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Over the past few weeks I have been working on music from the 16th Century because the guitar didn’t exist then and the music has a different flavor. Lute composers and musicians were very skilled artisans and I love the way they weave separate melodies together like thread. In all of these, both parts can be played as solo pieces in themselves but putting them together just sounds really cool.
This is a little suite of three pieces that I have put together from that era. For full stereo effect, it is best to listen to these with headphones.
La Rosignol:
Toy for two Lutes. I think the composer must have meant this name as some kind of joke because it is no joke to play this one. The accompaniment is oddly somber but the lead is fast and ‘sparkly’ – I struggled with the speed on this one.
Echo for two Lutes. The one comment I will make on this is ‘call and response’ is nothing new. Musicians have been doing that since the dark ages.
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They all sounded beautiful Geoff. I even got to hear the stereo separation on my monitors without using headphones. Very nicely mixed. I don’t suppose those were easy pieces to learn but you did it well…now go clean up that living room!
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
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All the three pieces sounded very good, Geoff! Very interesting compositions and I guess they needed a lot of practice! Very nice also the stero effect. Perhaps my preference goes to first one, “La Rossignol”.
Guido
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Ok my dearest Geoff!now that I’ve listened to them again on my headphones I totally understand why you point out they should heard in this way!!!I could distinctly appreciate each guitar!!and yes!of you ask me to choose I would say that my favorite is LA Rossignol ❤️💖❤️💖❤️
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That’s awesome Geoff!! Your playing seems to get better all the time. A special nod out to the video editing!
Mike
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You’re sounding pretty much like Julian Bream himself, Jeff. A lot of practice time went into these obviously.
Sunjamr Steve
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Yet another group of masterful performances, Geoff 👏🎶. Of the three, my favourite has to be ‘La Rosignol’ – you seemed a lot more relaxed in this one 🤓. The ‘Toy for two Lutes’ certainly is a fast one, and it’s easy to see why you say “it is no joke to play this one” – but I thought you played them all with your usual class and finesse!
Again, I listened to all of these on Headphones and Monitors – and they sounded great on both! Your audio and video production skills are going from strength to strength – I recall you saying how you were struggling when you first tried this, but you seem to be mastering and thoroughly enjoying playing with this now, which is great to see! 🙂
The thing I particularly love about your more recent performances are the ‘Nods’ to your ‘twin brother’ 🙂. This has quickly become a signature part of your videos and never fails to make me smile – please keep this going 👍😎
Best wishes my friend ♥️
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Nicely done, Geoff. What a challenge to learn both parts and play them so well. Great job in putting the two parts together with the timing.
James
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Excellent playing Geoff and so well ‘in sync’ which is what duets are all about. Yes, La Rossignol resonates best with me but fantastic performance of all 3 pieces. Great also to see the famous respectful ‘nod’ before and after performances. All the best! 😎🎸😎
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