Early 20th century American composer Geraldine Dobyns composed three rags for solo piano, but I made arrangements of them for mandolin orchestra. Her works deserve more attention as they represent...
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Early 20th century American composer Geraldine Dobyns composed three rags for solo piano, but I made arrangements of them for mandolin orchestra. Her works deserve more attention as they represent...
So far none that are willing to pay shipping on 1500 LPs. :grin:
A friend of mine is head librarian at a Northeastern college where he has received an offer of 1,500 classical albums from a former faculty member. His library no longer accepts vinyl, so they are...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71kTcq8zeyg
For the record: https://www.craton.net/music/mandolin/mandolinworks.htm
And I'm hardly a lone voice. There are quite a few of us scribbling notes for mandolin these days.
At the risk of blowing my own horn (or plucking my own string), I edited several movements from the Bach sonatas and partitas specifically for mandolin. I'm sure not every mandolinist would agree...
I haven't seen anyone mention Neil Gladd. His name also should be included on your list. http://neilgladd.com/
Fwiw, here's a list of some of my own scribblings. I think they'd classify as "less well known music written specifically for Mandolin."
http://www.craton.net/music/mandolin/mandolinworks.htm
At the risk of engaging in some shameless self-promotion, you might check out http://www.craton.net/music/mandolin/mandolinworks.htm. Some are available for free downloads, other are published.
Fwiw, I wrote a "Mazurka of Malevolent Spirits" in a recent ballet and suggested the rather slow tempo of 100 bpm. But this is for a student ballet, and I wasn't sure whether the young dancers could...
As duets seem to be a topic this morning, I suppose it is appropriate for me to mention a set of duets I composed several years ago called Six Pantomimes for Two Mandolins. They were premiered about...
Then there's this: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/mandobach-sheet-music/17471717
My best to all on your upcoming concerts! May there be many years of performances yet to come! I deeply regret not being able to be with you in person this year, but I look forward to the day we can...
Congratulations to all !!!
I began this morning listening to Nigel Gathere's lovely homage to Alison titled 'My Beautiful Mandolin Friend' and recalled what a charming person she was (in addition to being a superb...
Nicely done, Martin!
My original intention for these pieces actually was to make them all about the same level as No. 1, since at the time I was planning on writing them for a student. But --...
You'd think I'd remember the H, given that I'm a huge Penguins fan. We'll chalk it up to old eyes.
Thanks so much for the Mandolislan link! I thought surely someone had compiled a comprehensive list before, but my search for one this morning did not locate anything. And I was quite surprised not...
I suppose my OCD is kicking in, but I am trying to compile a comprehensive list of all the mandolin orchestras currently active in the United States. Below I list all the ones I know of, all of which...
The German website Mandoisland has published a very comprehensive review of the Carlos Curti mandolin method (published in facsimile edition by Wolfhead Music) which includes extensive biographical...
Fabulous performance! Thanks for posting.
Odd that the seller of this instrument would not know a mandolin when they see one but yet still know about the existence of a rare Serbian instrument called a gusle (which this isn't):
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Thanks for posting these delightful little gems! They're all such lovely little pieces that are far too often neglected by many violin (and mandolin) teachers today.
John Craton - scroll down, there are quite a few pieces for mandolin. prob best to search for that word.
Thanks for posting the link, Jim. Here's a link to a more concise listing of just my...
Just tried it here on 3 different computers and it works fine. If it continues not working for you please let me know. You also could copy and paste the URL www.wolfheadmusic.com.