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dinsdag 14 februari 2023

Nr. 21 untill Nr. 24 CD III

 Nr. 21.

Moon over Bourbon street. A Sting song that has been worked on by
me for guitar solo. I've kept it in the original key and very surprising:
It worked out well. As also on the original recording it starts simply 
with a melody line against a bass line. The harmonies are added later 
and special attention must go to the piece were there are no lyrics sung 
on the original recording. The instrumental part must have been 
composed by a classical composer but I forgot the name!  Some odd 
strechings are required here and there. It is a demanding piece in all 
aspects. Therefore played on the Juan Esteve ELEC that is easy to play 
and very accessible due to the cutaway.




Nr. 22.

Englishman in New York is another tune composed by Sting that is
very suitable as well for guitar solo. Beforehand you mostly do not 
realize that some songs are forcing you to transcribe it for guitar in 
a certain direction. In this case some classical techniques are combined 
with American fingerpicking techniques. When I was studying classical
music on the Conservatory in The Netherlands I was struggling with
fingerpicking as it seems to go against all aspects involved in classical
guitar playing. I decided there should be some piece between the two!
So here it is. And it "walks". Played on the same guitar as on Nr. 21.


Nr. 23.

"CanciĆ³n" from Rodriguez is another composition together with a 
second part. I didn't like the other part so presented here is just one part.
Maybe rude but sometimes you have to be that way....
Played on the Thomas Prisloe 2008 that in fact is my main guitar nr.1
Lots' of volume and never aggressive in sound. Beautifully rounded
hights together with strong lower ends. Spruce topped.





Nr. 24.

"Home" composed by Andrew York is another soulful composition I like 
a lot. But the original music that goes with this composition doesn't match
the beautiful rendition Andrew York himself is giving on YouTube. So I
wanted to forget the notes and just listened to Andrew the way he played the
composition at that time as it possibly evolved into an even more organic
piece to my opinion. Also played on the same guitar as Nr. 23.

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