Christopher Davis » Recordings http://www.christopherguitar.net Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:13:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A Few Fernando Sor Etudes http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/a-few-fernando-sor-etudes/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/a-few-fernando-sor-etudes/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:29:56 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=897 Fernando Sor: Opus 60, Number 5 http://www.christopherguitar.net/audio/sor-number5.mp3 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Fernando Sor: Opus 60, Number 13 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A few quick recordings I did tonight. I’ve been teaching opus 60 a lot these past few months. Great little pieces with a lot of depth and plenty [...]

A Few Fernando Sor Etudes from Christopher Davis

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http://www.christopherguitar.net/audio/sor-number5.mp3

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Fernando Sor: Opus 60, Number 13
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

A few quick recordings I did tonight. I’ve been teaching opus 60 a lot these past few months. Great little pieces with a lot of depth and plenty of musical stuff to work on.

A Few Fernando Sor Etudes from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/a-few-fernando-sor-etudes/feed/ 0 Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 4 http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/villa-lobos-prelude-no-4/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/villa-lobos-prelude-no-4/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:16:07 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=843 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I love recording myself. I found so much stuff to work on just in this little prelude by doing so. Hope you like it!

Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 4 from Christopher Davis

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I love recording myself. I found so much stuff to work on just in this little prelude by doing so. Hope you like it!

Villa-Lobos: Prelude No. 4 from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/villa-lobos-prelude-no-4/feed/ 4 The Thing That’s Been Giving Me Trouble http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/arnold-fantasy/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/arnold-fantasy/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:41:20 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=782 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] That’s a little chunk of Malcolm Arnold’s Fantasy. It comes back several times throughout the piece. How I’m approaching it: Rhythmic Variations Slow/Fast Alternation I learned it early on with chaining So far it seems to be working okay. I’ve never done anything like this before (huge melodic [...]

The Thing That’s Been Giving Me Trouble from Christopher Davis

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That’s a little chunk of Malcolm Arnold’s Fantasy. It comes back several times throughout the piece.

How I’m approaching it:

So far it seems to be working okay. I’ve never done anything like this before (huge melodic arpeggios) so it’s very unfamiliar. Need to perform it soon to see how it really holds up and evaluate from there.

The Thing That’s Been Giving Me Trouble from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/arnold-fantasy/feed/ 0 The Best Thing Mauro Giuliani Wrote http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/the-best-thing-mauro-giuliani-wrote/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/the-best-thing-mauro-giuliani-wrote/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:31:10 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=766 The fifth variation of Giuliani’s Opus 107 is fantastic. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Some more things to work out musically still, but that’s what I was practicing today. Can you tell I need to change my strings? I’ve been seriously working on Opus 107 for about four weeks. Late in July, during [...]

The Best Thing Mauro Giuliani Wrote from Christopher Davis

]]> The fifth variation of Giuliani’s Opus 107 is fantastic.

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Some more things to work out musically still, but that’s what I was practicing today. Can you tell I need to change my strings?

I’ve been seriously working on Opus 107 for about four weeks. Late in July, during the Fort Worth Guitar Guild’s summer festival, I heard this piece done in a masterclass for Lorenzo Micheli. I knew I needed to play it after hearing what Micheli did with the student. Still took me three weeks to get around to practicing it, however.

Right now the work is in a refinement stage. All the variations on learned, just trying to get all the little musical details nailed down. It’s really a great piece–lots of good stuff to dig into.

The Best Thing Mauro Giuliani Wrote from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/the-best-thing-mauro-giuliani-wrote/feed/ 0 Bach: Sarabande, BWV 995 (Video) http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/bach-sarabande-bwv-995-video/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/bach-sarabande-bwv-995-video/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 05:28:15 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=654 This is one of the pieces I played the WIU Guitar Festival. Great footage.

Bach: Sarabande, BWV 995 (Video) from Christopher Davis

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Bach: Sarabande, BWV 995 (Video) from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/bach-sarabande-bwv-995-video/feed/ 0 Wedding Music http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/wedding-music/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/wedding-music/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 05:12:48 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=651 It’s kind of odd being on the other side of the wedding music thing. As I’m a composer (sort of), and my Fiancée is contributing her visual art skillz in making invitations, I thought I should creatively contribute to the wedding plans. So here’s my first attempt. It’s an easy piece. AND infinitely repeatable (awesome [...]

Wedding Music from Christopher Davis

]]> It’s kind of odd being on the other side of the wedding music thing. As I’m a composer (sort of), and my Fiancée is contributing her visual art skillz in making invitations, I thought I should creatively contribute to the wedding plans.

So here’s my first attempt. It’s an easy piece. AND infinitely repeatable (awesome for wedding musicians).

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

(very quick recording, lots of flubs, but you get the idea).

See the music here (PDF)

Wedding Music from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/wedding-music/feed/ 0 A Short Etude http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/a-short-etude/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/a-short-etude/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:56:01 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=593 This is something I wrote a while back. Needs a bit more development, I think. You can get the sheet music here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

A Short Etude from Christopher Davis

]]> This is something I wrote a while back. Needs a bit more development, I think. You can get the sheet music here.

[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

A Short Etude from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/a-short-etude/feed/ 4 WIU Festival Talk http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/wiu-festial-talk/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/wiu-festial-talk/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:47:46 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=580 Here’s my lecture from the WIU Guitar Festival. It just goes over some basic tips on marketing and branding for musicians. The handout for the lecture is here.

WIU Festival Talk from Christopher Davis

]]> Here’s my lecture from the WIU Guitar Festival. It just goes over some basic tips on marketing and branding for musicians. The handout for the lecture is here.

WIU Festival Talk from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/wiu-festial-talk/feed/ 2 Four Pieces for Guitar, No. 1 http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/four-pieces-for-guitar-no-1/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/four-pieces-for-guitar-no-1/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:27:28 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=565 This is one of a set of Four Pieces I wrote last year. The score will be available again eventually, I just need to do some editing and clean up the formatting.

Four Pieces for Guitar, No. 1 from Christopher Davis

]]> This is one of a set of Four Pieces I wrote last year. The score will be available again eventually, I just need to do some editing and clean up the formatting.

Four Pieces for Guitar, No. 1 from Christopher Davis

]]> http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/four-pieces-for-guitar-no-1/feed/ 5 The Beginnings of a Guitar Piece http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/the-beginnings-of-a-guitar-piece/ http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/the-beginnings-of-a-guitar-piece/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:11:43 +0000 Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=562 A little bit of something that will probably become a short(ish) guitar piece. I believe I’m writing a set of preludes right now. The video is a bit…artsy. The Zoom Q3 does not do well in low light.

The Beginnings of a Guitar Piece from Christopher Davis

]]> A little bit of something that will probably become a short(ish) guitar piece. I believe I’m writing a set of preludes right now. The video is a bit…artsy. The Zoom Q3 does not do well in low light.

The Beginnings of a Guitar Piece from Christopher Davis

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