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Comment by Dave Light on June 24, 2009 at 8:21am

Good on ya, Jim! I knew there was hope for you! (lol) :)

Comment by jim mcauley on June 24, 2009 at 1:05am

I am an Irish Traditional Fiddler -- Know very little Score reading --
Learn all my tunes by ear -- But good music's - Good music ...
Some early classical is not unlike the jigs and reels I play -- But I love
for its Emotion - The Late Romantic Era ,, WAGNER , BRUCKNER,
MALHER, - EVEN SHOSTAKOVICH,,,I've even ended some Irish folk song -- like there way -- when ask once where did you get that idea form -- I said = GUSTAVE MALHER -- LOL,, Got funny looks ,,
'' What County's he from you could see in there eyes --- lol..
I see Traditional as music of the Earth + Classical as music of the
Universe --- thats how I approach it,,,,,,, Thank's !
jim,,

Comment by Jacob Litoff on June 9, 2009 at 10:44am

ooops I meant to add that that nocturne in this arrangement is for violin & piano.

Comment by Jacob Litoff on June 9, 2009 at 10:43am

If you like the nocturne for the Borodin quartet #2 here is an arrangement of that nocturne that I've done with my students occasionally:
http://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=1051+106&Cat=

It sure is a beautiful melody and a wonderful nocturne.

Comment by Adam R Sweet on June 9, 2009 at 9:25am

I have been listening to Borodin Quartets lately. Especially No 2., 3rd movement I love the opening sequence with the melody in the cello that's repeated in the violins and viola. Gorgeous!

Comment by Hardy Kefes on June 9, 2009 at 6:09am

My favorite (violin oriented) composer is Kreisler and Beriot and Wienawski.
Great tunes and great challenges for every advanced violinist.

Comment by Dave Light on April 7, 2009 at 11:49am

A favourite classical composer? Depends on the genre. Choral? then it's Bach, Byrd, Tallis, Gibbons, Healey Willan, and Benjamin Britten. For violin, I especially like RVW, especially "The Lark Ascending". My wife and I love Hilary Hahn's recording of that timeless piece. At my funeral (!!?) I've already arranged for Barber's famous Adagio to be played.

Comment by Dave Light on April 5, 2009 at 2:40pm

I have a particular love for J. S. Bach (always have), but lately I've become interested in Faure (especially the Requiem) and Ravel ( what else? Bolero!)

Comment by Mary Margaret on April 2, 2009 at 7:05pm

Hello Jerald - Thank you so much for your valuable contributions! And I couldn't agree more with what you posted today (4/2). I can tell you (and anyone else who will listen!) that my Irish fiddle instructor is very pleased that I'm spending some time with a classical teacher especially for technique help. He told me "You're playing a lot better!" and it's all due to my classical teacher.

Thank you again.
-MM

Comment by Jerald Franklin Archer on April 2, 2009 at 6:14pm

I am glad to see that this site is aware of the close relationship between the violin and the fiddle. All arguments of personal taste not withstanding, and by all logical processes, the fiddler who is trained in classical music has a certain advantage over one who is not. The real essence of performance, be it either violin music or a fiddle tune, can only be convincing if one has gained the proper education, be it from the written page of musical notation, or upon hearing one who has mastered the style and technique.

I am an avid fan of authentic Baroque and Early Classical performance techniques. I enjoy the works written after ca. 1850, but feel they are a little "heavy" for my taste and are too over-performed in orchestral circles and concerts. The study and preservation of Baroque and Early Classical (historically correct) practices and techniques is very much like what fiddlers are doing, although it is not usually done in a conscience or academic way.

If I could give one example of how the baroque violinist and a moder fiddler are similar, I could easily cite the manner in which both hold the fiddle (some at the breast and using no chinrest or shoulder-rest) and the technique of holding the bow at a higher distance from the frog. I utilize both techniques often, depending on the piece I am performing, and will always be asked many questions from the audience (and often other fiddlers and other musicians), who usually in turn leave with a little music education and history lesson that they did not know before.

Ultimately, the close relationship between the violin technique and the fiddle technique, respectively, will often open new doors of interests for those who would have otherwise never been aware of such things. This is only one of a countless numbers of values of having a classical education.

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