The Beautiful Sound of Nylon Strings
Bourrée in E minor is a popular lute piece, the fifth movement from Suite in E minor for Lute, BWV 996 (BC L166) written by Johann Sebastian Bach. This piece is arguably one of the most famous pieces among guitarists….
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A’ Soalin is a round contained in the second album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in January 1963. “A’ Soalin” is actually a traditional song called “Soul Cake“, which is a small round cake…
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“Spring” is the first concerto for violin and orchestra from the opera “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi. This work describes birds singing (Allegro), the shepherd resting with his dog (Largo) and the final dance (Allegro) all inspired by the…
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The Prelude BWV 846 in C major is the first part of the “Prelude and Fugue” by Bach which is the first important collection “The Well-Tempered Clavier“. This song is very well known thanks to Charles Gounod who took the…
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One of the most important flutists of the story is certainly John Dowland, who has lent his debut in France to Paris and then to London. I find that early music is difficult in general, for the presence of a…
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Perhaps not everyone knows that famous “Air on G string“, whose author is Bach, was not named by him, but results from a transposition of the German violinist August Wilhelmj. The original key was D major, but Wilhelmj transcribed in C…
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The Canon in D from Pachelbel is one of Europe’s most famous ancient melodies. We can recognize its harmonic movement in many recent songs such as Let it Be by The Beatles, for example. The original version of the Canon…
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The first four concerts of Antonio Vivaldi are called: “The Four Seasons“. The fourth is “The Winter“, a concerto in F minor in three movements. The first movement is an Allegro, as described by Vivaldi: “the ruthless action of the…
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Antonio Vivaldi was perhaps the most important Italian composer of his time. He contributed mainly to the development of the Solo Concert, of which he wrote many works, including the famous “Four Seasons”. Among his concerts we also find this…
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Cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, are among the most beautiful and virtuous written for this instrument. This Suite n. 1 in G major is one of the simplest and most played by cello players. Especially the famous Prelude is very also…
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