Brian Prunka
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concert video
Hey Everyone,
you can stream a video of a concert I did today here:
video
It's 1 hour long.
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sydney
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Congratulations
Thank you Brian for sharing this lovely video.
Very good work. It's a shame that we can not download it.
Please tell us more about the lady on the violin who did the first taqsim ... her feelings on the violin were so touchy.
Your playing is very nice as well as the music.
If there is a way to download this concert please tell me.
All the best brother
Kind Regards,
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Emad
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chaldo
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Thanks for that, indeed real nice concert.
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There is a tricky way downloading it, but you should first get the authorization from the owner.
best regards,
chaldo
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Jameel
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Magnificent, Brian. What a group you've assembled. I wish I could have been there, but this video is a welcome substitute. Many congratulations.
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Amos
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Brian,
The music is just beautiful. Wonderful playing by all of you...Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Amos
Our music is like an ocean...
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mikokiko
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I must say, that music you guys played is very touching and comforting...you guys are just missing a Qanun player. Otherwise, you are a complete
takht.
I really would like to download this performance though...it is BEAUTIFUL!
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minstrel
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Wonderful job Brian,
I especially like the instrumentation....don't get to hear too many violas in this setting!
Thank you
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Greg
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Brian,
Let me add my congratulations to those you have already received and the many more you will receive.
This is wonderful stuff. I loved the extended improvisations.
It is always a joy to see the videos from Trinity, because their production values are so good. But this particular concert was very special.
If you decide to make a DVD of the concert, please put me down as your first paying customer.
Regards,
Greg
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Brian Prunka
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Thanks a lot everyone, I'm glad you liked it. It was a real treat to perform in such a nice concert series; hopefully they'll have us back.
I don't know anything about downloading this; there is probably a way to do it, though.
Leanne Darling is the viola player who took the first solo. We've been playing together for a while; she's studied with Simon Shaheen and Bassam
Saba. Her website is here:
Leanne Darling
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zalzal
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This concert prove to whoever need it to be still proved, that middle eastern music or maqam music or maqamlar music or whatever you want to call it
that:
- This music is a universal human treasure which can and is to be played by any people, whichever be its geographical origin as long as she/he has
acquired its basic fondamental keys and cultivates constantly its technical aspects.
- The creation under the patterns of this music is neverending totally opened, still findings and discoveries are to be done by all of us, provided we
work hard, and a lot....;just like Brian Prunka is doing.
Thank you and can we have more details on maqam and rythm of each composition ?
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Mike
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Great stuff Brian...thanks for sharing this with us. I enjoyed the performance a lot. All you guys sounded great!
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Brian Prunka
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zalzal
posted on 2-3-2006 at 03:25 PM
This concert prove to whoever need it to be still proved, that middle eastern music or maqam music or maqamlar music or whatever you want to call it
that:
- This music is a universal human treasure which can and is to be played by any people, whichever be its geographical origin as long as she/he has
acquired its basic fondamental keys and cultivates constantly its technical aspects.
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Zalzal, I agree with you. I have to give a lot of credit to Simon Shaheen, who has made it his mission to educate and inform westerners about eastern
music, to show everyone that this music has as much importance to human culture as any western music.
re: the maqam and rhythm of each composition, here you are:
1-maqam Kurd (on D), with a modulation to Hijaz. there are four rhythms: wahda, maqsum, sai'idi, and masmudi (and a return to wahda)
2.maqam bayyati, with modulations to 'ajam (Bb), and saba. the rhythm is 9/8, but the gyspy variant that sounds like 12 12 123 12
3. 1st part: maqam Hijaz (on G), modulating to Bayyati on D for the second part. I don't remember the names of first two rhythms; I just picked them
up off sufi records. The third part is in beledi for the most part.
4. maqam suznak, with modulations to huzam and bayyati nawa (and briefly to jaharkah). The rhythm is 23/8, which I made up. it goes like this: 123 12
12 123 123 123 12 12 123, which is like jurjunah+3+jurjunah (10/8 + 3/8 + 10/8)
5. maqam nahawand (on F), the rhythm is çiftetelli, or wahda kabireh. The middle section goes to bambi (8/4: 123 123 123 123 12 12)
6. maqam Hijaz Kar Kurd (C), with modulations to Hijaz (C), and Ajam (C), and a very brief saba zamzam (G). The rhythms are bambi and maqsum. The
solos are in 12/8, which for this performance we chose an afro-cuban rhythm.
Mike, thanks for the compliment, and thanks for giving us a place to share.
-Brian
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