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Spanish Spirit is a collection of 13 original compositions which took approximately 4 years to complete. For this particular project I was most interested in creating a variety of spanish/latin influenced music which represented different moods, styles, time periods and instrumentation. To help achieve this I wrote 5 solo pieces for guitar of which 2 are for 10 string classical guitar, and the remaining 8 pieces are full arrangements with a variety of instrumentation, including one composition for 5 guitars alone. This collection of music ranges from 19th century influences up to new-age, and contemporary world-beat variety.
One interesting technique I experimented with, and which I believe is a premiere on this recording, is my creation of a 6 tuplet tremolo, (6 stroke tremolo- one bass note followed by 5 repeating melody notes) which I spent years working on, for the purpose of retaining a 6 tuplet rhythm while using tremolo technique in 2 of my solo compositions. This technique can be heard on Paisaje Espanol and Hummingbird.
– Norman Learo
Delicacy and aggression, subtlety and intensity, soul and passion, all coming within seconds on each song. The next step in Flamenco.
– Bob Mersereau, CBC
1. De La Luna Y Del Sol
2. Obsession X 5
3. Paisaje Espanol
4. Red Sun-White Sand
5. Muy Bonita
6. Laudarra
7. The Enchantress
8. Andalusian Wild
9. Hummingbird
10. Land of Gypsies
11. Tiempos Pasados
12. En La Sombre
13. Serenade
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