Extempore Playing: Forty Lessons In The Art Of Keyboard Composing (1922) - Couverture souple

Richardson, Alfred Madeley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1164641565 ISBN 13 : 9781164641568

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Extempore Playing: Forty Lessons In The Art Of Keyboard Composing (1922) is a book written by Alfred Madeley Richardson that provides a comprehensive guide to keyboard composing. The book is divided into forty lessons, each of which covers a different aspect of the art of extempore playing. The lessons include topics such as chord progressions, melody writing, and improvisation techniques. The book also includes exercises and examples to help readers develop their skills in keyboard composing. The author emphasizes the importance of practice and experimentation in developing one's own style of extempore playing. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning the art of keyboard composing or improving their extempore playing skills.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The art of keyboard composing, otherwise called improvising or extempore playing, is an essential part of the equipment of every organist; it is a source of delight and interest to every pianist; and it is a subject that should be studied by every intelligent music teacher. To the organist it is one of the most important branches of study, one without which he cannot hope to fulfil his duties in any sense adequately. And yet it has hitherto been woefully neglected. Although notable and brilliant exceptions are to be found in many directions, it is not an uncommon thing to find organists, in other respects perfectly competent, who have not the remotest notion of what extempore playing really is, as is only too evident from the lamentable failure of the attempts they are obliged by circumstances to make. This is probably due to the fact that the subject is seldom taught at all, and when it is, with very little system. Few manuals upon the art are available, and it is widely supposed that extempore playing is a natural gift, possessed only by the few, and beyond the reach of the many. This is a mistake. It is quite possible for anyone of average intelligence and plenty of perseverance to acquire the art of playing acceptable music impromptu. All that is needed is a simple, clear and straightforward method of work, and a large amount of practice. This is not to say that anyone who studies may become a real composer that is a distinction reserved for the few, for the geniuses. But it is quite as well within the range of the average person to acquire the power of playing on the spur of the moment music which is correct and pleasing, as it is for the same person to learn to speak correctly without hesitation; although in the latter case he does not of necessity become an orator or a poet, nor in the former case an original composer. In the following pages stress wi
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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1164641565
• ISBN 13: 9781164641568
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 154
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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