Beschreibung
Gilbert Isbin – 10 Blues For Renaissance Lute
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The blues is one of the most emotionally intense genres of music. Like in other musical
genres it reflects sadness, love, celebration but also joy. I always felt a connection
between lute music and blues, although completely different in structure and form.
The traditional blues is a twelve bar progression which utilizes chords built on the first,
fourth and fifth degrees of a scale. For example in the key of G the three basic chords
would be G, C and D. However, to add more color and interest, I used quite often
‘extended chords’ by adding additional tones like 7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths, …, ‘altered
chords’, by adding b5ths, #5ths, b9ths, #9ths or I replaced some chords by other ones
(chord substitution).
If you would like to know more about the art of composing please visit
https://gilbertisbin.com/compositions/guitar/ (The composing Guitarist, An Easy
Approach)
All these blues are composed on the lute and are very melodical and accessible.
I hope these compositions will stimulate your interest in new lute music and that they
will find their way to the repertoire of today’s performers.
