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This is a mixture of Romance, the famous classical guitar piece. No one know the originator of it. But many famous classical guitarist have played a version adapted by Narcisco Yepes.
I have added a awful lot of my own style on my Santa Cruz acoustical om/pw steel string. Using 451 stero mics, AKGs.
The picture without the guitar is one of La Sagrada Familia Barcelona. I found the picture and bought it at Dreamtime photo online. So I combined both the La Sagrada image, a guitar, the tune Romance,a awful lot of my own creations as well.
Hardware:
RNP - Real Nice Preamp, Personus Firebox.
Software:
Logic 8
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Your greatness continues &mdash 05/12/08 - 07:40:48 PM
Gorgeous sound, masterful touch, full of heart.
...which is just like all of your excellent work, Bill...
Thank you for this beautiful music. [ Reply to This ]
La Sagrada Romanza &mdash 05/12/08 - 08:13:01 PM
This is a wonderful, rich version Bill with your signature all over it. And I mean that in the best possible way my friend. I never had the patience to work hard enough to play this kind of music, and that my loss, because it is such a wonder to the ears.
Thanks for sharing this one Bill, and Bravo Maestro
Be well my friend
Ed [ Reply to This ]
La Sagrada Romanza &mdash 05/12/08 - 08:54:07 PM
well this is a very famous piece but what amazing
is that your addin of your own soulfull pickin ..
so gorgeous my friend thank you for sharing such
gem here !! [ Reply to This ]
La Sagrada Romanza &mdash 05/12/08 - 09:01:40 PM
Your playing is so beautiful as always. Lovely sounds and amazing skills. Thanks for sharing this.
chip [ Reply to This ]
It felt good and it felt bad... &mdash 05/12/08 - 10:15:50 PM
It felt good while you were playing, it felt bad when you stopped. Would love to be able to do this. Very, very nice. Loved every note. Terry [ Reply to This ]
Headphones on &mdash 05/13/08 - 09:36:32 AM
and this sounds awesome, Bill. Such a treat to hear you play. Pure ear candy. :-) Oh- I just ordered the book you told us about in the forum. Thanks for the info! [ Reply to This ]
New link/ thanks for the compliment &mdash 05/13/08 - 02:41:42 PM
Thanks Roxy
In case anybody wants to buy the book, another link were Bill A. can track orders better is at:
http://www.vineyardspress.com/
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This is... &mdash 05/13/08 - 10:22:33 AM
...a wonderful rendition of the original with beautiful sets of variations.
Some kinda sound out of that Santa Cruz, Bill. Those are great guitars and you got a honey, there... [ Reply to This ]
I've tried to play this one &mdash 05/13/08 - 01:47:11 PM
and know that it's no easy task:) Sounds to me like you play this pretty effortless and confident.
Cool to hear his tune... I usually give up after a few bars...
Well done my friend:) [ Reply to This ]
Thanks &mdash 05/13/08 - 07:09:31 PM
I think the greatest challenge was to make the sound a bit more steel string sensitive. Use a bit more of an open tuning sound, though it's not. But to give a bit more of a drone sound in some parts to make the steel string come alive. Plus the micing is always a challenge in tunes like this. Because that tune was completely written for nylon string. [ Reply to This ]
This &mdash 05/13/08 - 09:42:46 PM
actually sounds great on steel string.I like your rubato kind of free form treatment.That guitar sounds amazing and your playing is beautiful. [ Reply to This ]
Deft touch! &mdash 05/13/08 - 11:40:37 PM
A unique take on the piece and exquisitely played. Just wondering - is the Santa Cruz trebly - or is that the mix. I'm doing some work with my Yairi - and EQing solo can be a nightmare. Very tasteful though! [ Reply to This ]
That is my eternal quest in &mdash 05/13/08 - 11:51:23 PM
music. To not get it too trebly. But it is very tough when you play a classical guitar piece on an acoustical steel string.
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Gourgeous &mdash 05/14/08 - 03:30:45 AM
Tones magnificant playing sounds wonderful
Thank you for the download.
Peace Dee. [ Reply to This ]
Another incredible post Bill &mdash 05/14/08 - 05:30:46 AM
Betsy sounds beautiful on this. Interesting how the mic in the LH channel gets all the attention but now and then you must shift in your seat and the RH side gets a bit more of the action. Makes it sound very natural and "alive".
I really enjoy your playing most when you do straight guitar-only tunes Bill. It really showcases your wonderful skills.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for being so &mdash 05/15/08 - 09:27:01 AM
perceptive on this, I didn't even realize that:)
congrats on the blog JIg [ Reply to This ]
right then bill &mdash 05/14/08 - 08:42:05 AM
an excellent addition to my "thetiler" collection .. thanks .. is a beautiful track [ Reply to This ]
Romanza &mdash 05/14/08 - 08:57:00 AM
Superb tone and playing Bill. I like this better than the more produced version you did at http://www.macjams.com/song/41458 (though that is great too!). One to download.
Steve [ Reply to This ]
A sweet and soulful serenade... &mdash 05/14/08 - 06:49:40 PM
that I found myself wistfully humming along with.
You do have a way of making everything you play your own.
Lovely.
Charlie [ Reply to This ]
La Sagrada &mdash 05/14/08 - 10:23:02 PM
You're so amazing! I can hardly even picture how you get your fingers to do what they do on your guitar. You're simply a master on the guitar, and with music in general. MJ is so lucky to have you! Thanks [ Reply to This ]
there is hardly &mdash 05/16/08 - 05:26:39 AM
any need for comment as it is as always perfect. Beautifully played and recorded. Clear and full.
John. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks DA &mdash 05/16/08 - 09:19:11 AM
Having &mdash 05/16/08 - 10:28:17 AM
listened to this it makes me wonder why I bother picking a guitar up at all,except maybe to swat wobbies (wasps) from now on:-)Fantastic version tho' it makes me sick,envious,frowning and sulking,but can't deny it's a kick up the backside to improve....lol, Nice one
Jarvoid [ Reply to This ]
i hope not to be a trashing or a penalty. &mdash 05/16/08 - 02:09:13 PM
I hope musicians can find fun and happiness in playing their music. I hope to be able to influence them to bring out the beauty in music. Not that I always do that, but I love listening to laid back music and I hope the world will be more touched by it like it was in the 50. Not that I don't love rock, but it would be great if there were more instrumentals with out loud percussion. But I don't really make percussion my main theme in all my music.
I think when I listen to a great piece of music, it really is wanting to be part of it, to live in it and be surrounded by it. A great musician can be good at one thing and maybe another think he can be sub par. No musician really has it all.
I remember at a very pro guitar store, that a guitar salesmen told me he heard a very famous classical guitarist. Very famous, and said he wanted to expand his realm of musical styles, so he played african jazz with tons of intricate rhythms and he just didn't have the feel for it in is on stage performance.
I was very surprised when he told me that, cause he is such a legend.
Your unique, all us human beings are.
Thanks for stopping by! [ Reply to This ]
Just... &mdash 05/22/08 - 12:17:55 AM
stopping by for a listen. This song was so nice, I just though I'd better say so. [ Reply to This ]
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...which is just like all of your excellent work, Bill...
Thank you for this beautiful music.
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