La Ligamos | Claudio Camisassa

Claudio Camisassa - guitarist, composer and musicologist born in Argentina in 1957. He defined his own musical personality through Argentine folk music, tango and folklore. He specialized in early music performance and played them in its original instrumentation including: vihuela, baroque guitar, theorbo and lute. . This piece is a milonga, a dance style developed in Argentina and Uruguay becoming popular in the late 19th century as a precursor to the Argentine tango. . I was introduced to this piece by my guitar teacher, Buzz Gravelle. Aside from the rhythm, one main technique he had me work on was muting the bass strings after playing its full rhythmic value. This helps create a clearer bass line. . This is especially apparent after playing the open 6th string (E) followed by the 5th string (A) then immediately muting the 6th string. . It was a difficult process to get used to, but now I feel comfortable with the technique. Can&wait to apply it to new pieces moving forward. Keep an eye on the right hand thumb! . Hope you enjoyed the piece! To connect with me, feel free to visit my other pages: Instagram: @kg_melodies