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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@joosje Beautiful performances, as always, Joosje! Your selections seem entirely appropriate to the challenge, since in Belgium you can lay claim to both Flemish and French musical heritages.…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Guitar sizing
I agree that string spacing at the nut is more important than small differences in scale length. I have instruments ranging in size from 585 mm to 670 mm,…
David Krupka
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Jack Stewart That's pretty much the 'journey' I've taken too, Jack. What began to change my thinking (back to a favourable view) was acquiring a few years back an urtext edition of Ponce's guitar…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Debbie I agree, the made-to-measure cases are absurdly expensive. Some luthiers (both Lauri and Gyorgy, fortunately) provide their own. But there are a couple of options for something cheaper.…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Debbie I have three now - six, seven, and eleven courses, all made by luthier Lauri Niskanen in Finland. (I also own a four-course guitar from Gyorgy Lorinczi in Romania.…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Debbie That's wonderful, Debbie! I took up the lute myself a dozen or so years ago. I think it's normal (for guitarists, I mean) to begin lute with a guitar-like technique.…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Debbie I certainly agree that Segovia's treatment of early music leaves a lot to be desired. (Frankly, I find it unlistenable.) But the historically-informed approach to performance was only in its…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Jack Stewart I've heard similar stories and it does seem he was, to put it nicely, a rather poor teacher. I'm certainly not trying to defend his character.…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Jack Stewart @Debbie @Robert St Cyr I agree that Segovia's performances are dated, but they reflect the musical aesthetic of the time. I do think Debbie makes a valid point about the nature of…
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Jack Stewart It worked out for fans of Robert Johnson! (I'm one.) The man himself might have had a different opinion ...
David Krupka
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7 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Eric Phillips You might still find yourself on the losing side of that exchange ...
David Krupka
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8 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Eric Phillips I'd be happy to trade ...
David Krupka
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8 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
To offer a less cranky response, I would be very interested to know what the 'technique' of well-known guitarists of the past was actually like. How would historical figures like Sor and Giuliani…
David Krupka
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8 mths ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
It's perhaps worth recalling that in literature and folklore alike, these Faustian bargains never work out as expected ... in any event, I'm not sure I would want anyone else's 'technique'.…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Very nice! (Is it your own ending sequence again?) These standards just never seem to get 'old'. And they lend themselves remarkably well to the nylon string guitar.…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Nice - I certainly wasn't expecting the 'big finish'! As far as I know, Brian is Canadian. At any rate, he lives in Toronto. He used to (perhaps still does) teach at York University.…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos"
@don Thanks, Don - very cool video! (Shot live on location from ... a galaxy far far away!?) My question isn't can he see with that mask (he does appear to be looking at his left hand at one point,…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Guess the composer
@Steve Pederson @Blaise Laflamme Thanks guys! It's not so much 'knowledge' as memory, though. I do a lot of sight-reading. (In fact, that's about all I do, music-wise.…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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Re: Guess the composer
It's 'Lecon 27' in Coste's edition of Sor's 'Methode Complete pour la Guitare'. Sor's original publication contains relatively few exercises. Coste's version includes several dozen pieces (including…
David Krupka
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8 mths ago
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
@Debbie Virginia is a fantastic guitarist! And, for those who don't know, she plays without nails - something Segovia encouraged, surprisingly! For anyone interested,…
David Krupka
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8 mths ago
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
@Steve Pederson I knew of Gallardo del Rey through his 'California Suite' which has been recorded by Irina Kulikova as part of the Naxos 'Laureate' series.…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
If we include 'early music' performers, then I would draw attention to the Swiss virtuoso Pierre Pitzl, who plays both vihuela and baroque guitar (in addition to viol da gamba!).…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
@Steve Pederson This is coming along well, Steve. About that stretch, it's certainly a stumbling block in this piece! I frankly doubt a shorter scale length would help much.…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@joosje Already sounding very good, Joosje. Tempo seems perfect! Beautiful tone too, especially in the 'B' section. Definitely looking forward to hearing it when it's all put together.
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks for sharing this, Blaise. Definitely a 'cool' performance that has a unique 'vibe' - quite different from Bream's, for sure! (And what a 'smooth' relaxed technique he has too…
David Krupka
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David_Krupka
8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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