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This Guitar by Derek Bailey, Rectangle, 2013 on #neuguitars #blog

IDear friends Covid-19 is dangerously impacting the social-economic category of musicians. No concerts, poor political and social consideration, uncertain earnings. As a consequence, an ever-growing number of musicians, especially those from the experimental area, are trying to promote their music on BandCamp in digital format only. It is increasingly difficult for me to follow and…

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Il blues e il gospel isolazionista di Stian Westerhus su #neuguitars #blog

https://stianwesterhus.bandcamp.com/ https://houseofmythology.com/releases/view/stian-westerhus-redundance Westerhus era atteso. Non si lancia un disco come “Amputation”, non si lascia un simile concetto in sospeso senza che l’ascoltatore non si aspetti un rilancio, una nuova puntata, una continuazione o una negazione. Una risposta, e la risposta è “Redundance”, la catarsi. Questo disco è arrivato nel momento in cui il mondo…

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Japanese Guitar Music 4 (Toru Takemitsu, Ichiro Nodaira, Tami Nodaira) played by Shin-ichi Fukuda with Shigenori Kudo, Naxos 2018 on #neuguitars #blog

https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573911 The classical guitar was an ideal medium for Takemitsu, combining subtleties of sonority with a wide range of timbres. Within a short time, he was acknowledged as one of the 20th century’s most formidable masters of writing for guitar. He brought to the instrument a unique sensibility and an imaginative flair for its colours…

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Talking About Records: Franco Donatoni Chamber Music, Freon Ensemble, Stefano Cardi (2007, Stradivarius STR 33773) on Neuguitars Youtube Channel

 Music composed by the Italian composer Franco Donatoni for classical guitar and ensemble, released by the Italian indipendent label Stradivarius in 2007. Tracklist: 1) Algo (1980) per chitarra 2) Algo IV (1996) per chitarra e 12 strumenti 3) Poll (1998) per 13 esecutori 4) Refrain IV (1996) per viola cello pic.cl.cel.vib. 5) About (1979) per…

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Voice and guitars, two examples of possible contemporaneity: Beek! by Jakapi-Praestholm-Soo and Sul Filo by Iva Bittova and Paolo Angeli on #neuguitars #blog

https://jakapi-praestholm-soo.bandcamp.com/releases https://angelimanucheproductions.bandcamp.com/album/sul-filo What happens when the voice is not used as a voice and the guitar is not used as a guitar? In a nutshell what happens when voice and guitar are not used idiomatically? It happens that we enter unknown and exciting territories where the combinations and possibilities can be infinite with the the…

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Outsider: L’intelligenza (artistica e non solo) e il percorso musicale di Cinzia Milani su #neuguitars #blog

Outsider: L’intelligenza (artistica e non solo) e il percorso musicale di Cinzia Milani Nel 1987 il saggista, musicologo e esperto di tematiche coloniale Edward W.Said scrisse questo brillante saggio intitolato “Musica e femminismo”1 che iniziava in questo modo: “È un indizio interessante, per quanto riguarda le vicende del femminismo ma anche per quanto riguarda il…

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NeuGuitars NEWSletter #8 February 2019

Hey friends. Here’s what was last month on NeuGuitars Blog: Interview with Reg Bloor Interview with Fraqx (Frank Crijns & Jacq Palinckx) Interview with Ratko Zjaca Reviews and the podcasts! I don’t spam. I only send a monthly newsletter talking about all the artists I have spoken to over the course of that time on…

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NeuGuitars NEWSletter #6 December 2018

Dear friends, I’m happy to announce that the NeuGuitars NEWSletter of the last month is ready! I don’t spam! I only send a monthly newsletter talking about all the artists I have spoken to over the course of that time on my NeuGuitars blog! Interview with Aaron Larget-Caplan Interview with Yaron Deutsch Interview with Arturo…

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NeuGuitars NEWSletter for NeuGuitars Blog: #3 September 2018

Dear friends, I’m happy to announce that the NeuGuitars NEWSletter of the last month is ready! I don’t spam! I only send a monthly newsletter talking about all the artists I have spoken to over the course of that time on my NeuGuitars blog! Click on the link, enter your email address and get contemporary…

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Daniel Seminara Research-led Performance Workshop Internazionale 27 – 30 giugno 2018 on neuguitars #blog

Interview with the Italian classical and contemporary guitar player Daniel Seminara at Venezia, Isola di San Giorgio, Fondazione Cini. Research-led Performance: Composizioni per FLAUTO e per CHITARRA del XX secolo Workshop internazionale 27 – 30 giugno 2018 Coordinatori: Gianmario Borio, Lennart Dohms Commissione: Elena Casoli (guitar), Federica Lotti (flute), Florindo Baldissera (guitar), Martin Fahlenbock (flute)…

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