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Just came across this, and frankly thought it was really quite lovely:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0FHR3dCkNw&feature=youtu.be

As I understand it, the original books 1 & 2 were first published in 1925. Those 1925 editions are out of copyright and maybe reproduced at will. Though the editions published in 1956 and 1959 seem...

I came across this while doing some research and thought how amazing it was to be able to be able to hear the man himself. There are so very few of these gems. Nice little bio also.:mandosmiley: ...

Really Sweet Kuno ! :mandosmiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTNEzDsX3Jc&feature=youtu.be

Ok, I know I’m pretty new here. I’ve quickly made a couple of friends, not looking for any enemies. I do not know if what I am about to say is some kind of heresy or not, so please forgive me in...

In this forum we often get videos of individuals. Here is an incredible orchestral performance from Tokyo:

"Main Festival" from "Roman Festivals" (Arranged by Respighi Hideyasu Endo) Arte Tokyo...

Here's what made it click for me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHH8siNm3ts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heISdRNnEnw

I hope this helps. Good luck!

https://youtu.be/mIi83jeHFMg

Some of you may remember me asking about percussive dance tutorials a while back, and well, I found some!! I've been learning Seán Nós dance for about a month, and I...

Puisque Belle dame m'eime ( Because a beautiful woman loves me) is a secular piece from the 12 century Montpellier codex, and is one of the earliest examples of the notated triplet in Western music. ...

No mandolin content but it did make me think of one of our regular posters, Gunnar.
Notice during the vid, the man in the water stumbles a couple of times? He keeps tripping over.
The darnest...

When I was working on my two Telemann books for Mel Bay I played (or attempted to play) through hundreds of pieces from many collections. One of my favorite books was the Barenreiter edition of the...

"Santa Lucia" may be a cliche tune, but that's because it is a great, memorable melody. Sorry we disagree, Rob.

Ernesto de Curtis (1875-1937): Torna a Surriento (Come Back To Sorrento)
Arranged by Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni

This is one of the classic Neapolitan songs, recorded by everybody. Somewhat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62STufC_EFY

My video of another Rudy Cipolla tune - Ricordante - Study for two mandolins. This tune has been recorded for the album "Traversata".
The sheet music can be found in Sheri's Drop Box.

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Here's my nephew, Pablo, here in Austin performing a piece on the lute that was recorded for a seniors' center up Canada way.

Even though this is hosted at a GDrive location, the video doesn't...

Just learned that Trinidad Lopez III passed away on August 11, from complications due to Covid-19. Trini brought songs like Lemon Tree and If I had a Hammer to the masses, with a steady rhythmic...

Study for two mandolins by Rudy Cipolla


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY08H5vBWhk

This tune can be found on the CD "Rudy Cipolla - Portrait of an American Original", played by Radim Zenkl.

Enjoy

Pandemic plaid on plaid pajama practice on the good old Gibson. Oh, the things this instrument has seen in its 95 years. I'm the 2nd owner. I was told the original owner was known far and wide for...

I think the web-app is pretty much finished! Or I hope it is, anyway ... I've spent altogether too much time on it the past week or so in fine-tuning, and writing up the text descriptions.

Here's...

mandocrucian, there's no need to be condescending. My post was a self-burn, I think you missed that. Talk about cheap shots ... read what I wrote. I said "people have been learning modes like this...

lol I get what you're saying, but it wasn't aimed at Mr Niles, it was aimed at the textual format itself.

Modes tend to be an advanced topic - as well as Mr Niles' page is written it is not an...

Here's a little webapp I've been working on for some time (version 3 now, rebuilt from scratch.)

If you've ever struggled to understand what modes "look like" and how they are constructed, this is...

The Seattle Mandolin Orchestra jumps on the virtual bandwagon with this version of "Yes Yes Honey" by Lennie Niehaus, arranged for mandolin orchestra by our own Tom Hudon. Our friends in Alaska and...