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Re: Jack's Personal Practice Dairy - and cow farm (opps) @Jack Stewart Weiss was quite prolific. I have read that something like 600 individual pieces have survived, making his output similar to that of his famous contemporary, Domenico Scarlatti.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Jack's Personal Practice Dairy - and cow farm (opps) @Jack Stewart I'll take (friendly) issue with your here, Jack. Agreed, Weiss' overall achievement does not stand up to Bach's. But if we restrict the conversation to the lute music I would argue…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Jack's Personal Practice Dairy - and cow farm (opps) @Bill Young In the original tablature, it's a diminished triad (D-D-F-D-B-F-D-B-F-D) rising to a 'G', giving the impression of a second inversion dominant seventh, as Bill points out.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Nora's practice diary "Fantasias" @Nora Torres-Nagel That's an astute observation about EM's handling of the tempo, Nora. Luis Milan, in a brief comment on one of the fantasias in 'El Maestro' writes 'las consonancias despacio y los…
- David Krupka
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- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Nora's practice diary "Fantasias" @Barney What is certain is that the campanella passages are not in the original, which was notated in tablature, so there is no doubt about where the notes are intended to be played.…
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- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Nora's practice diary "Fantasias" @Nora Torres-Nagel Beautiful, Nora! The music is flowing very nicely now - it's much smoother than the first recordings you shared with us. It's interesting to hear about Ludovico.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Jack's Sauguet's Solilique (with assist from Milo) @Jack Stewart Well done, Jack! I remember coming across that (or a very similar) anthology in my local library. I didn't borrow it - I lack any affinity for playing that repertoire,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Carulli Larghetto in G minor Op 192 @Eric Phillips A pdf of Trepat's arrangement can be found here (not sure if there's any copyright infringement):…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Carulli Larghetto in G minor Op 192 @Eric Phillips Another charming little piece, Eric, and again nicely performed. I've long felt guitarists are too dismissive of Carulli. But he had a real gift for crafting delightful music from…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Carulli Larghetto in G minor Op 192 Very nice, Eric! I really like the cadenza that you've added - it really brings the piece up a 'level'. I think we forget that flourishes like this were once a normal part of the performance…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Lute Advice @Eric Phillips While it is true that proper lute technique is difficult to achieve with right hand nails, it is not the case that guitar technique requires them.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Derek's Lob der Thranen @Derek Great job on a challenging arrangement, Derek! Your performance reminds me that I've long intended to learn a few pieces from Mertz' 'Bardenklange' and still haven't got around to it.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Nora's practice diary "Fantasias" @Nora Torres-Nagel There is a very fine live performance of this fantasia on vihuela by Evangelina Mascardi. It is interesting to compare her approach to Russell's.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Derek Tango final by Piazzolla arranged Gary Ryan @Derek Two of the Piazzolla pieces arranged by Baltazar Benites (published by Chanterelle) are quite approachable. I'm thinking of 'Verano Porteno' and 'Milonga del Angel'.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Sor's Gran Solo Op. 14 @Blaise Laflamme You're fortunate to have studied with such an eminent musician, Blaise. Am I right in thinking he teaches (or perhaps taught) in Montreal?
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Sor's Gran Solo Op. 14 @Blaise Laflamme You studied with John Lennon!? Amazing ... ;-)
- David Krupka
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Lute Advice Congratulations on acquiring your new 'toy', Eric! I started playing lute myself a few years back, and I've really enjoyed exploring areas of repertoire I never knew existed.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
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Re: Interactive Class: Shifts and Scales! Another shift from the Carcassi 'Etudes' occurs in measure 9-10 of the first study. Here, we jump from the first to the fifth position (and back) on the first string.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes @Peg Hi Peg. Whenever I read though this study, I also employ a non-legato touch. I don't know that I've ever considered why - it just seems 'natural' for the piece.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes @Eric Phillips Lovely performance, Eric!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes Hi Eric. I've just had a look at Carcassi's 'Methode Complete, Op.59' and he does state explicitly that the three bass strings are to be plucked with the thumb.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes Nice work, Eric. Big improvement from day one to three, as one would expect. I don't see (or hear!) anything 'regrettable' in your choosing to use the r.h. thumb for the bass string passages.…
- David Krupka
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- 3 yrs ago
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- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: Who's your favorite Italian composer? I won't name a single individual, because, for me at least 'favourite' would have to be qualified. (Favourite to play? To listen to? To learn or practice?…
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- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: What is your favorite etude? I agree with Eric - Sor's studies remain a fantastic source of pedagogical material for guitarists of all levels, nearly two hundred years after their original publication!…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens! @David Chidsey Well done, David! I had a look at this one as well, but there were so many 'trouble spots' that I moved on to something easier. Still, it's a lovely study,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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