John King, o príncipe do ukulele, morre aos 55 anos

No vídeo acima, King toca Bach no ukelele.

"The foundation of Mr. King’s achievement was reviving a Baroque guitar technique and applying it to the ukulele. The technique involves playing each succeeding note in a melodic line on a different string. The ukulele — which is tuned so that the four strings go not from the lowest to the highest note but instead run G, C, E, A — turns out to be great for doing this. (An illustration of ukulele tuning can be found at theuke.com.) The result is a bell-like quality of sound in which individual notes over-ring one another, producing an effect that some compare to a harp or harpsichord."

Acima, parte do obituário de ontem do New York Times, escrito por Douglas Martin. Falava de John King. Leia a íntegra aqui.