{"id":2323,"date":"2017-03-20T19:35:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T18:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/?page_id=2323"},"modified":"2024-04-16T10:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T09:00:53","slug":"biografia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/en\/biografia\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;alexanderpewlo&#8221; color_scheme=&#8221;white&#8221; bg_overlay=&#8221;darker&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519733029850{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sin-t\u00edtulo-1.jpg?id=2432) !important;}&#8221; darken=&#8221;dark&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;85px&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;justificado&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BIOGRAPHY<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">He was born in Madrid in 1986. At the age of 4, he started studying piano at Centro de Formaci\u00f3n Musical Trist\u00e1n, relying on the experience of teachers such as Lourdes P\u00e9rez or Cristina del Mar G\u00f3mer. In 2006, he retook classic studies. This time, taught by Nisio Aranguren and Juan Carlos Alonso L\u00f3pez, he learned spanish guitar. Immersed in the improvisation world, he took classes along the pianist and saxophonist Marcelo Peralta in the Escuela de M\u00fasica Creativa of Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2009, he got awarded with an scholarship and made his first trip to Crete in order to study modal composition along with Efr\u00e9n L\u00f3pez in the Labyrinth Musical Workshop. In 2015, he was awarded by the INJUVE for his assistance in creation. He took ba\u011flama lessons with Cihan Turkoglu, Cem \u00c7elebi, Efr\u00e9n L\u00f3pez and Sinan Ayy\u0131ld\u0131z; Yayli tanbur lessons with Evgenios Voulgaris, Ahmet Sadi, and Theodora Athanasiou; Modal composition and Makam with Christos Barbas, Efr\u00e9n L\u00f3pez, Evgenios Voulgaris and Theodora Athanasiou. In the last decade, he made various trips around Greek and Turkey in order to specialize in instruments such as the saz, the yayli tanbur, the lavta and the bouzouki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nowadays, he is in charge of projects such as Yayla and Alex\u00e1nder Pewl\u00f3 Project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Get to learn more about the before-mentioned instruments in this small space called \u201cMuseum\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"#instrumentos\" class=\"btn btn-black scroll\" target=\"_self\">Enter the Museum...<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;instrumentos&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1427879428726{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"vntd-special-heading\"style=\"margin-bottom:px;\"><h1 class=\"header  animated vntd-animated\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"100\">INSTRUMENTS<\/h1><div class=\"header-strips-one  animated vntd-animated\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"100\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_tabs][vc_tab title=&#8221;Ba\u011flama&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1403954748-1-96f2de-a384b99d-fe26920f-a91e992c-cf7b&#8221;][vc_column_text]The baglama or saz\u00a0 makes reference to a family of stringed instruments. Its function is that of accompanying a vocalist, sometimes in unison, sometimes developing a very characteristic rhythmic-harmonic accompaniment typical of various regions such as Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Balkans. It can be played with plectron (<em>mizra<\/em>p or <em>tezene<\/em> in turkish) or with the fingers. The most common one is the Turkish sax, or <em>ba\u011flama.<\/em> Its name literally means \u201cmusical instrument\u201d in its more general meaning. The term <em>ba\u011flama, <\/em>which<em> means <\/em>\u201cknot\u201d, is related to the presence of knotted movable frets.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid item=&#8221;masonryGrid_WithSideContent&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1564223895800-51986377-e382-5&#8243; include=&#8221;3325,3324,3327&#8243;][vc_gallery images=&#8221;3322,3324,3325,3321&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Yayli tanbur&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1403954748-2-63f2de-a384b99d-fe26920f-a91e992c-cf7b&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Yayli tanbur is a long-necked lute derived from the tanbur (puado). In Turkey, Yayli tanbur denominates the bowed tanbur. The body is similar to the banjo but the neck is longer and has movable frets that allow the instrument to adapt to the microtonal intervals of the different <em>maqams<\/em> (modes).[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1564223895801-0e308468-651f-4&#8243; include=&#8221;3330,3332,3333&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Lavta&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1405423831831-2-6b99d-fe26920f-a91e992c-cf7b&#8221;][vc_column_text]In Greece, it is called politiko auto and lavta in Turkey. It is similar to the lauto from Crete but with a smaller body. It is typical of Minor Asia and its technique is similar to that of the ud, with the difference that the Lute from Constantinopla incorporates movable frets that allow the instrument to adapt to the microtonal intervals of the different <em>maqams<\/em> (modes).