Courante (Robert Ballard)

[robinpayneguitar]

can't wait to learn this. i've got to get through "Bransle Gay", the two "Salterellos" and "Trotto" first though. I have a list going....beautifully played as usual!

[dosergiobr]

Guitar is an amazing instrument: cheap, small, light to carry and can give moments of joy everywhere

[hermx0]

Tremendous piece! Well done! It surely is strong enough... :)

[film3973]

I love it...

[leopower7]

niceee

[KongeSize]

Very beautiful! I got to get me a guitar asap. :D

[Mattmahe]

Wow, I don't know if you play it in the right "French baroque and Renaissance" way, but still, it's just beautifull, bravo!

[troubleclef]

yeah, it's a style i don't know much about. thanks. i think the piece is strong enough to stand in a 'freestyle' version like this.

[davethebrush1968]

omh uube is such a wonderful resource of early music

[SingHouse]

lol uube

[davethebrush1968]

very nice thanks

[laurap19]

this is not the "Courante" I was looking for...beautiful anyways:)

[troubleclef]

yes, i think there's a better known Ballard Courante. Was it a Robert Ballard composition you were looking for?

[Captainjjb]

wonderful, many thanks. Please more Robert Ballard if there is any more!

[troubleclef]

thanks. yeah, there's a lot more Robert Ballard. Check out user "luthval". He plays a lot of Ballard.

[clepsyd]

this IS guitar playing!!!!

[eirinikos]

I wish you had a better mic! Good stuff.

[UCD555]

Brilliant! It would be nice if you would record a CD with Renbourns instrumentals that he himself did not record, so we could hear what can be seen in his guitar books.

Keep on playing!

[hoefnerguitars]

5/5

[XClanHelioX]

my god thats awesome!!!! i ask the same question as trashwekwe

after listening to this i have to learn to play this!

[trashkwekwe]

That was great! Is it possible to find the partition or the tablatures of this courante somewhere on the web??

[serfur007]

do you mind if i ask what you do for a living? Im young and talented. However i cant seem to make any money. So what do you do for work?

[nomusician]

nice work. I'd never heard of him though I do play a lot from the Rennaissance era. Thanks.

[morg2625]

The Guitar in this video is beutiful. What make and model is it? BTW great song

[troubleclef]

thanks. check vid details for all guitar info on any clip.

[trashkwekwe]

That was great! Is it possible to find the partition or the tablatures of this courante somewhere on the web??

[samuelsackeroff]

stunning technique and emotion troubleclef.

[Johal523]

More of late renaissance music than baraque.You can see how the sound is much more emotional and "real" than later classical music,probobly because guys like ballard had more talent,afterall,they inspired bach.

[edhewitt]

really nice playing, i really like the chords around 1'. it looks like john williams did this; you can hear part of it on his web site in the Music section. brace yourself, whew

[troubleclef]

thanks, i'll check that out

[troubleclef]

I can only find Bach Courantes on Williams site.  Which album was it on?

[jacquillo]

beautiful stuff ! amazing that its so old and does not feel strange for listeners of the XXI century.

[typist73]

Gorgeous playing, fascinating composition. It reminds me a little of John Renbourn embarking on similar period music (in the 70's?) while his contemporaries were heading elsewhere :)

[lucassalazar]

Well nice stab!!! Someone just linked us up, noting that we're both from Somerville. Hello neighbor!!!

[troubleclef]

howdy. I'll check out your stuff presently. cheers

[Guitarman504]

Sounds great as usual. This reminds me of why I started out taking classical lessons to begin with. I would hear a beautifully played song like this and wish I could play like that. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[patricegoyaud]

wonderfull interpretation,

you ave really a "french touch" for baroque music.

Friendly

Patrice

[troubleclef]

thanks, Patrice!

[parrhasius]

Mesmerising !

[troubleclef]

hi, thanks. I have the cd but it doesn't include all the pieces in the book. there are several things that don't appear to be on any renbourn album (i'm hoping this comment will make somebody correct me...) including guitar trios and even a quartet of Dowland's Lachrimae Antiquae and this here piece i'm playing.

