Author: Dmitri Timoshenko
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New piece coming
A Fantasy form in musical composition always seemed a bit difficult to me. Basically, it is freely developed melody, based on its variation and imitation (though at some point it was strictly contrapuntal). The term Fantasia appeared somewhere around 16th century, but the form obviously was practiced well before that. Couple of weeks ago I…
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Cuban salsa
Recently I received an order to write a piece in a style of Cuban salsa. I used to dance LA salsa and obviously to listen a lot of that music, but never liked the Cuban one. Cuban salsa dance for me looked chaotic and music sounded the same as well. So, first, when I was…
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“The Mystic River” (Video)
The piece was composed in 2014. At the time I was living and working in Finland. All seemed to be settled down and planned for few years ahead. But after a few months I felt getting bored. I won a competition and went to live and study in Switzerland. The piece was inspired by that…
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New video is coming soon
Finally found time during a weekend to record and mix one of my first guitar compositions – The Mystic River. I will put it together with a video made last year during trip to Southern Spain.
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Composition competition
Recently was revealed that also this year, in February, few of my little composer – performer program students are going to part in composition competition. Each of them wrote a piece for solo guitar and going to perform it to the audience and respected jury. Behind the scenes: new composition tricks were tried out and…
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Do things differently
I have many different students. One and the same piece I might give to several of them, but approach could be different. For example: there was one composition, based on a Brazilian folk melody arranged for two guitars. First guitar would play melody and second – accompaniment. With one of the students we analyzed the…
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“Brothers”
Couple of months ago, while looking through a bunch of scores on my shelves, I found the score. After a short sight-reading I decided to record it. “Brothers” is one of my early pieces, written back in 2012 and is dedicated to my brother. It was a Christmas time, when our family gets together, because…
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In step with the times
Technology comes more into our lives. Some people resist. Some – accept, adopt and build them into their lives. I always was a bit afraid of the computers and programs. Because when comes a problem, pretty often there is no one to assist you and you keep struggling with your computer trying to solve it.…
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Calm Christmas and Happy New Year! <3
Even though my official holidays started three days ago, I continued working with my friend and colleague – practicing guitar to deliver one beautiful piece to you. Antoine de Lhoyer, Frenchman, guitarist, composer, who participated in French revolution, to whom I have deep respect. The Jack Duo playing a beautiful guitar duo piece for you:…
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The best reward
What can be a better reward for a teacher, than his little student getting 1st place at school contest for her guitar performance?