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| A unique arrangement previously unknown to the Western world.
The music may sound uplifting, but March from the River Kwai is about a tragic march to heroism and death. See www.historyinfilm.com/kwai/padre.htm for the true story of human spirit depicted in this song. Although you may not recognize it, the drum sound at the beginning is made with the same nylon string guitar that I played throughout this CD. |
CD: Hometown
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| A slower rendering of this lovely piece to bring out the sadness that's embedded within. |
CD: Hometown
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| My own rendering of this classic. Going after the mood rather than the mechanics. |
CD: Hometown
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| A true gem that's unknown to the Western world.
Picture a majestic willow tree by a lake, its long branches reaching out into the water. You hear thunder (loud bass) followed by a few raindrops signaling the beginning of the storm. The graceful willow sways slowly in the strong wind. The fast accompaniment starts the heavy rainfall. However, the main melody remains smooth and calm, showing the Willow's composure even under strong wind and torrential rain. The fast treble that follows signals the violent peak of the storm. Then the storm eventually departs and the sun comes out. The few raindrops remaining on the willow cascade down from one branch to another and eventually fall into the lake. Only the swirling echoes of the distant thunder remind us of the recent storm. |
CD: Hometown
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| I deliberately slow donw the tempo to let the unique tone of my Australian archback guitar come out. Some people think this is played on a harp or a small piano because how "large" it sounds! Hear it for yourself. |
CD: Hometown
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Anticipating the Spring Wind is a famous Taiwanese folk song. A young lady yearns for love in the early 1900s, a time when society was conservative and proper. The first half of the song portrays her on a lonely spring evening. She stares at the desk lantern, wishing the handsome gentleman she saw the other day were right beside her. The music maintains a stoic pace, as that's how she was taught to behave at all times. The tempo speeds up during the second half of the song, as she hears a squeak from the gate outside. The faster beats symbolize her pounding heart as she rushes to open the window to greet her anticipated lover. Sadly, no one is out there but the moon, which laughs at her because she's been fooled by the spring wind. |
CD: Hometown
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| The music of Hometown portrays a small Taiwanese agricultural village in the 1950s. It starts slowly, like an elderly couple strolling down a dirt road around a courtyard. They pass a couple of teenage girls on a seesaw. The tempo picks up as some young children come out to play. First they jump rope, then they play with grasshoppers. Mom asks them to catch a chicken (yes, they roam freely in the yard) for dinner. After some serious chasing, dinner is secured and the courtyard returns to the peaceful scene that it was. |
CD: Hometown
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| An easy listening and "quiet" solo of an Irish traditional. I love the simplicity of the arrangement and how nice it sounds. |
CD: Hometown
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| An extremely clever arrangement of a timeless piece of for solo guitar. Not an easy piece to play. It utilizes the the very low and near the highest high expressible by a 6-string guitar. |
CD: Hometown
Credits: Arr. Alexander Gluklikh |
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