[priceguitar]

Another beautifully played piece from you! Thanks for your prolific repertoire that you are so willing to share with the rest of us.

[gerrystrat]

Really nice, thanks.

[aamontalto]

thank you for the music you play for us troubleclef.

[troubleclef]

thanks for watching

[Liranm89]

beautiful music!!

[fuzzstrat]

I've been looking for that Renbourn book for ages. Very well done, as always. Keep up the excellent interpretations.

[glaoud]

Hello Eric ,I like this music and your interprétation !*****

[matzac97]

very nice. ;-)

[ovidiov]

Muito linda essa Courante. Parabéns Tony.

abraços

Ovidio

[troubleclef]

Muito obrigado outra vez, amigo

[brianmdv]

This is a wonderful piece. Unfortunately the Mel Bay book you got it from went out of print last year. Maybe they will reprint it because of the interest generated by your piece. Thanks for this one and all the music you bless us with.

[troubleclef]

ooo, thanks, i didn't know that. there's probably used copies available somewhere. I'll fix the description. cheers.

[hedgewytche]

I'll defend to the death your right to play it 'all wrong' as the end result is more than 'all right', it's superb!

[troubleclef]

well, i wouldn't go that far, but thanks!

[orishas2000]

Wow, I could mistaken it for a neoclassical piece. Nice playing.

Also, if you don't mind my asking, where did you get the sheet music?

[chakazoo]

tres joli

[Luthval]

Very nice one ! bravo.

Val ;-)

[troubleclef]

Thanks. This is the piece i was raving about in my message to you on your Ballard performance. So glad you like it.

[Luthval]

Hello, I found which one it is in CNRS edition (seems to be in 1611 book, CNRS page 42) I'll have a look on it on my lute this evening... Very nice one again ! thanks for pointing on it.

Val ;-)

[troubleclef]

Fantastic! Thanks. I hope you will grace us with your version soon. Question: are the elaborated repeats written out? (I was wondering if maybe they were Renbourn's own creation).

[Luthval]

In fact you are playing the music as wrote by Ballard, the tabs end at your 1'50, where you start repeat from mesure 33 to the end. All variations are from Ballard.

[troubleclef]

yes, i repeat the 2nd half here because i like it so much and because i was hoping it would come out a little smoother the 2nd time through. :D.

thanks for the info.

[TwilightDrop]

I don't know if your playing right or wrong, either way it sounds awesome!!

[troubleclef]

thank you

[lukensal]

Lovely

[upst8]

Amazing - interesting to think something so complex and challenging to play dates from that period. The quality of the insruments at the time must have made it even harder. Incredible skills on display here once again.

Hey what happened to Pappy Stuckey???

[troubleclef]

thanks. yeah, you're probably right. And drafty old Versailles must have made things harder too.

Don't know about the Pappy. I unsubscribed some time ago. I assume there were 'complaints'

[lunalunanueva]

Well Mr E.,

this is indeed very beautiful.

Thank you!

What else can I say?

Combina muy bien con mi copa de vino :)

Salud!

[troubleclef]

Thank you, Miss Luna. Proszt!

[lgdatsme2]

AMAZING!!!

[bobbytunes]

Bravo! To bad we can't lobby the FDA to replace prozac and use TROUBLECLEF for the ills of the soul! Thank you so much for the history lesson and fine performance.

[troubleclef]

heheh, thanks man

[miaris]

I love it! you play SO great!

I really want to hear more Genesis tunes soon also ;)

[troubleclef]

thanks. yes, i must do more Genesis.

[SohoSquare]

So very relaxing. Thank you for sharing.

[gbeck1114]

Beautiful!! I've such a limited knowledge of this period that it's a pleasure to be exposed to it. Surely Ballard is smiling down on you!

Glen

[troubleclef]

thanks. yes. not memorized yet

[Veralucy]

Música magnífica, Tony!

Uma viagem no tempo!

Leave your beard grow free!

[HermannCordes5]

Nobody knows how the People in the Renaissance age had played their music. So today we only can play it in a way that means something to us. In my opinion you did it very well. Its music of beauty and melancholy.

Thanks very much!

