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Mickey Baker, Guitarist, Is Dead at 87 – Complete Course in Jazz Guitar

Mickey Baker, who was an influential guitarist, has died at the age of 87 in France. He has played in many recordings and influenced many younger guitarists. He has also published some widely used instruction books for jazz guitar: Mickey Baker’s Complete Course in Jazz Guitar: Book 1 (Ashley Publications) Mickey Baker’s Complete Course in […]

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The Mandolin Methods by Gabriele Leone, Giovanni Fouchetti and Pietro Denis (18th century) – Now available as download!

Three mandolin methods from the 18th century, the methods by Gabriele Leone, Giovanni Fouchetti and Pietro Denis are now available at musicaneo.com. The printed edition by Edition Minkoff is no more available as the Minkoff company has ceised in 2010. Those methods can be used to study the mandolin technique used in the 18th century

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✭ Mandolin’ Variation ✭ A Mandolin Ensemble from France ✭ Greek Melodies, Gossec, Calace

I am working in my google map for mandolin orchestras in France and yesterday I have discovered some videos by the group named Mandolin’ Variation. The videos were made from the christmas concert in 2009. The first video that I have found was this: Gavotte by F. J. Gossec Mandolin’ Variation , gavotte de F.

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The “Orchestre à Plectres du Sud-Ouest” conducted by Florentino Calvo

In France there has been a very positive developement of the mandolin music during the last years. Like in Germany regional mandolin orchestras have been organized to improve the skills of the players of the local mandolin orchstras. In 2011 there was a workshop for a national mandolin orchestra with Florentino Calvo and Vincent Beer-Demander

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Ferdinando de Cristofaro – The Famous Mandolin Method and an original Mandolin Pick from the 19th Century

Cristofaro – Methode de Mandoline (1884) I have recently added the first part of the mandolin method by Ferdinando de Cristofaro as a free download to my homepage mandoisland. You can find information about Cristofaro in the famous book “The Guitar and Mandolin” by Ph. J. Bone entnommen, you can view or download this complete

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