other musical influences

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This topic has 10 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 15 years ago by adam-b-harris.

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August 23, 2011 at 5:21 am #147413

Jerusha Amado
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What musicians (other than harpists) have influenced your style of playing?

August 23, 2011 at 4:12 pm #147414

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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Most recently, Wanda Landowska had a profound effect on me (rhythmic expression, touch, style, verve), previously, Alicia de Larrocha (style, perfection, repertoire), Victoria de los Angeles (color, expression, beauty), Artur Rubinstein (power, heart, control, mastery, drama, perfection, presence), Yehudi Menuhin (spirituality).

August 23, 2011 at 5:22 pm #147415

kay-lister
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I would have to say Artur Rubinstein as well.

August 23, 2011 at 8:02 pm #147416

Jerusha Amado
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Saul and Kay,

Your responses are wonderful!

August 25, 2011 at 6:00 pm #147417

jessica-wolff
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Julian Bream.

August 27, 2011 at 7:48 pm #147418

Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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He was (is) an excellent recitalist. I also saw Narciso Yepes as a substitute for Segovia and he was wonderful. In those days, solo recitals were the BOMB.

August 30, 2011 at 2:50 am #147419

eliza-morrison
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Pianist Martha Argerich, for her wonderful combination of crystalline clarity with soulful passion.

August 31, 2011 at 11:56 am #147420

adam-b-harris
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This will probably sound a bit low brow, but Elton John. I play a lot of pop type stuff live and the arpeggiated rhythm fills that he used to use on many of his earlier records seem to transfer to harp well.

August 31, 2011 at 12:31 pm #147421

eliza-morrison
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I agree, Adam! His early stuff was lovely…and I remember he used a harp in his ever-popular “Your Song” to good effect.

September 2, 2011 at 5:49 pm #147422

sherry-lenox
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I had wonderful instruction in both high school and college. My band director, who passed away recently, was fastidious and ultra demanding.

Many of my college teachers taught at both Julliard and my college, so I took several courses with Arthur Christmann and Jack Sacher, voice lessons with Benjamin Wilkes, who could make a crow sing bel canto, and Dorothy Morse.

I have not had a musical experience since, until beginning harp lessons, that could compare to the lessons of those wonderful people.

September 6, 2011 at 3:27 am #147423

adam-b-harris
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Eliza for great use of harp off an early EJ song, check out “Come Down in Time” from the album “Tumbleweed Connection”. Great use of small ensemble and first time I recall hearing a harp used in pop music (granted, harp has been used lots of times before that, its just the first time I had heard and noticed it and thought that it sounded cool).
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