Posts Tagged ‘baroque’

Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor RV522

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto for two violins, strings, and basso continuo in A minor RV522 Op. 3 No. 8 “L’estro Armonico” 1. Allegro 2. Larghetto e spiritoso 3. Allegro Performed by Tafelmusik Featuring Jeanne Lamon and Genevieve Gilardeau, violins Conducted by Jeanne Lamon  Mail this post Technorati Tags: bach, baroque, beethoven, canon, cello, classical, four, [...]

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Bach, Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, 1st mvt. BWV 1043

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Bach Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, first movement, Vivace,accompanied by a scrolling bar-graph score. FAQ Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this? A: Here tinyurl.com Q: What do the colors and sizes of the bars indicate? A: Each instrument has a different color; the solo instruments have brighter colors; the [...]

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Heinrich I. Biber (1644-1704), Passacaglia in G minor for Baroque Violin

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

The violin strings are gut (sheep intestine) strings by Gamut. The instrument is tuned to A=415 (1/2 lower than modern pitch).  Mail this post Technorati Tags: baroque, Ehle, Todd, violin

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Fiddle Lesson Number One

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Fiddle lesson for my student, Casey.  Mail this post Technorati Tags: acoustic, anime, banjo, baroque, beginner, bluegrass, BOW, diy, easley, fiddle, harp, howto, instructions, jazz, LESSON, music, orchestra, pickens, power metal, sc, seneca, symphony, upstate, violin

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Left Handed Violin Playing, Part 1, by Ryan Thomson “You have a choice!”

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Ryan’s site – www.captainfiddle.com No such thing as a left handed violin? In Part 1 Ryan Thomson demonstrates left and right handed violins, and the differences between them. Ryan Thomson has learned to play violin at a professional level both left and right handed and can discuss the issue of playing either way from personal [...]

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Henryk Szeryng plays Bach Fuga from Sonata No. 1

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Henryk Szeryng plays Fuga from Sonata No. 1 in G minor by Johann Sebastian Bach.  Mail this post Technorati Tags: bach, baroque, fuga, henryk, Sonata, szeryng, violin, violinist, virtuoso

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Biber Passacaglia for Violin Solo, Audio Recording

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

I’m in the process of making a baroque violin CD. The baroque violin is by Daniel Larson and the bow is by Andrew Dipper. The sheep intestine strings are made by Gamut and are tuned to A=415. No chin rest or shoulder rest was employed. ***Thanks to all of you that have written to me [...]

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