Crosspicking Influences in Modern Jazz Guitar
(last edited: 2024)
author(s): João Gonçalves Martins
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Many times, when trying to understand the sonority of guitar players, one focuses mostly on the dexterity and virtuosity of the left hand. This is understandable due to the virtually unlimited amount of finger position options that can be chosen during a song. However, the left hand does not play without the right hand - the “conductor” of the instrument. Different techniques for the right hand dictate the capabilities of the left hand and develop sonorities by themselves.
The crosspicking technique is a picking technique mostly established in bluegrass music - a genre of acoustic music, mostly as a plucked, recurring and syncopated rhythm crossing strings. However, cross picking can be understood in more fundamental concepts that are cross genre. In this article we will go through some of the most popular crosspicking techniques, whom pioneered them and the crossed influence of different music genres on the jazz guitar world.
The influence of Scarlatti Sonatas in the evolution of the Classical Sonata
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author(s): Lara Šac
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Although it has its roots before, the sonata started to develop in the late Baroque era, mainly in the time of Domenico Scarlatti, who composed 555 keyboard sonatas. It was Scarlatti who contributed to the growth and development of the Classical sonata. This research is based on formerly written books and articles.
Writing an article on the RC: a tutorial
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author(s): Casper Schipper
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Quick start guide for the text based editor, aimed at students of the class Historical Development.
A. Scriabin - Music, Colors & Poetry
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author(s): Nikos Flokas
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Scriabin's will to combine arts. Colors, Poems, Imagery, Imagination. A composer that brakes the norms.
A historical Overview of Flute Materials
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author(s): Elin Körnich
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The flute is one of the oldest instruments in the world. Most likely, after humans figured our percussion, they blew across reeds to make sounds. And so the flute was born. They are an instrument shrouded in mystery and ritual, but that is not what this text will be focusing on. Rather I would like to ask the question how we went from making flutes out of the bones of animals, to wood and today to using precious metals such as gold and silver? What makes this material so much better than the wood that had been the standard for hundreds of years, even though it arguably is much more difficult to acquire? In this text I will explore the different materials used throughout history for the European Flutes, and when and why it changed.
Eastern European Gypsy Music
(last edited: 2022)
author(s): W.A.W.
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A research about Eastern European gypsy music.