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Solo String Symphony


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Mads Tolling full profile / Violin with looper and effects pedals / 1 musician

Composers featured: Astor Piazzolla, Fats Waller


Full program notes

Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Fats Waller
Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
Message in a Bottle by The Police
Take Five by Paul Desmond
Armando’s Rumba by Chick Corea
Danish Folk Song Medley
Fisher's Hornpipe
Danish Dessert by Mads Tolling


Historical context

The violin came about 500 years ago. Live looping is only 50 years old. The two blend together with gentle use of amplification, and with the breath of styles a violin can play, including classical, jazz, and folk music.


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