David Kraus (US)
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Yahe Dayr Kabhee Nage Hogee Yahe Dayr Kabhee Nage Hogee
Folk beat on dumbek, bright 'highstrung' guitar & mandolin imitates the tampura in chords, modal structure carried in bass line & soprano sax, banjo doubles line with soprano in 'B' section imitating sarod. Soprano solos.
Hochin Hochin
A ballad in 3/4; simple melody over complex harmonies; 'A' section is vibraphone lending a bell-like air with understated bass and finger-picked steel string using extended chord voicings (maj./min.7-9-11-aug7-1/2 dim.) Mandolin takes 'B' section.
Gone Today, Here Tomorrow Gone Today, Here Tomorrow
2/2 samba influenced piece; rhythm structure supported with finger-picked nylon, bass, vibraphone, and mandolin 'hits.' Soprano takes melody; steel string and soprano take solos.
Up and Over Up and Over
I think of it as a sophisticated folk waltz; not pretensious, but with a strong melody and a rich harmonic structure which leans towards classical but never leaves its traditonal feel; first 'A' section opens with steel string finger picking and same
For Karen For Karen
Acoustic guitar duet in a thoughtful and somewhat meloncholy ballad; it's a Gmajor based 'round', starting Cmaj, Gmaj/B, Amin., Gmaj, F#dim (B7b9), Emin, Amin, D7sus, repeat, then a coda; steel string fingerpicking chords, nylon on melody and solo; b
Rebecca's Child Rebecca's Child
A piece in 6/8 which is sort of dance, specifically an Irish jig but with strong classical Baroque influence drawn from a gigue which is also in 6/8 and is the last part of an instrumental suite (after the Prelude, Courants, Allemandes, Minuets, etc.
