks, Kevin. I’m still in the “noodling” stage with it. Really learning it will be a true commitment.
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack! I haven’t quite gotten to all of Sor’s music, but I’ll get there! 😀
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Re: BWV 997 prelude
That was excellent, John! Yes, the built-in mic is not too good, but your solid technique and musicality came through. Such a great piece of music!
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
@ivan paolo Yes, thanks, Ivan, I agree. There is a lot of need for that in this piece, and I am only successful at it about 50% of the time (if that). It's actually a somewhat new technique for me…
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Re: Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten
December 23, 2021 (update) After receiving some very welcome and helpful comments from a community member in a private message, I re-recorded this today.…
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Re: Snowflight by Andrew York
Beautiful, Ivan! I love arpeggio pieces where the chords come at you like waves.
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
Study 8 December 23, 2021 Here I am doing a very slow performance, with very little musicality. The purpose is to work on the challenging fingering, especially in the B section.
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Re: Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten
December 23, 2021 Today, I'm taking it slightly faster in the "a tempo" sections. I also introduced a bit a variety in the repeat of the short cadenza.
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Re: Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten
December 22, 2021 Here's my first crack at the piece.
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Re: Prelude BWV 997
Great piece, John. I look forward to hearing you play it. For quick recordings (which is all I do), I simply use the camera that came on my laptop. I have a $40 USB microphone that I bought at…
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
@joosje I just remembered that there is a tutorial of this piece on TB, so I will have to go watch it!
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Re: One Year of tonebase Live: Celebrating 2021!
Thanks, Martin! I can't tell you how much I have appreciated the guidance and support of you and the whole TB community over this past year. My life is much richer and my music making much better…
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
@Kevin Mudd Thanks, Kevin. None of the pieces in Segovia's collection are easy. If you want to play Sor, there are tons of studies easier than any one of these twenty.…
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Re: Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten
@Kevin Mudd Thanks for listening, Kevin. IMSLP is the International Music Score Library Project. It is a huge source for public domain sheet music. When I want to look for a piece,…
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Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten

I found a video on YT today of Alexandra Whittingham playing this beautiful piece (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNzPxpxUFd8). I found the score on IMSLP and decided to play it.…
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
Study 8 Walkthrough (December 22, 2021) Here I'm doing another "walk and talk" through the piece. This one is a significant step up in difficulty for me, particularly the B section.…
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