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THOUGHTS ON PIANO IMPROVISATION
THOUGHTS ON PIANO IMPROVISATION
by Paul Hofmann
www.mhrrecords.com
Prior to Edison's inventing his tin foil phonograph in 1877 (the precursor to today's compact discs, which have the wonderful advantage of keeping sounds alive so durably), the only way for musicians to preserve their ideas -- both to hear contemporaneous performances of their works and for posterity's sake -- was by refining (and safeguarding) their written music. I wonder: which of the great keyboard composers more consistently demonstrated their best musical ideas through their surviving manuscripts, and which through their improvisations?
We'l...
THOUGHTS ON PIANO IMPROVISATION
by Paul Hofmann
www.mhrrecords.com
Prior to Edison's inventing his tin foil phonograph in 1877 (the precursor to today's compact discs, which have the wonderful advantage of keeping sounds alive so durably), the only way for musicians to preserve their ideas -- both to hear contemporaneous performances of their works and for posterity's sake -- was by refining (and safeguarding) their written music. I wonder: which of the great keyboard composers more consistently demonstrated their best musical ideas through their surviving manuscripts, and which through their improvisations?
We'l...
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