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It’s great to hear music from over 4 centuries ago, link to modern jazz language. There is a wonderful book that analyses scale fragments from Bach and hey match bebop phrases. There is truly nothing new under the sun!
Thank you Ben for reiterating Bach. He'll always remain the greatest of all times to me. Some say he was the first jazz player; I'd rather say he 'borrowed' and perfected many chord progressions and voice leadings from the likes of Antonio Vivaldi and Benedetto Marcello. He actually 'covered' many Italian Concertos for the keyboard (BWV 972-987), thereby rendering perfect two hand piano voicing. I can hear Bach in many of your great pieces; one coming to mind would be the sus4 sequence in measures 3 and 4 of your 'Frank Brother's Solo'. Listening to this and trying to play it gives me immense pleasure!
Thank you so much for checking it out, Matthias! I really appreciate it. Thank you for sharing such fantastic insight as well, Bach is the greatest for me as well.
Thank you so much for your brilliant contributions to the study of the guitar. May I ask if you use any particular published works to study Bach partitas? Are you referencing specific arrangements for guitar, or for violin and you are arranging on the guitar yourself? Thanks very much for considering my questions.
Hi Ben. This is quite remarkable actually. This is precisely the thesis of my masters degree; how modern improvisers might mine the melodic navigation demonstrated in the violin partitas to better understand logical and artful melodic development. I'd love to connect with you and pick your brain. Let me know if we can make something happen? - Pete
NEW MASTERCLASS - "Improvising With J.S. Bach": www.bensguitarclub.com/p/improvising-with-js-bach
ALSO AVAILABLE in THE BGC BUNDLE (11 Guitar Masterclasses): www.bensguitarclub.com/p/the-bgc-bundle
Incredibly beautiful tone for playing Bach. You should record more Bach, Ben! With this Ibanez
Thanks Andreas! I really appreciate it
It’s great to hear music from over 4 centuries ago, link to modern jazz language. There is a wonderful book that analyses scale fragments from Bach and hey match bebop phrases. There is truly nothing new under the sun!
Thank you so much for checking it out, Wayne! I agree!
Excellent lesson Ben! This sounds like the origin of a lot of bebop lines
Thanks Jack!
Thank you Ben for reiterating Bach. He'll always remain the greatest of all times to me. Some say he was the first jazz player; I'd rather say he 'borrowed' and perfected many chord progressions and voice leadings from the likes of Antonio Vivaldi and Benedetto Marcello. He actually 'covered' many Italian Concertos for the keyboard (BWV 972-987), thereby rendering perfect two hand piano voicing. I can hear Bach in many of your great pieces; one coming to mind would be the sus4 sequence in measures 3 and 4 of your 'Frank Brother's Solo'. Listening to this and trying to play it gives me immense pleasure!
Thank you so much for checking it out, Matthias! I really appreciate it. Thank you for sharing such fantastic insight as well, Bach is the greatest for me as well.
Picking every single note does good things for your head! (but not on the Chaconne) You have quite good taste!
Thanks so much!
Nice soothing Bach music voice leading exercises to sight read and played all over the fretboard
Thanks for sharing beautiful music 🎶
Thanks so much for watching!
Ben and Everyones Hello from Belarus... Very good ...!!!
Thanks Ivan!
One thing I do is listening to bach and when I find a good pattern I apply it to 25s or other chords , I always find good material
Great approach! I have used this too and I discuss it a lot in the masterclass. Thanks for watching! 😀
Excellent lesson!
Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching!
Brilliant Ben. Checking this out right now
Thanks Orson!
excellent m8. I hear some of this language in your solos
Thanks so much, yes absolutely!
Thank you so much for your brilliant contributions to the study of the guitar. May I ask if you use any particular published works to study Bach partitas? Are you referencing specific arrangements for guitar, or for violin and you are arranging on the guitar yourself? Thanks very much for considering my questions.
Thanks so much for watching! I arranged this myself after researching a variety of transcriptions and recorded performances.
Hi Ben. This is quite remarkable actually. This is precisely the thesis of my masters degree; how modern improvisers might mine the melodic navigation demonstrated in the violin partitas to better understand logical and artful melodic development. I'd love to connect with you and pick your brain. Let me know if we can make something happen?
- Pete
Thanks so much Pete, send me an email at info@oceanroadsounds.com and I'd love to hear more about your thesis.
Hello I love your play..awesome Especially brak🎉🎉🎉❤
Great👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Hello can you tell me what a Bach etudes is this please
Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV. 1002: II. Double - you can find out more about it here: www.bensguitarclub.com/p/improvising-with-js-bach
Example 1: throw in some chromatic notes and uve got chopin
Haha yes, good point!