David Bruce - Composer

 



David Bruce is a British-American composer, living and working in
St. Albans, UK. This site contains information on his music.

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"Masterful"
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"Close to operatic genius"
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"Dazzling"
Opera Now

"rich...lucidly orchestrated...skillfully written and imaginative".
New York Times

"Sometimes skittish, sometimes mournful, always deeply felt"
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  • Beginners Lessons in Tabla playing

    Posted on 29 June 2008



    How to play tabla [PDF - 17Mb]

    Many, many years ago, when the internet was just a twinkle in the VIC 20's eye, I took a course in tabla playing. The tutor was of Caucasian origin, but had studied with some great tabla players and clearly knew his Tin Taal from his Keherva Taal. For years since I've had the often hand-written sheets he gave me to learn from and felt they were a fantastic resourse that anyone at my stage of interest in tabla playing (ie just starting out) would find invaluable.





    After a question from someone on the Composition Today site, I finally got round to scanning the sheets in, and have uploaded them here in PDF format.

    Unfortunately I no longer have the tutor's name, as it appears nowhere on the lessons, but if he happens to stumble across this, I hope he doesn't mind, and I'd love to hear from him!

    How to play tabla [PDF - 17Mb]




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    Madhu Vadnere commenting on Beginners Lessons in Tabla playing:
    21 June 2009 at 12:38

    Thank you for sharing the information on tabla playing. It helped me understand some basic concepts which I had not understood before. A great resource!





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