Specially written by Irene GĂłmez for Strings By Mail Articles. 2023 has offered the opportunity to realize some interesting and contrasting facts, such as the birth of Wes Montgomery, Bach’s moving to Leipzig, Liszt arriving to Paris and the passing of the great American pedagogue Julia Crane. During March, the month of his birth, let’s […]
Read moreSpecially written by Irene GĂłmez for the Strings By Mail Articles. In past years, this series celebrated worldwide anniversaries such as the 400 years of passing of Shakespeare and Cervantes and the publishing of the first books for vihuela, 100 years of the death of Scott Joplin and the passing of Claude Debussy, to name […]
Read more“When I heard Jack, it knocked me out. He had an atypical tone and went in and out of the root, messed with time. Jack was the greatest bass influence I ever had. It put me on this path since 1967,” says Berlin.
Read moreBy Ross Boissoneau What’s new in the world of guitaring? Well, a number of recent and upcoming releases offer insights into the playing and personalities of some of our favorite artists. Whether you’re into contemporary jazz, swing, rock, ambient, burning fusion or some other variant, you’re bound to find something enticing out there. What would […]
Read moreSpecially written by Irene GĂłmez for the Strings By Mail Articles. Browse and shop Leo Brouwer Sheet Music Browse and shop Heitor Villa-Lobos Sheet Music In past years, this series celebrated worldwide anniversaries such as the 400 years of passing of Shakespeare and Cervantes and the publishing of the first books for vihuela, 100 years […]
Read morewritten by Irene GĂłmez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Articles Claude Debussy – 100 Years of his Death Browse and shop Debussy related sheet music for pieces referenced in this article Since the past two years I have brought to this section of Strings By Mail, relevant facts that have been important for […]
Read morewritten by Irene Gomez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Articles Browse and shop Sheet Music for pieces referenced in this article Last year when we commemorated 400 years of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, the cultural world had a great opportunity to approach with new perspectives the work and lives of these […]
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We at Strings By Mail have long been fans of Howard Heitmeyer’s arrangements and compositions and carry a number of his works. When we recently heard that Rico Stover will be presenting a celebration and analysis of his work at the Guitar Foundation of America International Convention & Competition, we asked him to share some […]
Read moreWe’ve combed through nearly 900 new products for 2016 (either new to the market or new to Strings By Mail’s website) to pick some of our favorites. Have you already tried any of them? If so, please tell us what you think in the Comments. Instruments The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet endorses LaMancha’s fractional guitars, […]
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