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New Feature: Works in Progress
I've decided to start sharing some of the work I do at home in my studio while practicing and composing.
These are "live" home recordings, with little or no editing, but I like listening to them, and hopefully so will you.
1. Milonga
This piece of ear candy was originally composed as a solo guitar piece, inspired by the Argentinian milonga rhythm
----4/4 with the 8th notes sounding 1-&-a-2-&-a-3-&-1-&-a-2-&-a-3-&-....I rearranged it as a guitar duet and recorded both parts, givng guitar 1 a long improvisation section in the middle of the piece. This was my third or fourth take after doing the arrangement, with minimal practice of the parts---but it works!
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Variations on a Mongolian Folk Song
"this is the exact piece for any concert performer who wishes to present something special and new."
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Spooky Blues
Wonderful performance piece for guitar ....BE CAREFUL)."(medium difficult)
Theodore Presser New Releases
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Threnody
"This piece is magnificient and deeply moving"
Montreal Guitar Society Journal
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Juicy Fruit Shuffle
"I refuse to apologize for the title."
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Sonata
This piece is in three movements. Because it's long, I sometimes just perform one or two movements of it---especially the last two. |
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1.Legend
2.Nocturne
3.Circle Dance
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Polyrhythmy 21
A long, happy piece that uses a 21-beat rhythmic cycle,
(Yes, that's just one guitar playing all the way through)
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More live performances of published and unpublished music to come:
September Samba for solo guitar
Samba di Loco Moco for solo guitar
Sonoko's Dream for solo guitar
Trio for Guitar, Violin, and Cello
The Magician for flute and guitar
Jinx on You for flute and guitar
Quando Rondo for solo guitar
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