Music Wise

1. Stuff done this week - Practicing the Sycamore Rag by Scott Joplin on mandolin; it contains lots of syncopation....given me a headache figuring out upstroke - downstroke pattern. Catchy theme! - Studying another chapter from Burkholder et al. (2014). Notes are presented below. - Listening to Giovanni Gabrieli, Renaissance composer from the Venetian School. - Finishing recording of Crimson Inc's murder ballad  Cold Black Ground . The final mix sounds alright. Found my harmonica wails to dominating in the tune, but rest of the band does not seem to mind it. 2. Listening done I was curious to listen to some compositions by Giovanni Gabrieli (ca. 1555-1612). This instrumental piece Canzon septimi toni a 8 features such a delightful and cheerful melody. This 2012 performance is by the Green Mountain Project. The ensemble features three violins, two cornettos, five sackbuts and continuo, split into two groups. The continuo consists of a chamber organ and two t

1. Stuff done this week - Read chapter 11 from Burkholder et al. (2014); my notes are presented below. - Practicing the Temperance Reel, an Irish tune my mandolin teacher gave as homework. - Me and the band recorded the song "Cold Black Ground" written by Dikkie; I play some harmonica and sung some backing vocals. We are rather proud of the result. Hope people will like it. At the moment it is being mixed. 2. Listening done Listened to the work of   John Dowland (1563-1626)   and songs by  Miranda Sex Garden  a music group from London, England. They formed in 1990 as a trio of madrigal singers. Their first album, Madra (1991), was sung a cappella, with the songs all based on traditional English verse. I bought their third album   Sunshine  (1993) in the early nineties. Their music had become more experimental and complex. Now, studying Renaissance music, it is fascinating to re-listen and observe how madrigals are still a very relevant music genre, even