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A Musical Offering: J.S. Bach’s Crab Cannon
And now for something a little different. . . What we have below is a video that illustrates a cool little musical puzzle from one the greatest musicians ever, J.S. Bach. It’s the first piece from...
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The (Musical) Games We Play: (Musical) Exquisite Corpses and Terry Riley’s...
This past weekend, as part of the MakeMusicNewYork festival, I took part in a interesting “game” entitled Exquisite Corpses. The term refers to a artistic technique invented by the early 20th century...
View ArticleQueen For A Day . . . : Bohemian Rhapsody On Classical Guitar
I haven’t seen the movie yet but with the recent release of the Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic, I thought it would be a good time to share this great video of classical guitarist Edgar Cruz playing a...
View Article“What’s That Song With The Cello? . . . : J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude...
I’ve previously written of how the New York Public Library provided a invaluable resource in my early music self education...
View Article“That Was Then, This Is Now” . . . : Musical Flash Mobs
A reminder of a different time. A time when people gathered in public places casually, going about their business until they notice that the person beside them is carrying a bassoon. And that person...
View ArticleThe Other Great Classical Guitarist . . . : Julian Bream (1933 – 2020)
Last month, classical guitar legend Julian Bream passed away at the age of 87. Chances are that unless you’re a serious guitar geek (such as yours truly) you have never heard of him. Of the small...
View Article“Does Your Left Hand Know What The Right One Is Doing?” . . . : Mauro...
A bit of guitar geekness this month boys & girls . . . One of my favorite guitarists, Charlie Hunter (see...
View Article“Crazy Fingers” . . . : Grateful Dead on Classical Guitar
I’ve been listening to a lot of classical guitar these past few months. Mostly Bach, some Vivaldi but I’ll leave that for another post. Anyway, given my listening habits I guess that it was inevitable...
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