Hello, again! My name is Kirill. I live in Russia and fond of playing a guitar of all kinds: acoustic, electric, [classical]... to name but a few. Well, one of...
Kirill
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Dec 21, 2006 4:18 pm
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Hello Kirill, I'm also a classical guitarist, non professional, and Bach lover. I wrote a fiction novel about Bach's Chaconne. It tells the story of how the...
Dear Joseph, Thanks for your quick reply! I visited your site at once even before I finished reading the letter. It was very interesting to know new about...
Kcrayon
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Dec 21, 2006 8:32 pm
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I'm happy to introduce you to this wonderful composition. Yes, violin and cello music are well suited to the guitar. I suspect if the guitar were available...
Joseph, You are the man. That is a great composition. I agree that cello and violin music are great for the guitar. I am a huge fan of Luigi Boccherini....
Dear Joseph, I have listened to Chaconne finally. It really strikes and takes you, especially when you hear it on the guitar. It seems to be the very strong...
Kirill
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Dec 25, 2006 2:00 pm
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Hi, I am working with Chaconne for a couple of week. This work is so wonderful! It begins with four measures and then turn to many variations of 257 measures....
I agree completely. Every time I play it, there is something more to learn, and hear in the music. I try to play it every day, like a meditation. Enjoy! Joseph...
Hello everybody, I've done a lot of work on the website over the last two weeks. Most of the improvements are "under the hood" so to speak, to hopefully make...
Chaconne? I wish i could play it well,. I feel too hard to start playing,. the song, seems like,. mmm,,whats called, has a strong sense.. Its too glorious,for...
Dear Nana, Since it isn't known why Bach wrote the Chaconne, in my book Chaconne The Novel, I wrote an historically accurate, but fictional account of Bach's...
Hello and Happy New Year, The first thing is to believe that you can play it, can do it! Don't be afraid of seeming difficulty. If a thing abounds in numerous...
Kcrayon
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Jan 1, 2007 8:47 pm
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Another word about playing the Chaconne... One of the Yates, (Stanley or Richard, I can't remember which) did an arrangemet of the Chaconne in E minor, which...
I think you meant "soft" tension strings. They sacrifice some tone but require the least effort to fret. Personally, though, I hate them because they never...
Stanley Yates removed his arrangement from the web. Several other online arrangements of the Chaconne are listed in my web guide (on the violin works guitar...
Well, as for "soft" tension strings, I've never used it, but I seem understand what you meant saying about its disobedience to hands. It is sure easier for...
Kcrayon
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Jan 3, 2007 3:02 pm
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Hard tension strings do have some desireable properties. But one thing to be aware of especially with classical guitars is that hard tension strings mean more...
Dear Viola! You are right. Is is especially true regarding expencive good-made classical guitars (not one they use in the streets and porches). Soon I will...
Kcrayon
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Jan 7, 2007 1:18 pm
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Thank you Alan! I will be careful. Kirill ... From: Alan Melvin To: bachforguitar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:03 AM Subject:...
Kirill Smorodin
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Feb 8, 2007 9:16 am
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"Erbarme dich "is the most moving melody of Bach's works. it has already been trancribed to voilin,cello,piano,organ for solo, who can transcribe to guitar...?...
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Apr 17, 2007 5:10 am
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I have tabbed Kontrapunktus 1 ,the first piece of bach's "art of fugue",which was transcribed by Japan artist K.mimami, this is a draft, please help me to...
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