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Comments on CD 'Thank You' Hey, that Bart Quartier CD is very very nice! Vibraphone player Bart Quartier is a statement on his instrument, but makes one's debut just now in an own excellent jazz ensemble. Vibraphone player Mike Mainieri, Quartier's great example digs his album. Bart plays his instrument with a fine sensitiveness and a good articulated phrasing. Bart's compositions are varied and have a funky touch, light and swinging. A successful début of vibraphone player Bart Quartier. With the CD 'Thank You' we can ascertain that Bart will deliver a creditable contribution to the jazz. A remarkable début. The Belgian vibraphone player Bart Quartier makes one's debut exclusively with own compositions on the CD 'Thank You'. He can look back on a successful début. Quartier has assembled a nice quintet, which suits perfectly to the open character of the songs. Bart has a remarkable ear for sound colors and the compositions are very well and tasteful presented. A beautiful début. The young Belgian vibraphone player Bart Quartier presents already a impressive profile. With his quintet he delivers a more than pleasing début CD based on tradition but with fresh points of view. Sensitive and honest, 'Thank You' assembles some of the best Belgian musicians and presents a real group sound that we like to hear many times. The variation in the repertoire makes this CD very pleasant to listen in osne time but the message is clear: this quintet has not only a high standard level but also a style. Thank You » to you Mr. Quartier! Bart is clear about his two main influences: Mike Mainieri and Dave Holland. They concern his playing as well as his composing. The nice acoustic image underlines the resolute attack with great accuracy and the wide resonances of Bart's vibraphone playing. The general esthetic of this album represents a nice taste. Bart is surrounded by excellent musicians. Recommendable stuff! A name to bear in mind. A nice discovery. Quartier¹s phrasing is nuanced but difficult to stillistically pidgeonhole (which is great) but clearly diplays a thorough understanding of traditional jazz soloing concepts. |
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Comments on 'Imagine a mental approach to marimba playing' So many of the truths in music making are found behind the notes. As a performer Bart Quartier understands that and in this wonderful book he helps marimba players of all ages in their musical quest." I'm very impressed that your etude is the best one which I ever heard and it is well-grounded and has very high quality. It seems a very mature work and a unique way of teaching that makes students think on what they are about to learn and use his/her intellectual to make it work. Great book, smart idea and very well developed. This is a unique method book. The material is presented in a playful manner, combined with thoughtful, excellent advice on many important aspects of good musicianship. It is a truly outstanding work that obviously took much time and hard work. In my opinion, the book is a real treasure ! |
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Comments on CD ‘PROFILES 24 essays for vibraphone and piano’ The impermeable interplay of Bart Quartier and Bart van Caenegem tilt this CD to high altitude. In fact, each essay is an analysis of the foundation that underlies. And then to do such 24 investigations of which all at the same high level of performance, Yes, that's a sidewalk. Bart Quartier and Bart Van Caenegem - ‘musicians’ musicians’- are high musical instrumentalists. But who listens, hears that the pieces are slim indeed – the performance and the improvisations give the compositions profundity. Pure and fragile. How little things yet very beautiful! Two of our best Belgian musicians... This hybrid collection is a challenge, but the talent and the will of these two musicians have overcome all difficulties. They présent us a lightning music, full of surprises. Superb ! Profiles is a beautiful composition. Both musicians are on the same frequency, which results in dialogues and comments. They know what they want. This duo sounds like one musician: they do feel each other very well. This collection, filled with diversity and whimsy, stands as a record of the collaboration between two performers who have struck musical gold. The 24 pieces have their personal identity; the whole is a beautiful consistency through a thorough work on the nuances. Moins égal plus ! |
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Comments on CD 'Life Path' Ik vind het echt prachtig!!!! Geinspireerd en inspirerend voor mij. Wereldklasse! Mooie en rustgevende muziek en een mooie uitgave. C'est super, merci beaucoup !!!! Cela m'a fait énormément plaisir de voyager dans cette 'simplicité complexe' que tu propose à travers de ces pièces amusantes et profondes.. Beaucoup de felicitations. Congrats on all the great things you are doing ! I am impressed but not surprised that your career has gone so very well. Serious musicians working hard and honestly, there is nothing better. Quel son! Quelle musicalité! Un grand bravo et merci pour le travail exemplaire que tu as accompli. The recording is superb! Your playing is so musical and sensitive and the quality of the recording is fantastic. Congratulations on your musicianship and virtuosic playing. Heel erg sfeervol en mooi. Ik weet zeker dat ik hier heel vaak van zal genieten. Life Path is een muzikaal studiewerk dat wordt samengebracht in een mooie flow. |
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Comments on Focus - 24 Images for Vibraphone This book is written in the same manner as Bart Quartier's well-known Image - 20 Children's Songs for Marimba, presenting short solos for less-advanced students-this time for the vibraphone. The movements contain one-word programmatic titles, use traditional, contemporary, and jazz harmonies, and last from 30 seconds to several minutes. In addition to traditional elements of vibraphone playing, several pieces use extended techniques, such as various striking implements, bowing, and preparing the instrument with a piece of rubber between the bars. |
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Comments on Profils, 24 essais pour Vibraphone et Piano Profils provides the aspiring vibist with a collection of short, challenging etudes to study and/or perform. |
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Comments on IMAGE, 20 Children’s songs for Marimba A wonderful collection of beginning marimba pieces is Bart Quartier’s Image A fine collection of charming four-mallet pieces 1. Technique 1. Bart Quartier: Image Image is a great book for starting of the four mallets Recomendado para nivel iniciante e intermediário Finding the perfect University Percussion Method Book |
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Comments on ‘Encore 5 bis for mallets’ These five pieces will defenitely be enjoyed by all who come in contact with them. Bart Quartier has successfully written a collection of performer- and audience-friendly pieces that encompass a range of styles. |
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