anyone here play classical music on the mandolin? classical, small "c" in my case - early music dance tunes (medieval, renaissance) and old time american. -...
I bought a Rogue RM100 A style. The only problem that I have with it is a bad tuner on the lower E. I am playing with seven strings right now until I can...
... Well, I do, at least if you count dedicated composition to specify mandolin from the baroque era to the present day...but you already know that....
hi Bill I play old style celtic and some old English dance tunes. I would like to play more classical but I don't know the names of pieces and what is...
Eugene, I didn't understand your comment - you mean you play Baroque pieces for mandolin? If so, what are some of the pieces? I am looking for new material to...
I suppose it should be OK for a starter, too bad about the bad tuner but $14 isn't financially painful. A couple of weeks ago I dropped my Stoneman solid-body...
I sometimes will play classical music on my mandolin. I usually use violin music. I attend classes at a school in my area that teaches old time music and...
There's been much discussion, but it's always a good time for more. Youtube was rich with examples -- probably still is. Search MANDOLIN CLASSICAL or maybe the...
I sometimes will play classical music on my mandolin. I usually use violin music. I attend classes at a school in my area that teaches old time music and...
Here are a few mostly duets to keep you busy: http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/make-table.cgi?searchingfor=mandolin I am not sure if the search works as a...
For anybody who reads music well already, there's always the 2 famous Beethoven sonatinas for piano, 1 in G and 1 in F. They're ready-made mando/guitar duets...
I belong to the Florida Mandolin Orchestra -- our selections are for the most part classical pieces with some popular music. If anyone in South Florida east...
... Much of the baroque music to designate "mandolin" or equivalent was for a 5- or 6-course, gut-strung, fixed-bridge, lute-like soprano instrument tuned...
... The sonatinas are in c minor and c. There is also an adagio in E-flat (a notoriously un-guitar-like key) and a set of variations in D (which isn't a bad...
WOW, what a great response! Much musical candy to try out. Thanks Nelson, Bob and Marco. I have downloaded the first of Haydn' s London trios at the suggestion...
Well, My wife decided she wanted to try playing mandolin... So, after searching and looking, she doesn't like any kind of burst finish, and she doesn't like...
... Foley's German Village Music Haus, eh? That is my neck of the woods. Have we met, Jim? I am a somewhat active classical mandolinist in town and host...
Thanks for reminding us about Mutopia -- just got a pile of useful stuff there. I don't know what's going to become of music publishers at this rate, tho --...
Congratulations on your purchase. I've often looked at these mandolins and wondered how they would sound with all that inlay on the body. It's also good to...
This sounds neat -- candy, yes! We musicians are in the business of candy, but the kind that makes you smarter, happier, and healthier, instead of fatter and...
Eugene, I don't know, we may have.. Although I have not gone to any local jams... I will email you off list and we can talk more. As to the strings, I put...
i've often wondered what it would be like to have a proactive, mandolin-hugging spouse in the house ... you're a lucky man. here's a youtube video of someone...
oh yeah, This wife of mine is special... She bought me a 66 Chevy Impala for christmas one year, she bought it for $500 and did all the engine and body work...
