I Love My Love In Secret - Guittar c.1765

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Comment by Kernoa Patrig on January 31, 2013 at 7:12

Very nice music, very charming play, thanks.

Comment by Rob MacKillop on January 30, 2013 at 22:25

Thanks, Michael.

Comment by Michael Clayton on January 30, 2013 at 22:21

Lovely and loving.

Comment by Rob MacKillop on January 30, 2013 at 8:04

Yes, Sergio, the trills really blend in well, in a way that a normal trill could never do. 

Comment by Rob MacKillop on January 29, 2013 at 16:50

Note the use of the cross-string trill. This was outlined by Robert Bremner in his guittar tutor, published in Edinburgh in 1758 - the earliest tutor for the guittar. Bremner got the idea of playing the two notes of a trill on adjacent strings from harp players. I think it works beautifully in this piece. 

Note also the dragging of the RH index finger over the strings from treble to bass - also outlined by Bremner in his Scots songs publication. it all helps to bring out the warm drone quality of the open strings.

Hope you like this pre-Torres 'guittar' :-)