A guitarist’s Halloween

Every true guitarist loves Halloween.

J. S. Bach: Prelude

Swedish guitarist Per-Olov Kindgren

Player’s profile and Youtube channel

“Song decoders”

Though not specifically related to guitar this is an interesting article on music analysis, as in what makes a song tick? “…On first listen, some things grab you for their off-kilter novelty. Like the story of a company that has hired a bunch of “musicologists,” who sit at computers and listen to songs, one at a time, rating them element by element, separating out what sometimes comes to hundreds of data points for a three-minute tune. The company, an Internet radio service called Pandora, is convinced that by pouring this information through a computer into an algorithm, it can guide you, the listener, to music that you like. The premise is that your favorite songs can be stripped to parts and reverse-engineered…” The Song Decoders (Sunday N.Y. Times)

Gaming the guitar

New Brutal Legend game features a guitar that can rain down upon your enemies  lightning and brimstone (or something like that) from up high …” Article here.

Here’s another article here.

The grand old Lute

Luteplayer’s channel

Harp-lute

Did you know…“The instrument called a harp-lute, with twelve strings, was invented by Edward Light, of London, [in app 1798], and was designed for accompanying vocal music, but never enjoyed much public favour.” (Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum, London) Yeah, you don’t find many of these around.