The Classical Period on Ukulele and Guitar : Daniel Estrem

The Classical Period on Ukulele and Guitar by Daniel Estrem

Daniel Estrem : The Classical Period on Ukulele and Guitar.
Colorful classical guitar.

The Classical period in Western music is generally accepted as being somewhere between 1730 and 1820, with a style that emphasizes light elegance in place of the Baroque's dignified seriousness and grandeur. The music is mainly uncomplicated and intended to be performed with minimal rehearsal time. Mozart writes about "the rehearsal", with the implication that his concerts would only have one.

Two outstanding composers of the late eighteenth century are Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). They not only wrote in the same idiom, but became personal friends, and each admired and was influenced by the music of the other.

Mozart is represented on this recording with the well-known serenade "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" originally written for small string orchestra. Haydn's "Baryton Trios" were composed for a now-extinct instrument playing the lead part. The baryton, a somewhat complicated instrument similar to a large viola da gamba was equipped with an extra set of resonating metal strings for plucking in addition to the main bowed strings. Haydn wrote nearly 200 pieces for the baryton, mostly in trio combination with viola and cello. James Hook (1746-1827) was a lesser-known English composer. His trio performed on this recording is originally for three flutes. The tenor ukulele is the lead instrument on all of the tracks on this album.

Cover image courtesy of Alainalele at http://tinyurl.com/oazdx2n.

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Release date: 11/15/2014
Daniel Estrem lives in Minnesota USA

Tagged as: Classical, Classical Period, Instrumental, Composer: James Hook, Composer: Joseph Haydn, Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Classical Guitar, Ukulele

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