LES CAILLOUX weissenborn studies vol.1

by Jean-Paul Bataille

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	1.	PREMIER CAILLOU 02:40
	2.	DEUXIÈME CAILLOU 02:03
	3.	TROISIÈME CAILLOU 02:47
	4.	QUATRIÈME CAILLOU 02:20
	5.	CINQUIÈME CAILLOU 03:20
	6.	SIXIÈME CAILLOU 03:42
	7.	SEPTIÈME CAILLOU 04:22
	8.	HUITIÈME CAILLOU 02:40
	9.	DIXIÈME CAILLOU 02:10
	10.	ONZIÈME CAILLOU 02:28
	11.	DOUZIÈME CAILLOU 01:11
	12.	TREIZIÈME CAILLOU 01:40
	13.	QUINZIÈME CAILLOU 02:17
	14.	DIX-SEPTIÈME CAILLOU 02:17

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from TED GIOIA The 100 best recordings of 2023 : 
"I’m hardly surprised that my favorite soundtracks this year are from puppet shows and circuses. In those retro art forms, music still gets a chance to convey emotion. Haunting soundscapes of this sort could work wonders in a film or TV series. But first they’d have to ditch all the drones and buzzes."

These tunes were composed to be performed live on a weissenborn guitar during the puppet show "Mes Racines Sont Des Cailloux", a play written by Marie-Lyne Verret and produced in 2020 and 2021.

Thirty-five were composed, twenty-seven were recorded, and at the end only ten made it into the show, which debuted at the FIAMS in July 2021. Fourteen of them are included in this first volume, and come with a tablatures PDF booklet.

I believe they are suitable studies for the weissenborn guitar : nothing too challenging technically, but left field enough for the instrument, and leaving ample room for personal interpretation.

The mood is meditative overall, melancholic even, lot of waltzes in minor, plenty of rubato playing, with some slow ballads in 4/4 here and there, fitting the feeling of the show quite well.

 Nothing up-tempo or too busy, so they can also make for a nice soft ambient background, if you're so inclined.

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released May 29, 2023

composed, played and recorded by Jean-Paul Bataille
photo by Eric Barbeau

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Jean-Paul Bataille

Having been able to earn my life and raise a family by doing what I love is a small miracle, all things considered.
And after six decades on the bench, the passion is still there.

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