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Anna Stafford - String Music
- Classically influenced music has never really enjoyed the cachet in the popular eye that its trendier cousins have; this always struck me as odd, given that many elements of it have made it into pop, rock, and hip-hop. Harmonies? Check. Melody? Check. Odd time signatures? Check. Traditional Instruments? Check.
So what is it about this particular genre that escapes the average listener? I feel it’s an undue stigma of sophistication. Music is music. In the case of Anna Stafford’s album, String Music, it’s exceptionally good music, regardless of what she makes it with … and her instrument of choice is a well-wielded violin.
Like the tag on her site proclaims, “This is NOT your ordinary string music.” The sounds echo classical orchestral arrangements, but with a decidedly modern feel, influenced by her love of music, both current and classical. The album shines with thoroughly creative tracks like “Crushed Berries,” “Wilson Said,” “Chromosomes," and “Fourteen Feet”; Stafford has an excellent knack for composition, creating tracks that bounce effortlessly between genres, styles, and blank.
I’d thoroughly recommend this CD to anyone who’s looking for a nice alternative for the pop music lover in their life. It’s a good listen, it has depth, and more importantly, it helps prove that it is not the choice of instrument that defines the music, it is the musician.
Reviewer: Brian Lynch
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Added: 24-Dec-2007
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