[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1564223895802-5d8ea39a-2357-5&#8243; include=&#8221;3335,3336,3337&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Bouzouki&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1427874672190-3-0992c-cf7b&#8221;][vc_column_text]The buzuki or bouzouki (\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03bf\u03cd\u03ba\u03b9 in Greek) is a stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and provided with a very long mast. It is part of a family of lutes of long mast, and its appearance is similar to the mandoline. The box\u2019s front of the buzuki is flat and, generally, nacrous. This instrument is played with a plectron or pick and has an opened metalic sound.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1564223895802-dac057bb-c749-10&#8243; include=&#8221;3339,3340,3341&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Santur&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1427877459737-4-1992c-cf7b&#8221;][vc_column_text]The santur (a persian word that means \u2018hundred cords\u2019) is a zither in the shape of a regular trapezoidal box made of mulberry wood that is played by stroking the cords with two delicate wooden hammers. It has two small rosettes in its cover that helps to amplify the sound. The santur has 72 cords, organized in groups of four. Each group of cords rests over the wooden movable bridge that brings a spectrum of three octaves to the instrument. It is used, mostly, in Persian or Inani cult music. From it derives instruments such as the clavecin, the dulcimer, the Persian santur and the modern piano.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1564223895803-7588abe7-4e24-8&#8243; include=&#8221;3388,3387,3386&#8243;][\/vc_tab][\/vc_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;contact&#8221; bg_overlay=&#8221;darker&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1428590152262{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/i11.jpg?id=536) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]    \n\t<div class=\"address-soft t-center\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"phone-text font-primary white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Address -->\n\t\t<h2 class=\"phone-text font-primary uppercase\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<!-- E-Mail -->\n\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alexander.pewlo@gmail.com\" class=\"mail-text uppercase font-primary\">\n\t\t\talexander.pewlo@gmail.com\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alexander.pewlo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social round dark-bg facebook\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexanderPewlo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social round dark-bg twitter\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alex%C3%A1nder-pewl%C3%B3-59812460\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social round dark-bg linkedin\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexander_pewlo\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social round dark-bg instagram\"><i class=\"fa fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcfg3pbeLRQZowaHzcAzMKQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"social round dark-bg youtube\"><i class=\"fa fa-youtube\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;alexanderpewlo&#8221; color_scheme=&#8221;white&#8221; bg_overlay=&#8221;darker&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519733029850{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sin-t\u00edtulo-1.jpg?id=2432) !important;}&#8221; darken=&#8221;dark&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;85px&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;justificado&#8221;] BIOGRAPHY He was born in Madrid in 1986. At the age of 4, he started studying piano at Centro de Formaci\u00f3n Musical Trist\u00e1n, relying on the experience of teachers such as Lourdes P\u00e9rez or Cristina del Mar G\u00f3mer. In 2006, he retook classic studies. This time, taught by Nisio Aranguren and Juan Carlos Alonso L\u00f3pez, he learned spanish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Biography - Alex\u00e1nder Pewl\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/biografia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biography - Alex\u00e1nder Pewl\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_id=&#8221;alexanderpewlo&#8221; color_scheme=&#8221;white&#8221; bg_overlay=&#8221;darker&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519733029850{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.alexanderpewlo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sin-t\u00edtulo-1.jpg?id=2432) !important;}&#8221; darken=&#8221;dark&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;85px&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;justificado&#8221;] BIOGRAPHY He was born in Madrid in 1986. 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