“They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.”
―Philip Freneau
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?
Archilochus
Astor Piazzola! How about that? I mention hm here the other day, and Lo and Behold! ;-)
WIKI says: Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (921-1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon* player, and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles.
In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".
*FYI: A BANDONEON is a type of concertina, and insturment similar to an ACCORDION, but smaller, and with buttons instead of a keyboard)
Credit MUST be given to STEPHANIE JONES, the young clasical guitarist in the video whse cmmand of the instrument is secind to none, and possibly even better than the best of earlier times.
I say this a well-trained classical musician, myself, who has had seventy-odd years of experience listening, studying, performing and REVELING IN classic musical art, myself.
SEHANIE JONES is an EXtRAORDINARY talent. Not only a great virtuoso, but a remarkable ARtISt with a distinct personality and individual temperament that distingushes her playing from most others in the field.
THANK yOU, for acquainting me with this magnificent talent. A happy discovery on this Memorial day weekend, indeed.
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Astor Piazzola! How about that? I mention hm here the other day, and Lo and Behold! ;-)
WIKI says:
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (921-1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon* player, and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles.
In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".
*FYI: A BANDONEON is a type of concertina, and insturment similar to an ACCORDION, but smaller, and with buttons instead of a keyboard)
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Credit MUST be given to STEPHANIE JONES, the young clasical guitarist in the video whse cmmand of the instrument is secind to none, and possibly even better than the best of earlier times.
I say this a well-trained classical musician, myself, who has had seventy-odd years of experience listening, studying, performing and REVELING IN classic musical art, myself.
SEHANIE JONES is an EXtRAORDINARY talent. Not only a great virtuoso, but a remarkable ARtISt with a distinct personality and individual temperament that distingushes her playing from most others in the field.
THANK yOU, for acquainting me with this magnificent talent. A happy discovery on this Memorial day weekend, indeed.
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I'm more familiar with his more modern imitators, like the Gotan Project. The bandoneon adds a very uniquely "Argentinian" sound...
My favorite...
...poem by Juan Gelman. A poem I'm sure that you might especially appreciate...
Do you like Brasilian?
...an old post. Doesn't look like you ever say it... :(
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