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...
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Kcrayon
kcrayon@...
Dec 21, 2006 8:32 pm
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...
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jmast
jcmastroianni
Dec 22, 2006 12:16 am
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...
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alain galeja
bac_alain
Dec 22, 2006 10:20 pm
if you like Bach, maybe you will like Leopold WEISS alain jmast <jmast@...> a écrit : I'm happy to introduce you to...
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Eric Love
eeelove8
Dec 22, 2006 10:23 pm
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....
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Kirill
kcrayon@...
Dec 25, 2006 2:00 pm
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...
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kijja jearwattanakanok
jearwattanak...
Dec 27, 2006 6:01 pm
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....
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Joseph C. Mastroianni
jcmastroianni
Dec 27, 2006 9:31 pm
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...
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Alan Melvin
juncosamelvin
Dec 28, 2006 4:31 am
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...
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Nana Upik
mafia_murtad
Jan 1, 2007 5:59 pm
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...
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jmast
jcmastroianni
Jan 1, 2007 8:38 pm
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...
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Kcrayon
kcrayon@...
Jan 1, 2007 8:47 pm
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...
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Stephen Bondy
sbondy
Jan 2, 2007 4:31 pm
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...
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Alan Melvin
juncosamelvin
Jan 2, 2007 5:11 pm
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...
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Alan Melvin
juncosamelvin
Jan 2, 2007 5:34 pm
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...
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Kcrayon
kcrayon@...
Jan 3, 2007 3:02 pm
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...
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violao04
Jan 3, 2007 4:54 pm
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...
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Kcrayon
kcrayon@...
Jan 7, 2007 1:18 pm
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...
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egyedembegyedem
Jan 23, 2007 12:34 am
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singerpatricia90
singerpatric...
Jan 24, 2007 10:11 pm
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Alan Melvin
juncosamelvin
Feb 8, 2007 12:03 am
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violao04
Feb 8, 2007 12:33 am
... Good! I get enough spam as it is. Keep up the good work, Alan!...
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Kirill Smorodin
kcrayon@...
Feb 8, 2007 9:16 am
Thank you Alan! I will be careful. Kirill ... From: Alan Melvin To: bachforguitar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:03 AM Subject:...
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hongbingxinghua
Apr 13, 2007 4:46 pm
"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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bachforguitar@yahoogr...
Apr 17, 2007 5:10 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bachforguitar group. File : /Uploads...
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hongbingxinghua
Apr 17, 2007 5:25 am
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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hongbingxinghua
Apr 17, 2007 5:29 am
my draft is posted in /file/upload by other members/...
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singerpatricia90
singerpatric...
Apr 18, 2007 8:14 pm
Greetings guitarist: The Barcelona Festival of Song a space created for the purpose of promoting the Latin American & Spanish Art Song repertoire, a rich and...
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colinjames247
Apr 30, 2007 3:11 pm
... Hi, I do not know Erbarme dich but will look for it and will I hope be able to help....
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Donny
donny339
Jun 13, 2007 3:53 pm
Hello all. Can some one tell me some good sheetmusic books for Bach's Lute and Cello for guitar transcriptions. And also, some good books on interpretation and...