FORM AND TEXTURE — THE JOURNEY CONTINUES----- The Album is OUT

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FORM AND TEXTURE — THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

The album is out. But in many ways, the journey is only beginning.

For years, I’ve been fascinated by a hidden chapter in the history of the guitar — a story that reaches back through centuries of music, manuscripts, instruments, and the musicians who brought them to life.

FORM AND TEXTURE is my first step into that world.

The music of Joan Ambrosio Dalza, Franciscus Bossinensis, Vincenzo Capirola, and Francesco da Milano survives across the centuries, preserved in early printed collections and manuscripts. Playing it today, I find music that is mysterious, restless, playful, and unexpectedly beautiful.

And I keep returning to one question:

What if the instruments themselves helped lead the music somewhere new?

This is more than a recording. It is the beginning of an exploration — of sound, touch, texture, and a musical history that may have been hiding in plain sight.

Thank you to everyone who has listened, shared, and joined me on this journey.

FORM AND TEXTURE — Ted Mann.

The search continues.

What Happens?

What happens when you take a piece of music that has been silent to most people for centuries…

…and bring it back to life?

I’ve been spending a long time with music written for instruments that most people today rarely hear — music filled with strange turns, unexpected harmonies, voices crossing and intertwining.

And the more I played it, the less it sounded like history.

It sounded alive.

There is a story here.

I’m beginning to tell it.

Last Fall Single December 1 2023

You might see your best bud and yell "What's the Score"? You may be watching a game and go in the kitchen and get a snack and come back and say ... "What's the Score?" You may even ask Santa ... "WHAT'S THE SCORE?" Here's the score.... the last Fall single of 2023 from the CHILL sessions.

Summer into Fall singles!

I’ve been working on my chill guitar series for about a year now. I’ve just released this “chill” single titled “A Warm but Chill September”. It evokes the subtle changes in the ambience in visuals and moods all around us. This is the soundtrack for your Pre- Fall activities. CHECK it OUT! Look for a new Fall piece by October.

"A Warm but Chill September"

At Loud Sun Studio .........

I spend a lot of time at Loud Sun Studio. I’m coming very close to a full 14 piece album in what I call my “chill” sessions. Here we are trying to figure out what a sweet desert mirage sounds like….

To hear what the sweet chill character of what the other tunes will be like go to/tedmann.bandcamp.com/ and checkout the EP Factoring the Chill.