Tag: guitar
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Master class with Arturo Tallini
Today with my guitar duo partner we had a master class from amazing guitarist and teacher Arturo Tallini, who is an expert of modern and contemporary music. We played Piazzolla’s Tango Suite. He helped us to understand better the style of Piazzolla’s music by saying how one could approach this music (since it is quite specific),…
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Composition exam
Three weeks ago I received a task from a teacher to compose a piece, using some composing tools of Bela Bartok. Thinking about the new piece and it’s structure I soon came up with an idea of a composition consisting of four small pieces, each of a different character. So next time at the lesson I…
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Guitar duo exam, Piazzolla
Even though we played very well Piazzolla on our guitar duo exam and got high points for that, the best compliment for me was of Argentinian bandoneon player, who told us: it’s not necessary to travel back to Argentina to listen some nice tango music 😉
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New piece, different ways of composing
Composing is basically construction: got inspired by something(1), wrote down a phrase(2) and after just adding bricks and giving shape to a piece(3). Before I didn’t take too seriously studying different ways of composing. Those of Berg, Messiaen, Bartok… Now I started. As a result – wrote one new piece for two guitars called “Once…
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New pieces for solo guitar
One month vacation is passing away! For me it meant (as always) working/studying on my own and preparing for some exams. Few new pieces are already under construction. Also, decided to learn write better poetry and more interesting texts for my songs, so currently dedicating some time it (texts yet in Russian, but soon will try also…
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Piece for guitar and orchestra
Finally started to write a piece for guitar and orchestra. Swiss mountains serve their purpose 🙂
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A piece for a voice, guitar and double bass
A piece for a voice, guitar and double bass is almost ready! 🙂 Since the beginning of my official music studies I was educated in terms of classical music and classical harmony. Later, when I started to write my first pieces (with a “help” of destructive criticism of some teachers), it was hard for me…
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Guitar sonata by Vsevolod Pozdejev
Good news for guitarist and music lovers! Estonian guitar music repertoire got new piece – Sonata by Vsevolod Pozdejev. Shortly about the piece. In summer 2014 I asked, if he could write some larger form for the guitar (previously he wrote one beautiful piece, which I did recorded last year). He agreed and few months…