"Drewries Accordes" Arvey-Francis Classical Guitar Duo

Performed on September 16, 2009 by Evelyn Arvey and Mark Francis in Seattle, WA. Many thanks to Kevin Callahan. Please visit our website www.arveyfrancis.com

This arrangement is from the "Jane Pickering Lute Book", from an Annonymous composer of the 16th Century. Interestingly, the title refers to "Drewry Lane" in London - a place of rather bawdy ill-repute. "Accordes" refers to "chords". This fun piece is therefore music for a red-light district!

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Music

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• Drewries Accordes
• Classical Guitar
• Evelyn Arvey
• Mark Francis
• Duet

[kagescorpionakki]

I'm doing this piece for my guitar class too. At 1:44 did you both decide to add that trill or was it already in the music?

[Evelyn7104]

Hi!

We added that little trill.

Good luck with your class!

Evelyn

[lenoxjfk]

Woow, really good, I'm 15 and I'm learning this piece because a friend and I will play it by the end of the year at school. Any advice? Loved It, Really!1

[Evelyn7104]

Hi! This is a really fun piece. We are still playing it regularly and somewhat quicker now. My advise would be to listen to each other intently and to try and echo what each other is doing. Another thing we try to do is to be a bit quieter when the other person has the melody. Good luck and have fun with it!

[lenoxjfk]

OK! Thank you very much, really, this are some really useful tips. Another thing I forgot to ask, and that I supose it depends on each person, but how long did it took you to learn it? sorry if my english is a little bad, I'm from Mexico. Thanks

[Evelyn7104]

No te preocupes, hablas muy bien el ingles...

I worked on this piece with my teacher for a week, and then I began to play it with my duo partner. Perhaps one month more we both had it memorized, and then after that we performed it for the first time for a classical guitar group. The first time we had to begin three times! But now we know it very well and enjoy it very much. We study together as a duo with an excellent teacher, and that helps a lot.

[whitepeoplearestupid]

My favorite part of performing is when you are done and you look at the other performers and you all just smile.

[adfdasfadfdaaaa]

Hi! Thank you very much for helping me with my guitar lesson!

[godefredys]

thank you very much for show us your great art. Congratulations and greetings from México DF

[lenoxjfk]

Well after hearing that I'm a little less nervous, I wouldn't had thought you had to start 3 times, but well I can see the results of a real hard work. Great job and I hope to do it like you one day, meanwhile I'll be practicing. Loved Your work, Thanks for helping me out, when I perform it I'll upload the video and will ask your opinion. Again thanks..