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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: Sweet Garuda
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:02:59 -0400 (EDT)
Sweet Garuda http://lounge.espdisk.com/archives/1217 (best) http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/sweetgaruda.mp3 Played on the 'Garuda lute,' an otherwise unidentified instrument most likely from Indonesia. It's fretless; I have three strings on it (fifth/fourth) and the melodic work develops as a theme is taken up about half-way through. Here I am in Providence, proving to myself I still can play something, in this case on an unknown instrument. The melody becomes luscious some- where near the end, and the full range of the lute is explored. I should add that there is provision for a fourth string (the lute needed extensive repair), but due to the delicate nature of the top, I'm using only three. Enjoy.