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This chronological listing of more than 400 pieces and movements presents in convenient form essential information about each of Bartók's solo piano works, including its various editions, timing, level of difficulty, pertinent remarks by the composer, and bibliographical references to it.
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I have created various Latin riffs and has transposed them into all 12 keys along with backing tracks to practice with giving you the student a fun way of learning how to play in all keys.
We all learned how to play our scales in all 12 keys so I have taken that concept and applied it to learning to play Latin so that you can try to become equally adept at playing in as many keys as possible.
Each of the riffs are either 2 or 4 measures in length...
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As so many keyboards and virtual instruments emulate clavinet keyboard sounds I thought it would be of interest to many keyboard players to write a book containing riffs associated with playing the clavinet, usually featured in Funk, Soul and Rock, Jazz-Funk-Fusion and Reggae styles.
The Clavinet
The clavinet is a 5 octave keyboard manufactured by Hohner from the 1960's to the 1980's and its bright staccato sound has been used extensively in the...
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12 Bar Blues Bible by Andrew D. Gordon is a thoroughly groovy compendium of over 50 12-bar riffs that span the full range of Blues styles: (blues, jazz-blues, minor-blues, funky-blues, country-blues, rock-blues, Latin-blues, gospel-blues). Each riff is accompanied by a demonstration audio files. There is a host of stylistic detail to help you capture the right grooves-before you know it you'll be jamming and improvising your very own Blues solos!
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This 64 page book is dedicated to all the great Blues and Boogie-Woogie pianists who Andrew has had the privilege of listening to over the last 40 years. His first recollection of being inspired to learn Blues piano was in 1968 when he heard the Blues piano solo by Nicky Hopkins on the song Blues Deluxe from Jeff Beck's first album Truth Just as that piano solo inspired him, in turn he hopes these songs inspire you in the same way. The song Boogie...
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Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire continues to be the go-to source for piano performers, teachers, and students. Newly updated and expanded with over 250 new composers, this incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature. What did a given composer write? What interesting work have I never heard of? How difficult is it? What are its special musical features? How can I reach the publisher? It's all here. Featuring information...
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Since the 1981 publication of the first edition, Cameron McGraw's Piano Duet Repertoire has been a trusted guide for duet performers. This second edition, edited and substantially expanded by Christopher and Katherine Fisher, brings the volume into the 21st century, adding over 500 new or updated composer entries and nearly 1,000 new work entries to the volume, a testament to the renewed interest in piano duet playing. Entries are arranged alphabetically...
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This bestselling book, “100 Ultimate Blues Riffs” by Andrew Gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano/keyboard playing. There are five sections broken down into: Basic Blues riffs. R&B influenced Blues riffs. Boogie Woogie. Rock influenced Blues riffs. Gospel influenced Blues riffs. The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale are explained. There are two completed songs at the back of the book...
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A bravura performance! The artistic merit of performers with superior technique has long been almost ipso facto denied. At last, Mark Mitchell launches a counterattack. In essays crackling with pianistic lore, Mitchell takes on topics such as encores, prodigies, competitions, virtuosi in film and literature, and the erotics of musical performance. Liszt, Horowitz, and Argerich share these pages with the eccentric Pachmann, Ervin Nyiregyh ("the skid-row...
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The full eBook version of The Lang Lang Piano Method Preparatory Level in fixed-layout format.
The Lang Lang Piano Method Preparatory Level introduces the basics of music and the piano through fun games and activities for young students. Players are encouraged to explore the keyboard whilst simple rhythms, finger numbers and selected note names are gradually learned. The ideal introduction to The Lang Lang Piano Method, this book precedes Level...
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Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 3. The five progressive levels in The Lang Lang Piano Method provide a unique and imaginative way for complete beginners to learn the piano with the world's most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang.
There's plenty to play all around the keyboard right from the start with fun, imaginative pieces that develop the left and right hands equally....
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Written by Joan Benson, one of the champions of clavichord performance in the 20th century, Clavichord for Beginners is an exceptional method book for both practitioners and enthusiasts. In addition to detailing the historical origins of the instrument and the evolution of keyboard technique, the book describes the proper method for practicing fingering and articulation and emphasizes the importance of touch and sensitivity at the keyboard. A CD featuring...
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Panorama de narrativas volume 1108
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579 pages ; 22 cm.
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"Una historia íntima y universal. La peripecia vital de un hombre en un mundo convulso y cambiante. Cuando era niño, los padres de Roland Baines lo enviaron a un internado. Allí, lejos del amparo familiar, tomó lecciones de piano con una joven profesora llamada Miriam Cornell, con quien tuvo una experiencia fascinante y traumática a partes iguales, que marcaría su vida para siempre. Los años, sin embargo, han ido pasando: Roland ha viajado,...
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Fórmulas e intervalos musicales 3: "Escalas Diatónicas Artificiales: Mayor Armónica, Doble Mayor Armónica, Menor Armónica, Menor Melódica" es un libro esencial para todos los entusiastas y estudiantes de música que desean explorar y expandir su comprensión de las escalas diatónicas.
En este libro, el autor profundiza en las cuatro escalas diatónicas artificiales menos conocidas, pero igualmente fascinantes: la Mayor Armónica, la Doble Mayor...
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Anna Goldsworthy was nine years old when she met Eleanora Sivan, the charismatic Russian émigré and world-class pianist who became her piano teacher. Piano Lessons is the story of what Mrs. Sivan brought to Anna's lessons: a love of music, a respect for life, a generous spirit, and the courage to embrace a musical life.
Beautifully written and strikingly honest, Piano Lessons takes the reader on a journey into the heart and meaning of music. As...
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