Jazz, Latin and Modern Collection
15 Pieces for Solo Piano
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- Format: Book & Audio Download
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- Size: 9.1 x 11.9 inches
- Pages: 76
Description
From the bestselling author of Improvising Blues Piano, Exploring Jazz Piano 1 & 2 and Exploring Latin Piano comes a collection of new Jazz, Latin and contemporary repertoire for solo piano.
This collection is aimed at pianists looking to explore these styles in more depth, or those looking to expand their musical horizons – an ideal accompaniment to other Tim Richards publications.
- Original pieces by Tim Richards, as well as new arrangements of standards by two of the most iconic composers in jazz: Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington
- Notes on interpretation, technique, theory and performance
- Recordings of all pieces played by Tim are included
- Most pieces include fully notated improvisations
- Chord symbols are provided to encourage you to play your own solos too.
Easy pieces at the beginning of the book give way to more challenging ones later on, suitable for intermediate to advanced players.
"The pieces in this collection are uniquely contrasting, charming and interesting… A great way to introduce jazz and improvisation skills to classically trained pianists." – **American Music Teacher Magazine **
"The pieces… are uniformly excellent, brilliantly encapsulating their various styles… This is outstanding material…" – **PIANODAO **
_"A new collection of contemporary repertoire for solo piano from the successful UK pianist, composer, and educator.
The pieces… which ascend in difficulty from intermediate to advanced as the book progresses, are all composed by Richards, with the exception of his arrangements of "Well, You Needn't" and "Come Sunday"… He's a fine composer. Overall, they're a little reminiscent of those in the graded piano books of the ABRSM jazz piano syllabus, offering the opportunity to play notated scores and improvise around repeated chord sequences, although each of the pieces comes with more accompanying information for the student, which can only be helpful."_ – **Jazz Journal **
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Full Score
For ensemble music, this indicates that the edition contains all parts on a single system (there are not separate parts for each player). In larger ensembles, this is for the conductor.
Hardcover
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Orchestral Parts
Similar to a wind set, this is a collection of parts. In the case of strings, the numbers listed are the number of copies included, though generally these are available individually (often with minimum quantities required).
Paperback
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Performance / Playing Score
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Set of Parts
For ensemble music, this indicates that there are separate individual parts for each player.
Solo Part with Piano Reduction
For solo pieces with orchestra, this is a version that contains a piano reduction of the orchestra parts. For piano pieces, two copies are typically needed for performance.
Study Score
A small (think choral size) copy of the complete score meant for studying, and not playing. They make great add-ons when learning concertos and small chamber works.
Vocal Score
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Wind Set
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With Audio
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With / Without Fingering (Markings)
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Jazz, Latin and Modern Collection
