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Mandolin

Mandolin
Instrument information
NameMandolin
ClassificationString instrument Plucked string instrument
Hornbostel-Sachs classification321.321-6
DevelopedMid 18th century from the mandolino
Playing range
(a regularly tuned mandolin with 14 frets to body)
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A mandolin ( ) is a musical instrument in the lute family (plucked, or strummed). It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard (the top) comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single round or oval sound hole. A round or oval sound hole may be bordered with decorative rosettes or purfling, but usually doesn't feature an intricately carved grille like a Baroque era mandolin.

Early mandolins had six double courses of gut strings, tuned similarly to lutes, and plucked with the fingertips. Modern mandolins—which originated in Naples, Italy in the late 18th century—commonly have four double courses (four pairs) of metal strings, which are plucked with a plectrum.

Many variants of the mandolin have existed. These include Milanese, Lombard, Brescian and other 6-course types, as well as four-string (one string per course), twelve-string (three strings per course), and sixteen-string (four strings per course).

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HD Quality remaster: www.youtube.com lyrics/translation/traducion/traduzione [1958 tratto dal film Toto', Peppino e Le Fanatiche] Puorte o' calzone cu 'nu stemma arreto 'na cuppulella cu 'a visiera alzata. Passe scampanianno pe' Tuleto camme a 'nu guappo pe' te fa guardà! Tu vuò fa l' americano! mmericano! mmericano siente a me, chi t' ho fa fa? tu vuoi vivere alla moda ma se bevi whisky and soda po' te sente 'e disturbà. Tu abballe 'o roccorol tu giochi al basebal ' ma 'e solde pe' Camel chi te li dà? ... La borsetta di mammà! Tu vuò fa l' americano mmericano! mmericano! ma si nato in Italy! siente a mme non ce sta' niente a ffa o kay, napolitan! Tu vuò fa l' american! Tu vuò fa l' american! Comme te po' capì chi te vò bene si tu le parle 'mmiezzo americano? Quando se fa l 'ammore sotto 'a luna come te vene 'capa e di:"I love you!?" Tu vuò fa l' americano mmericano! mmericano siente a me, chi t'ho fa fa? tu vuoi vivere alla moda... ------------------------------------------------------------- You're wearing trousers with a tag on the back and a cap with the visor turned up, parading around Toleto like a bully trying to show off You're acting all american, american, american, listen here: who's asking you to? You want to be all trendy, but if you drink "whisky and soda" you always end up sick! You're dancing rock and roll, and playing baseball, but where'd you get the money for the Camel cigarettes? Mummy's handbag! You're acting all american, american, american, but you <b>...</b>
2.98 min. | 4.94 user rating
Update, please go to www.jacktuttle.com for the new CD with this song. The Tuttle kids. Michael (8) and Sullivan (10) play a bluegrass version of El Cumbanchero on mandolin and guitar with sister Molly. www.jacktuttle.com
2.22 min. | 4.80 user rating
BBC Radio 2 - Russell Brand advert - High Quality version Russell plays losing my religion on a spare mandolin (?) left lying about in the BBC hallway. To clarify, the song is by REM and it is called Losing My Religion
1.00 min. | 4.90 user rating
The Wrong Trousers can be found at myspace.com I was roaming Balboa Park before a wedding and this three piece band caught my attention. A small boy with an upright bass, a bespectacled giant with a mandolin, and an unassuming girl with a harp. They call themselves The Wrong Trousers. Talk about odd choices in musical instruments. But they have tremendous talent. Their style won't be everyone's cup of tea, but there's no denying they know their instruments and are comppletely unique. These kids are still in high school! A good size crowd had formed and they were getting lots of cash donations.
2.33 min. | 4.78 user rating
For lessons visit www.freeflatpickingvideos.com Curtis Jones (guitar), Jeff Midkiff (mandolin) and Andy Hohwald (upright bass) playing an acoustic version of Sweet Georgia Brown.
3.65 min. | 4.88 user rating
9 year old fiddler Mikayla Roach playing the world famous fiddle tune The Orange Blossom Special. Here Mikayla is playing a custom made 5 string fiddle made especially for her by Chuck Jones of Vandalia, IL. Mikayla started playing violin when she was 6 and currently has a band that plays across the Midwest, but mostly in Illinois. She also plays lead for the house band at the Seminary School House in Central Illinois every Saturday night. Featured also in this video are two of her band members; Russ Rench on Mandolin and Bruce "Swamp" Wiess on guitar. As a side note, Swamp was a member of the band of Alison Krauss and played all lead guitar on her first album. If you want a copy of the sheet music version that Mikayla started composing her version of Orange Blossom Special from, download it at www.fiddlers.us
2.08 min. | 4.88 user rating
Classical music with Detlef Tewes (mandolin, www.detlef-tewes.de ), mandolin orchestra of Ettlingen Germany www.mandolinenorchester-ettlingen.de , conductor Boris Björn Bagger (http ), Prof. Boris Bagger is teacher for guitar at the University of Music, Karlsruhe / Germany, www.hfm-karlsruhe.de , Hochschule für Musik, Musikhochschule This piece is used as sountrack to the movie Kramer vs. Kramer dieses Stück ist als Filmmusik Kramer gegen Kramer mit Dustin Hoffman und Meryl Streep in den Hauptrollen benutzt worden sheet music available www.edition49.de New CD available with Detlef Tewes & Boris Björn Bagger Mozart - World premiere recordings sold more than 10 000 times new arrangements for mandolin and guitar Detlef Tewes & Boris Björn Bagger - a fantastic CD - 5 stars are not enough! order here http More infos and informations about this CD www.borisbagger.de Thanks for visiting our pages
3.17 min. | 4.90 user rating
Bruce Hornsby and the Range, February 1987
7.08 min. | 4.94 user rating
june 07 - from new album ' memory almost full' - jools holland music show 'later' (uk) im a lefthanded guitarist and i had a left handed mandolin made in about 1993 (george harrison was having ukulele's restored at the same workshop) i've hardly used it but this song has inspired me to pick it up again - thanks paul Everybody gonna dance tonight Everybody gonna feel alright Everybody gonna dance around tonight Everybody gonna dance around Everybody gonna hit the ground Everybody gonna dance around tonight (Chorus) Well you can come on to my place if you want to You can do anything you want to do Everybody gonna dance tonight Everybody gonna feel alright Everybody gonna dance around tonight (Whistling) Well you can come on to my place if you want to You can do anything you want to do Everybody gonna stamp their feet Everybody's gonna feel the beat Everybody wanna dance around tonight (Bridge) Everybody's gonna dance tonight Everybody gonna feel alright Everybody gonna dance around tonight Everybody gonna jump and shout Everybody gonna sing it out Everybody gonna dance around tonight Well you can come on to my place if you want to You can do anything you want to do Everybody gonna dance tonight Everybody gonna feel alright Everybody gonna dance around tonight Everybody gonna dance around tonight Everybody's gonna feel alright tonight
2.88 min. | 4.91 user rating
Learn the two string shuffle technique in playing the mandolin with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip. Expert: Mike Oberst Bio: Mike Oberst is a professional musician based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is proficient in nearly ten different instruments, including the bagpipes, mandolin, guitar, and accordion just to name a few. Filmmaker: Jason Sager
2.63 min. | 3.68 user rating

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