Just received my second Sorensen VX yesterday. My first was/is an open, loud and focused, "knock the audience out of their chairs" bluegrass monster. A delight to look at and play. Originally...
Just received my second Sorensen VX yesterday. My first was/is an open, loud and focused, "knock the audience out of their chairs" bluegrass monster. A delight to look at and play. Originally...
I have made an arrangement of Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring for mandolin, you can listen to it here:
https://youtu.be/GMQfXgh84dc
The sheet music is available as free download on my musicaneo site:...
The Bourree BWV 1009 isn't too hard.
You'll probably find the sheet music for violin for free somewhere on the web and a nice arrangement for mandolin by Alison Stephens at Astute music.
It's in...
I'm not the biggest expert either, but in addition to what David said: German stylists often use a little larger bowlback with a little wider fingerboard that makes chordal playing easier.
The pick...
Erasmus Widmann (1572-1634): Musicalischer Tugendtspiegel
Neue Däntz und Galliarden mit vier Stimmen, 1613
(5) Christina - 0:00
(6) Sybylla - 0:45
These are two renaissance (or early baroque)...
Me an my band playing a combined arrangement of two medieval songs.
Maybe someone here likes it.
gbBWU7EQv0M]Ahi Amours / Mich mac der tôt (Conon de Béthune / Albrecht von Johansdorf)...
"Where do you get that piece of rubber or fabric that the bowlback players use to keep their instrument in place while sitting or standing? What is it called and what is it made of?"
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