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Ana Vidović: belief

12 Jan 2022 Conversations with Tyler Ana Vidović on Prodigies, Performance, and Perseverance

“There are certain musicians that experiment with that, but I think, as a classical guitarist, this is what we do.”

— Ana Vidović

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Speaker
Ana Vidović
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Claim type
belief
Recorded
12 Jan 2022
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

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…Except for the G to B string, as you know, guitar is tuned in perfect fourths. How much of a limitation is that? And why aren’t there more alternate tunings in classical music the way you find, say, in country blues guitar? There are certain musicians that experiment with that, but I think, as a classical guitarist, this is what we do. We usually stay in standard tuning. There are not many alterations, but for me it’s inspirational to listen to other styles of music: jazz, blues, even country. I learn from that. It’s my inspiration to listen to not just classical music, but other styles of music. But there are certain standards in classical guitar, and we must follow that. What do you think of playing with seven or eight strings like Anders Miolin or Göran Söllscher? He plays Bach with extra strings. Why not?…

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