<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>The G Clef</title><description>As from the power of sacred lays The spheres began to move, And sung the great Creator's praise To all the Blest above; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the living die, And Music shall untune the sky! --John Dryden</description><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</managingEditor><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 05:11:21 -0500</pubDate><generator>Blogger http://www.blogger.com</generator><openSearch:totalResults xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/</link><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:summary>As from the power of sacred lays The spheres began to move, And sung the great Creator's praise To all the Blest above; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the living die, And Music shall untune the sky! --John Dryden</itunes:summary><itunes:subtitle>As from the power of sacred lays The spheres began to move, And sung the great Creator's praise To all the Blest above; So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the li</itunes:subtitle><itunes:owner><itunes:email>noreply@blogger.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><item><title>BlogDay 2006</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2006/08/blogday-2006.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:02:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-115717698372360370</guid><description>Wish All Blogger A Very Happy BlogDay 2006.I am feeling really lazy today to write.  &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt;   See you all soonDo visit my blog.Happy Blogging!</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">6</thr:total></item><item><title>HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2006/08/happy-independence-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:13:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-115726049687325903</guid><description>I am dedicating this blog to all the people across borders.********--,_********['****'\*********\*******`''|*********|*********,]**********`._******].************|*****\**********__/*******-'\*********,'**********,'*******_/'**********\*********************,....__**|--''**************'-;__********|\*****_/******.,'***\**********************`--.__,'_*'----*****,-'***`\*****************************</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>Can't Help Falling in Love - Andrea Bocelli, Amora</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2006/06/cant-help-falling-in-love-andrea.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:46:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-115121835725495292</guid><description>"I heard someone say: If God had a singing voice, he would sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli." - Celine Dion   Wise men say only fools rush in But I can’t help falling in love with you Shall I stay Would it be a sin If I can’t help falling in love with you Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be Take my hand, take my whole life too For I can’t help </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>Indian National Anthem</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/12/indian-national-anthem.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:28:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113584875894172125</guid><description>Language : BengaliSong     : Jana Gana ManaAlbum    : Indian National AnthemDefaults : s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 (C D E F G A B)Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya hes r  g g  g g  gg  g g g   r g  mBharata-bhagya-vidhatag  g g  r  r   r nr s                .Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maraatha-s  p p p  p   p m2p p  p m2dpDravida-Utkala-Bangam  m m  g g m  r mgVindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Gangag  g    g g g  r  p p</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Classical Guitar Features</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/12/classical-guitar-features.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:35:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113507156683607689</guid><description>Just now I found this wonderful information on Classical Guitar features on net.The classical guitar is distinguished by a number of features:    * It is an acoustic instrument. The sound is amplified by a sound box.    * It has six strings. A few classical guitars have eight or more strings to expand the bass scale, even out overtone production, and allow lute music written for lutes with more </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>What is a Recorder?</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/12/what-is-recorder.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2005 01:38:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113376486905412557</guid><description>We all know the word "Recorder" in different context. However, we are now going to talk about a musical instrument called, Recorder.What is a Recorder?Recorders are "fipple flutes", like whistles. Today most people's idea of a recorder is a small, plastic, squeaky thing played by fourth grade students, but in the hands of a skilled player, even the highest-pitched recorder is a sweet-toned </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">7</thr:total></item><item><title>European Classical Music Period and time</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/12/european-classical-music-period-and.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2005 03:37:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113351267514577903</guid><description>The European Classical Music period is divided into 6. Below you can find all 6 periods with detail.Medieval: generally before 1450. Chant, also called plainsong or Gregorian Chant, was the dominant form until about 1100.Renaissance: about 1450–1600, characterized by greater use of instrumentation and multiple melodic linesBaroque: about 1600–1750, characterized by the use of counterpoint and </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total></item><item><title>First Indian Oratorio Thiruvasagam by Maestro Ilayaraja</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/11/first-indian-oratorio-thiruvasagam-by.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 03:44:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113282218084425797</guid><description>திருவாசகத்துக்கு உருகாதார்   ஒரு வாசகத்துக்கும் உருகார்one who does not get moved by ThiruvAchakam will not be moved by anything else.--  Rev. G.U. Pope  George Uglow Pope popularly known as Rev. G.U. Pope or G.U. 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His father Ramasamy's premature death threw the</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b360/lilliputhome/maestros/th_playing_harpsichord.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">53</thr:total></item><item><title>My Classical Guitar Tabs</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/11/my-classical-guitar-tabs_15.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:40:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113202646519153342</guid><description>Classical guitar, also called Spanish guitar, is a wonderful Musical instrument. Classical guitar has three steel strings and three nylon strings for bass, unlike six steel strings in regular guitars. This instrument is played with bare fingers without using Plucktrum. When I started learning guitar in my favorite Musical school, 3B School of Music, Chennai, I never knew about Classical guitar. I</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">18</thr:total></item><item><title>The G Clef</title><link>http://thegclef.blogspot.com/2005/11/g-clef.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Rajmahendra)</author><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:01:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18949416.post-113196265189195065</guid><description>Base clef for all lead music.Welcome to my blog. This blog mainly focus on the Western Classical Music and Classical/Spanish Guitar.Here you can fine my articles on Musical Instruments, musical Maestros like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Sor, Carcassi  etc and all about Classical/Spanish Guitar.Visit the blog and post your comments regularly.Thank you,RajmahendraTags: Music </description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">5</thr:total></item></channel></rss>