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CURRENT
SET LIST
Suite
I for solo guitar, fragmentary
Sonata
for Guitar in Three Movements
Second,
jams, and some commentary
Suite
l for solo guitar
was my inspiration as
a starting point of my
second collection of music.
The last sessions done
in August and fall were
alarmingly too modern,
eclectic, and fragmentary.
My desire for a leaner,
more accessible, yet technically
demanding playing made
me realize that I had
to come back to my roots,
utilizing only the acoustic
guitar. Not wanting to
deny the fans of my electric
guitar playing for six
months, I recorded several
videos for those to enjoy
as I complete my second
collection of acoustic-only
music.
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SUITE 1 FOR SOLO GUITAR
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A jam session of my first
suite. After a warm-up of
solos, begins the F-minor
introduction. Three chord
changes comprise the first
variation. F, G, A major chords
are further exploited in the
notes. Fast, slow, mid tempo
as the first idea is treated
several other ways. Here is
why I call this piece a suite.
Indecisive in direction, I
thought why not collect a
slew of variation on the same
idea and make it a suite.
In other words, I am taking
an idea, and exhausting the
possibilities. Around the
middle, a fragment of Boogie
can be heard. After the C
minor, G, F, G, C minor chords
changes I begin the piece
as it was started.
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SONATA FOR GUITAR IN THREE
MOVEMENTS
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Sonata for Guitar starts off
with a fragment of my First
Suite. The variations of F,
G, A lead into the embellished
solos. After the first solo,
the opening chords of the
sonata plays, my inspiration
taken from Tchaikosky's serenade
for strings. After tuning
my guitar and warming up with
the whammy bar, I begin those
three majestic chords anew.
The first idea is played in
the key of E. Around the five
minute mark, is the first
climax, then comes the second
movement. That theme originated
from my fascination with Stravinsky's
Rite of Spring. After
proper variations of that
ject, the third round of solos
further the idea. Content
and joy engulf the last section
of the second movement, as
third movement slowly surfaces
with an idea so simple, yet
lime enough not to be over
simplified. The economy of
notes is the heart of the
third movement. Only three
notes compromise the major
motif, yet the solos during
the end extend these three
notes into several different
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SECOND
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Commentary on the Second.
Begins with the major
theme. After a round of
variations of the first
idea, then a recapitulation
of the first idea. After
screwing up, I start again
with some solos. Repeat.
Another flurry of solos,
then I begin "One more
time!" This time I
get it right. First idea
is played, I begin the second
theme. Repetition is the
word here, for I am replaying
the entire piece attempting
to iron out some new, impromptu
variations. Second
was a piece I originally
composed years ago when
I had first gotten my effects
board. Back then, I had
wanted to compose a piece
that demonstrated my electric
skills. The original version
was very incomplete and
this new version has a lot
more to offer the listener.
More commentary, then I
begin another version of
my First Suite. For those
that want to hear that piece
radically altered, here
is an electric interpretation.
Unsatisfied with the results,
I play the suite with no
distortion or effects. Here
is a true account of what
my second album will sound
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