Best wishes

Hermann

[troubleclef]

that's a very good point. i'm also not sure if maybe the elaborated repeats here are not of Renbourn's own invention. it's certainly a tour de force.

[JMDenver]

Another beautiful song that is well played!

[jotaeme14]

Wonderful. Very nice to hear from you again. Very well played and excellent tone and phrasing as zacharron says. Regards José Miguel

[troubleclef]

thank you José

[HanRiordan]

Sounds all right to me! Thanks for broadening our musical horizons

[TrandallB]

Sweet! Thanks again for sharing your talent with the world. TRB

[mysticfm]

Pretty doggone magical. I especially like the parts that begin at 0:28 and 1:22 - it's like your fingers flow across the frets like water there for a while.

[troubleclef]

thanks. my personal favorite moment is at 1:01 to 1:10 or so, at the start of which there's a major seventh harmony (!) which is pretty bossa-jazz for the 1620's!

[bazwillrun]

i'm sure Mr Ballard if he we here today,would very happy indeed with your interpretation.

A fine sounding piece as we know you always produce

Many thanks

[troubleclef]

Thanks. Well, i hope you're right. But if he were here today, he'd probably say "Mon dieu, I thought I was dead. Where the hell am i?" (in French) :D

[feral07]

Another beautifully played piece of music Tony good stuff.

Lynn From Scotland

[fredthejunkman]

I can only wish.....

[Qpidon]

5*'s from me.

Pascal

[musxlvr2]

Coming out sounding like that, it can't be "wrong"!! Wonderful!

[Vreci]

I love Rennaissance-music also very much.

And these composers had a great taste for melody and rhythm.

Thanks for sharing your music!

best regards,

wolfgang

[troubleclef]

indeed. the rhythmic elements on this one are over-the-top. thanks, man

[zacharron]

Very well played. Excellent tone and phrasing. I could listen to the interesting variations in this piece all day.

[troubleclef]

thanks so much

[theadventurescomics]

Beautiful as usual

[flammingcarrot]

sweet! always amzes me how proficient you are at classical and accoustic guitar! you should insure your fingers lol!

by the way... what's thingy you've got attached on the guitars headstock?

[troubleclef]

thanks. that's an attachable "Intellitouch" tuner

[TCS249]

Amazing. Would you ever have a go at Classical Gas? I think you would do it justice and then some. Thanks for sharing.

[slorge]

wonderful to sit back and listen while enjoying a fine mug of mead!

Very complex...I always thought the MelBay books were the "Learn to Play in 7 days" variety...

[troubleclef]

thanks. yeah, that was what MB made their name selling, but it's a pretty decent resource for the work of fingerstyle guitarists and fingerstyle arrangements these days.

[sparky42]

Bravo ! So beautiful , so accomplished ! I like to refer to the renaissance sound as robin hood music :-)

something very peaceful and soothing about it, and you play it well.

[troubleclef]

thanks Sparky. but, hey man, Robin Hood's time was something like 1,000 years pre-renaissance. I don't blame ya, though, all those Errol Flynn movies. and "Renaissance" fairs. I don't think they'd get too many people to go if they called them "Dark Ages" fairs. Or maybe they WOULD! :P

[toofast4love]

i love your humor and your playing

youre a great man haha

[troubleclef]

thanks so much

[DarknessOverflow]

Beautiful. I love music from the middle ages.

French renaissance music does sound very different.

Thank you for sharing, I've never heard anything like it.

[troubleclef]

thanks. yes, it's definitely a 'no holds barred' kind of piece.

[BigBrowz]

I hope some day Youtube shows some respect and puts you on the front page.

[troubleclef]

that would be weird, huh? Don't know if i'd like that too much. thanks for watching.

[Tiednbound]

Very learned .... I think your choice of guitar was very good for this piece, the tones were quite bright

[plugh1]

Brilliant as ever.

[troubleclef]

thank you, sir.

[DashHopes]

That was perfect!!

Richard

[cupcakechagrin]

perfect!

hypnotizein'

[plattix]

Magnificent. Love the music from the late middle ages, early renaissance. Especially this sort of thing, John Dowland, etc.

[RL82]

Awesome!