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The art of the violin slide: Exploring shifts in different musical styles

2022-07-19T08:40:00Z

Julie Lyonn Lieberman describes how different slides can enhance your string playing, from oozing your way in the true blues style to the Klezmer 'bend'
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Blues Dialogues: Rachel Barton Pine, Matthew Hagle

2019-04-05T10:29:00Z

Concentrating on pieces influenced by the blues, this CD is part of a long-running project to research music written by black composers.

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The art of the violin slide: Exploring shifts in different musical styles

Blues Dialogues: Rachel Barton Pine, Matthew Hagle