Week 2: Change of Colors
As the air gets crisper and the days grow shorter, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the beauty and transition that autumn brings. We're excited to introduce our newest community challenge: "Music of the Fall"! This is your chance to explore pieces that capture the essence of this season – whether they evoke the feeling of change, a fresh beginning, or the quiet nostalgia of falling leaves.
What’s the Challenge?
Select a guitar piece that you personally associate with the change of seasons or the idea of starting anew. This could be a work that resonates with autumnal moods, melodies that conjure up images of falling leaves, or pieces that mark a new chapter in your musical journey.
Suggested Themes:
- Transition: Pieces that reflect change or transformation.
- New Beginnings: Works that symbolize starting something new, like a new season in life or music.
- Autumnal Mood: Music that captures the essence of fall – perhaps something contemplative, warm, or even bittersweet.
Timeline:
- Start: October 1st
- End: October 30th
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Hello everyone, this time I would like to share a piece of music written by a French composer Adrian Le Roy. What makes me interested in his music is that he would write out the diminution for a piece that gives us a glimpse of how musicians played guitar music in the Renaissance period. I hope you would also like this piece - Pessemeze.
Oh, and how does this music relate to The Fall? I don't know, but his diminution really changed the color of the music, so I think it still fits this week's theme, doesn't it?
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Chris Wilson's version of just about anything is usually my favourite! He's an English lutenist (and vihuelist) who belongs to the same generation as Nigel North and Jakob Lindberg. In my opinion, he's every bit as good as (if not better than) his more widely known peers; however, he seems not to have been interested in pursuing an international career. He is married to Shirley Rumsey (herself a very fine interpreter of early music) with whom he has frequently collaborated. (However, neither seems to have been active, as far as recording is concerned, for more than twenty years.) Btw, the recording which includes the Passemezzo (entitled 'La Magdalena') is uniformly brilliant!
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David Krupka Thanks David. I'll keep working on it!
