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Song of the Sea: Music of Gordon Mizzi, Volume One
Song of the Sea: Music of Gordon Mizzi, Volume One
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This collection of the work of the Maltese composer, Gordon Mizzi, for solo guitar is being made available to the public for the first time. Song of the Sea, The Music of Gordon Mizzi, Volume One is the first of two albums, which are available from Mel Bay Publications. The title is taken from the CD, Song of the Sea, Carlos Bonell Plays Gordon Mizzi recorded by Carlos Bonell, one of today's most celebrated guitarists, and which is available from Spearhead Music. The individual track recordings are also available as downloads from itunes, amazon.com and other sites. This album has been received with critical acclaim and broadcasted by leading radio stations including the Cowan Collection, BBC Radio 3. The critic, Robert Matthew Walker, writing in Musical Opinion, Britain's oldest classical music magazine in May -June 2007, said in a review of a concert in London: Gordon Mizzi's music is 'fascinating and inventive.' His music is performed by leading guitarists all over the world. In this music we find a truly inspired creativity and diversity. This album draws on a wide range of influences from Gordon Mizzi's musical canvas, from the Maltese Variations of a Maltese Theme, to the Hispanic Tango and Habanera to other European influences such as the Two Anthem Studies, Song of the Sea, Madliena Sonata, which has four movements Morning Hymn, Sun Dance, Evening Song and Serenade and the haunting beauty of the Sonata for Six Mute Swans with three movements, Flying South, In the Bay and Lament of the Swans.
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I was looking for the right equipment for my Camac Isolde Celtic harp. I did NOT want to install the Dusty Strings pick-ups- seemed like way too much to add. This little gizmo was easy to install with the little pictures on placement- like, less than five minutes easy. I plugged the pickup into my new Roland Mobile Cube and it’s perfect! I don’t hear any sound distortion, and I think this will be just right when playing background music for noisier environments. Super happy with this!

I was excited to receive this kit. I do have several banjos already; however, I did not have a mountain banjo. I have built gourd banjos and ekontings (I went to Gambia in 2004 and 2007 to learn how to play and make them) from scratch, so I am not a beginner in terms of making instruments. I had a lot of fun putting the kit together. I do have a few observations regarding tips or slight modifications in the instruction manual, if interested.
Thanks!
Paul Sedgwick

I am very happy with the quality of the instrument. I am of Puerto Rican decent and it reminds me of my childhood, watching the musicians and learning to play myself. It is a beautiful guiro and sounds amazing.

It's great to be able to buy a hurdy gurdy in the US without having to wait for 6 months to a year or more. The Aplo is a quality entry level instrument that produces beautiful sound. It resonates very well and there are no buzzes or squeaks. Workmanship is very good. I got mine cottoned, rosined and tuned in a half hour. The transaction was easy and it arrived within a week.
I've been able to play some tunes on it with only a few hours of practice. It's going to be a lot of fun.

I love it, the entonation is really very good (sorry for my bat english).
Regards!