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That clip of Laurindo Almeida really knocked me on my butt and reminded me that I do not have enough of his recordings in my collection. Thanks for posting that clip. For me, the first and most influential guitarists have been Earl Klugh, Chet Atkins, Luiz Bonfa and Carlos Barbosa-Lima. While I have tried a million times to become a nylon stringer, and while I love to play nylon string guitars, at this point in my life I am content to hear others play the instrument...for whatever reason, I am a steel stringer. Having said that, I am still a devoted fan of the instrument and am always knocked off my feet when I hear a performance by someone like Laurindo Almeida. Like a previous post-er, I got to see Earl Klugh recently (last November). He played solo guitar for the whole evening; two sets. Without question, his playing, technique, feel and sense of harmony far exceeds his reputation as a smooth jazz (aka muzak) musician. Here's a nice clip of Luiz Bonfa...one of the great nylon string masters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXT9M9eSG6k
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I remember being pleasantly surprised while watching "It Takes A Thief" (Robert Wagner's series) in the 1960's, and when Robert's character, Alexander Mundy, walked into a nightclub, with a guitarist playing samba on stage, and he nodded to him and said "Hello, Luiz." It was Luiz playing, and Luiz nodded back at Robert, while continuing to play. Funny what makes a guitar geek smile. Ha. |
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Just found this recording on youtube of Laurindo Almeida playing three tunes from "Black Orpheus" that are my three favorite bossa nova tunes. "Manha de Carnaval", "A Felicidade" and "Samba de Orfeu" written by Luiz Bonfa or Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1958 and 1959. Only on nylon strings would these have the profound effect they do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04it...eature=related Viva classical guitars! |
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Hi David,
Insightful topic. I think that early on, it's evident that Michael Hedges incorporated a lot of his classical schooling into his compositions. One in particular which comes to mind is "The Happy Couple" from his early Breakfast in the Field album. In it he makes use of a concept popularized by Arnold Schoenberg called "Klangfarbenmelodie" in which a melody is constructed from notes of the same pitch but with different timbre. On the guitar he achieved the effect with the same note plucked on different strings, in order to add overall "color" to the melody line. Very effective on his Martin D-28!. In the ending of the same tune, he phrases the melody as part of an arpeggiated set of sixtuplets, something that you see more often in classical music. (I think). He also made use of dynamics much like they do in the classical repertoire. I'm thinking here of identical passages that repeat at different volume levels (forte vs. pianissimo?) as a musical message. I also thought his arrangement of the prelude from Bach's 1st cello suite on steel harp guitar was pretty special. Obviously, a pretty good learner.
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OOps, wrong post!!
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I hope you are well!! Great hearing from you! P.S.: I just looked up Peabody, just to make sure I remembered right. I didn't know it was part of Johns Hopkins University. I do work for the astronomy department there. Neat connection. |
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I'm doing great thanks. You're right about Michael and Peabody, and I also didn't know about the connection to JHU. BTW, not only are you a player, but you have a cool job too!
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Thanks! But my girlfriend wouldn't like to hear I'm a "player". Ha! I guess that's a "playa" anyway, huh? Play on! |
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Laurindo Almeida is a very tasteful player and arranger. I really like his collaborations with Charlie Byrd.
Regarding classical guitar techniques used on a steel string guitar it really rather morphs and blends together, at least in modern fingerstyle playing where there few if any boundaries. One thing that I have noticed though is that with the different sustain characteristics between nylon and steel strings certain techniques and density of chordings come out more or less well. Regarding arrangements some variety of technique can be effective but it can also be easily overdone to the detriment of the music.
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A VERY talented young flamenco player I heard recently, live, is Javier Conde. There are some youtube videos on him. Just great. Quote:
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Batucada, from Isaias Savio, played by Fabio Zanon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bY5FldjyD4 It's a classical piece influenced by brazilian popular music (Batucada is a kind of percussive music, lots of drums). I think it's a beautiful display of technique and musicality. I've been playing this myself for some time now, but not near that level. Quote:
How about this "Lamentos do Morro": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZUPPLDhGcY I think it has everything to do with this topic too. |
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