If you need a break from the holiday music at the moment, maybe it is a good idea to listen to some music of a completely different culture. I have collected some videos with an instrument that is used in Persia, Azerbaijan and Armenia – the tar. There are many more interesting videos, including some […]
The Tar – An Important Long Neck Lute from Persia, Azerbaijan and Armenia Read More »
During the last days I have watched many videos with music of the Canary Islands – Gran Canaria or Tenerife. On the Canary Islands they have a tradition of mixed ensembles with plucked instruments – guitar, bandurria, laud and the typical instrument named timple. In most cases the ensemble is used to accompany one or
The Grupo Ayate – Joyfull Plucked Strings from the Canary Islands Read More »
One of the oldest musical instruments is the lyre. This instrument is well known as the Anglo Saxon Lyre in the UK, but also as the Germanic lyre. In German it is also known as the Alemannische Leier or Alamannische Leier. On the homepage of Paul Bultler (http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/aslyre.html) you can read: The Anglo-Saxon Lyre is
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My favorite tune from Venezuela is the Pajarillo. This tune is typically played on the Venezuelan cuatro, a four-string instrument similar to a tenor ukulele. However the famous Alexis Cardenas and the Youth Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela do also play this tune in their concerts. In their program the Pajarillo is often one of the
Pajarillo – My favorite tune from Venezuela – The Cuatro Venezolano Read More »
In my recent post about Ferenc Sebö the tambura (also known as tamburitza, tamburica, ….) was used in some videos. I wanted to find some more information and videos about this instrument. Today I have found the videos of the Tamburitza Orchestra Dobrec, an orchestra similar to a mandolin orchestra but composed from tamburitza instruments.
Tamburitza Orchestra Dobrec – Slovenia Read More »
Many years ago I bought a record with Hungarian music for my parents – a record with title La Hongrie – Musique a Danser by the Ferenc Sebö Ensemble. I made a copy on a cassette for me, and this cassette became one of my favorites. And I have played many of the tunes on
Ferenc Sebö – Music from Hungary – Music for Dancing Read More »
Ricardo Sandoval was born in Venezela, but he lives in France now. He plays the mandolin and the typical Venezuelan instruments cuatro and bandola llanera. In 2007 he played together with his band Recoveco on the french television. They played a piece composed by Ricardo Sandoval name Ibagué me quieras. In this video Ricard Sandoval
Ricardo Sandoval and Alexis Cardenas – Recoveco – Great Music from Venezuela Read More »
The music composed by Astor Piazzolla is famous around the world, especially the three pieces from Histoire du tango are played very often. And very often those pieces are played with mandolin and guitar. In Taiwan YaHui Chen und YunChang Dong have played tose three pieces in a concert with chines 4-stringed mandolin liuqin and
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango – Liuqin (Chinese Mandolin) and Guitar Read More »
