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Gasull is a guitarist/ composer, born in Barcelona in 1959 and is here represented in a pairing of pieces both in unusual tunings. The first Les Salaretes, is from 6th string to 1st, tuned as fol lows: C#, G#, D, F#, BandE, and therefore players used to Renaissance Lute tuning will have the top four strings instantly recognisable whilst the rest will only have three strings out of six. Also the music is written as normal but, where appropriate on two staves, treble and bass clef, so the actual look of the piece is instantly a little unnerving. The piece, as often with modern works has a multitude of tempi (six on the first page of eight bars). a whole host of time signature changes (eight on the first pages, with no two bars the same) and a general appearance of immense difficulty. The struggle to actually play the notes on the correct strings at the correct frets is enough to make you realise that the actual piece can in no way be played without, one might say, a disproportionate time allowed working it all out. Perhaps a recording of the work present ed with the book might have been the way to go here, because it takes a player of considerable met tle to put in the necessary hours to get their hands round this work, without knowing how it will come out at the other end.
The second piece La Roca Del Corb is in a tuning of (from 6 to 1) C, G, D, F#, B, andE and again is on two staves, and is marked con brio e senza rubato. At least this piece doesn't, at first glance, look quite as daunting as the fust but again, the scor datura is a major stumbling block. The dance-like nature of this final piece hides a very modern harmonie structure which may put off many players and again would benefit from a performance to hear along with the score as, along with the first piece, the pair are considerable works that demand attention but will only get minimal viewings when the initial look of the pieces, and the unusual scordatura will deter the greater majority of players.
Chris Dumigan
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