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Author: James Francis Cooke Publisher: ISBN: 9781436862745 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 480
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Great pianists discuss technique, musical development, virtuoso artistry, much more. Rachmaninoff's Essentials of Artistic Playing, Busoni's Important Details in Piano Study, etc. Includes 2 introductory essays, artist biographies, more.
Author: James Francis Cooke Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan ISBN: Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 183
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First published in the year 1913, the present book titled 'Great Pianists on Piano Playing' was written by James Francis Cooke. This book is a series of personal educational conferences with renowned masters of the keyboard, presenting the most modern ideas upon the subjects of technique, interpretation, style and expression.
Author: James Francis Cooke Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781722868703 Category : Languages : en Pages : 204
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Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by James Francis Cooke THE ARTIST'S LIFE The Virtuoso's Career as It Really Is The father of a young woman who was preparing to become a virtuoso once applied to a famous musical educator for advice regarding the future career of his daughter. "I want her to become one of the greatest pianists America has ever produced," he said. "She has talent, good health, unlimited ambition, a good general education, and she is industrious." The educator thought for awhile, and then said, "It is very likely that your daughter will be successful in her chosen field, but the amount of grinding study she will be obliged to undergo to meet the towering standards of modern pianism is awful to contemplate. In the end she will have the flattery of the multitude, and, let us hope, some of their dollars as well. In return, she may have to sacrifice many of the comforts and pleasures which women covet. The more successful she is, the more of a nomad she must become. She will know but few days for years when she will not be compelled to practice for hours. She becomes a kind of chattel of the musical public. She will be harassed by ignorant critics and perhaps annoyed by unreliable managers. In return she has money and fame, but, in fact, far less of the great joy and purpose of life than if she followed the customary domestic career with some splendid man as her husband. When I was younger I used to preach quite an opposite sermon, but the more I see of the hardships of the artist's life the less I think of the dollars and the fame it brings. It is hard enough for a man, but it is twice as hard for a woman." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author: James Francis Cooke Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781451011791 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 479
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Excerpt from Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks With Foremost Virtuosos The father of a young woman who was preparing to become a virtuoso once applied to a famous musical educator for advice regarding the future career of his daughter. "I want her to become one of the greatest pianists America has ever produced," he said. "She has talent, good health, unlimited ambition, a good general education, and she is industrious." The educator thought for awhile, and then said, "It is very likely that your daughter will be successful in her chosen field, but the amount of grinding study she will be obliged to undergo to meet the towering standards of modem pianism is awful to contemplate. In the end she will have the flattery of the multitude, and, let us hope, some of their dollars as well. In return, she may have to sacrifice many of the comforts and pleasures which women covet. The more successful she is, the more of a nomad she must become. She will know but few days for years when she will not be compelled to practice for hours. She becomes a kind of chattel of the musical public. She will be harassed by ignorant critics and perhaps annoyed by unreliable managers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: James Francis Cooke Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 154
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This book presents the thoughts, musical insights, and experiences of the world's greatest pianists. It consists of 28 interviews of the greatest musicians of all times, like Godowsky, Hofmann, Lhevinne, Paderewski. In the interviews, these artists speak about piano technique, musical development, and what is required to become a virtuoso pianist.
Author: James Francis Cooke Publisher: Nabu Press ISBN: 9781295717989 Category : Languages : en Pages : 478
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