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The Pianist’s Guide to Historic Improvisation

By | August 14, 2020

The Pianist’s Guide to Historic Improvisation Keyboard artists in the time of J.S. Bach were simultaneously performers, composers, and improvisers. By the twentieth century, however, the art of improvisation was all but lost. Today, vanishingly few classically-trained musicians can improvise with fluent, stylistic integrity. Many now question the system of training that leaves players dependent upon the printed… Read More »