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Tourniquet drummer Ted Kirkpatrick plays a track from his solo album IN THE SHADOW OF THE MASTERS, a technical drumming endevour dedicated to the great classical masters. BUY THE CD: DOWNLOAD THE CD: Also available for download at your favorite digital store BARRIOS -- LA CATEDRAL, ALLEGRO SOLEMNE - Agustin Pio Barrios (1885-1944) Paraguayan composer and guitarist Agustin Barrios was famed for his phenomenal performances, both live and on early gramophone recordings. Many of his works, including this, my favorite one, are reserved for guitar virtuosos only... About Ted's IN THE SHADOW OF THE MASTERS: “To me, the fantastic music of the classical masters is in a totally different realm - there simply is no other music to compare it to. I believe it was a time in history that will never be repeated - kind of like when dinosaurs roamed the earth. In drumming to these timeless works as with any music, I always strive to treat the drums as a musical instrument - not just a noisy time keeper. I feel the music and drumming on MASTERS is not static -- it's alive... and I'm very excited to share it with you. These are some of my favorite composers with some of their most brilliant works.“ As drummer, songwriter and cofounder of Tourniquet since its inception in 1990, Ted's aggressive, musical, and often unorthodox approach to the drums has been recognized by thousands. The readers of HM Magazine voted him “Favorite Drummer“ for 10 years in a row. Ted has twice been featured in Modern Drummer Magazine and countless drummers now list him as one of their drumming influences.
