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Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
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Greetings, everyone! We are thrilled to welcome you all to the Latin American Music Challenge!
In this exciting journey, we'll be immersing ourselves in the richly diverse and vibrant world of Latin American music, a world that's deeply interconnected with our beloved instrument
This challenge presents an opportunity to not only enhance our skills but also to appreciate the cultural richness and musical complexity that Latin American melodies bring. From the passionate rhythms of salsa to the poignant strains of the tango, we'll explore it all!
Please remember, we have an extensive category in our library dedicated to Latin American Repertoire. This library is a treasure trove of courses designed to provide deep insights and technical knowledge about various aspects of Latin American music. Make sure to make the most of it!
We are excited to kick-start this musical journey and we hope you are too. Let's dive in!
https://app.tonebase.co/guitar/library/repertoire/latin-american
CHALLENGE TIMELINE
- Challenge Start: Kick-Off on June 30th
- Duration: June 24th - July 24th
- Watch Party: July 30th, 10 am PST
ACTIVITIES
- Choose Your Piece: Select a new piece of music to work on. Share your choice in the thread below and inspire your fellow musicians!
- Video Submission: Submit a video of your practice this week. Highlight your favorite passage from the piece that showcases the origin of this piece!
GET INVOLVED
Let’s kick things off with enthusiasm! Share your progress, encourage others, and explore new musical horizons together. Can’t wait to see what everyone chooses!
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Hi, everyone, this is second take on Leo Brouwer's Un Dia De Noviembre. I'm somewhat satisfied with this, although there's still a lot of room for improvement. Slurs, harmonics and vibrato are my obvious weak points. Not the best video recording and I was sweating a lot from the humid Indian summer. No AC or fan because I was worried about the background noise. Anyways, hope you guys can give me some constructive comments. Thanks for watching.
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Matilde Tettamanti de Calandra – Preludio 1
Okay, so I lied about the video above being my last post of the challenge. Instead, I thought I’d finish up with the composer I played at the beginning of the challenge. She was a guitar student of María Luisa Anido and a composition student of Alberto Ginastera.
I came across a video of this piece, performed by the Brazilian guitarist Alisson Alípio. I wanted to play it, but I could not find a score. In the comments of the video I asked Alisson if he had the score, and he was kind enough to email it to me, as it is out of print. It is part of a set of three preludes. The other two look much more difficult!
By the way, if you have time, check out Alission Alípio’s website (https://alissonalipio.com/). He is an outstanding musician. I particularly love his video performance of Debussy’s Girl with the Flaxen Hair, arranged by Luciano Lima.
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Here is another milonga by Abel Carlevaro which was written in either the late 1990s or early 2000s and was premiered as part of his Milonga Suite on May 25, 2001, just prior to Carlevaro's death. The title, Roelar was in honor of his brother Agustin Carlevaro, whose nickanme was Rocho and who was an architect by profession as well as an excellent guitarist and arranger of tango and milonga music of the Rio de la Plata. Roelar pays tribute to Rocho the Architect (Ro-el-Ar).
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Brouwer Tres Apuntes (menos uno) II and I - closer
I have an almost decent recording of the first 2 of Tres Apuntes, however I have reversed their order because I felt it would be better to conclude with the more dramatic first one.
I am having my typical difficulty unmaking a decent recording. Trying to record both pieces just further compounds the difficulties. I feel both are close but each has a couple of glaring stumbles at points that I really like.
I might be able to try one more time but my wife and I leave for Pittsburgh and Buffalo on Saturday morning so I don't k now if I will actually try.