Publications

Three Part Books

 

Embellishments

'How to use Embellishments' from the first usage, to the present, creative use for future possibilities, Complete Permutation.

(In this book I discuss Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Twentieth Century Music Embellishments, similarities and differences, the modern use of, and many more optional possibilities I've discovered.)

Pub, due date is JAN 2003

Orphanos - Guitar Techniques

An instruction book specifically on my newly developed original Guitar techniques also included is chapters on: Bottleneck and Blues Slide guitar playing: Its modern styled artifice as with relating the Traditional with nontraditional history of all aspects in performance and Technique.

Techniques:

a. Pick (Plectrum) Styles

b. Finger Styles

Linear Dialogues

Different formulated tasks to create Tension & Release, Chaos & Serenity.

Complete permutation of ideas to establish colour palettes into desired contexts of thought.

Other Chapters Include~

MULTI FACETED Categories:

Refinement and Enlightenment- Multitasking Use of Flamenco, Jazz. Classical, (World Music), Modern Styles, Coinciding and creating the ability to relate one music with another, as with relating traditional theory to Jazz, Modern, and Ancient styles.

Illumination- of learning techniques, their limits and magnitude. Individually and Collectively, Subjective/Objective - Looking at Ones Musical Contribution to Performance. Composition. Improvisation, In All Perspectives of Use.

Improvisation

Newly developed innovative techniques with an historical analysis of findings from many different musical contexts.

Recording

a. Multitrack Practice.

b. Mutitrack Composition.

c. Recording as a learning stimulant.

d. Multitrack as an aid to Illimitable Panoramic Dimensions of Sound Backing Foregrounds/Backgrounds

e. Automatic Harmony with Compositional (Linear/Harmonic) Devices, in relation with Multitracking.

 

Forward

Peter Orphanos has written a work that serves a useful purpose for musicians of all disciplines. As a saxophone player, I find his discussion of altered chords, and chromatic fifths fascinating. I gained new insights and perspective from this unique approach. I highly recommend Peter's method to all my students and indeed any serious student of music.

Archie Shepp