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Subject DAMIANOS YOU HIT A GOOD POINT!
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Sat Oct 1 2005 14:24
Author Nikos Tatasopoulos
(albatrotious@hotmail.com)
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I read your reply to a posting I had written several months ago. I myself have come across several fellow musicians or other people in general that would say the say same to me in the past. the "Doesn't sound Greek" phrase used to get on my nerves untill I sat back and thank to myself........OK? what is exactly Greek sounding? The answer to the question is actually difficult. the reason being that even the great forefathers of the instrument wether intentionally or not, were influenced either by decent, or simply by the fact that Greece was occupied by Turkey for 400 years. Again I go back to an even more sensitive issue which I had brought up when I first discovered the forum that had to do with the modes that bouzouki players have been taught through years and really how accurate and playable they are on a well tempered instrument like the bouzouki. In my opinion, it's more a question of originality because if you listen to all the old cats, they have there own unique sound. To me that's the real goal in music.........originality and the ability to be distinguished immediately from your sound and phrasing.It's something that I feel is missing from the bouzouki scene and it's something that daily I try to develope. There have been players in the past that have left there mark as "Greek sounding" such as Tsitsanis, Vamvakaris, Tsimpidis, and several others. If you were to ask me who was the most "Greek" sounding player I would have to say Zambetas, this goes for his compositions as well. He rarely if not ever used modes outside of the well tempered system. I guess you could say it's a matter of taste as well however again, the is the whole argument of how we should or shouldn't approach the instrument. Definitely in my opinion one who studies the bouzouki should follow the great players' styles to get the feel of the music but, I feel you should go with what feels right to you because that's what makes us all unique as players. One of the biggest examples to that is Paleologou. He created his own style which evolved at a young age when playing along side with violin and clarinet soloists. In fact he intentionally would mimick these instruments and eventually it blended into his playing naturally making him unique. he has influenced a large number of players that followed him. The point is that bouzouki is a musical instrument with endless possibilities it is up to each individual how they want it to sound...honestly.....who's to say what's right or wrong?
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