Stock photo. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available.
Improvisation
Its Nature and Practice in Music
by Derek Bailey
ISBN: 0306805286
ISBN-13: 9780306805288
Format: Paperback
|
Summary
Smartly written and with many broad-ranging interviews with musicians from a variety of disciplines, including flamenco, classical music, and jazz, guitarist Derek Bailey's IMPROVISATION: ITS NATURE AND PRACTICE IN MUSIC explores attitudes towards improvisation and the widely differing techniques adopted by artists in their practice of the art. Bailey is illuminating on the basic principles of Indian ragas, interviewing sitar player Viram Jasani and breaking down the music's elements to aid understanding of this complex and fluid form. He also talks to rock guitarist Steve Howe of Yes, who conveys something of the contemporary Western musician's attitude towards improvisation. But Bailey's main interest lies in the jazz field, and his conversations with the late soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy are fascinating on the development and methods of free improvisation and its place in the increasingly hierarchical jazz world. IMPROVISATION makes no claims to being a handbook on improvisatory technique, but Bailey is a thoughtful and occasionally brilliant guide through the many musical genres in which improvisation plays a vital role.
Customer Reviews
Be the first to review this book!
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Da Capo Pr
Published date: 1993
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
Pages: 146
Publisher's Notes
Derek Bailey's IMPROVISATION, originally published in 1980, now revised with additional interviews and photographs, deals with the nature of improvisation in all its forms--Indian music, flamenco, baroque, organ music, rock, jazz, contemporary, and "free" music. Bailey offers a clear view of the breathtaking spectrum of possibilities inherent in improvisational practice.
Similar books
You Are Your Instrument
by Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Take control and learn the mental and physiological secrets about muscular injury previously reserved for athletes and dancers. Here is everything musicians will need to overcome performance anxiety, general tension, and muscular injury.
Social Problems
by Robert Heiner
Musical Elaborations
by Edward W. Said
Music does not have meaning in the same way that words do, but it is not meaningless. Music can evoke powerful emotions, feelings, and memories in every listener. It has private meaning. When one attends or performs a concert, there is a new-public-aspect to our private music. Edward Said examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music in this brilliant new book.
The Rockmaster System
by Winston Harrison
The Inner Game of Music
by W. Timothy Gallwey
By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis, here's a book designed to help musicians overcome obstacles, help improve concentration, and reduce nervousness, allowing them to reach new levels of performing excellence and musical artistry.
|
|
Ready to buy this book?
Below are all of the copies of 0306805286 we currently have available for purchase, sorted by lowest price first. If you would like to refine your search, use the advanced options in the search box above.
|
|
2)
|
Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music
Bailey, Derek
New York: Da Capo, 1993. 2nd edition.. Softcover. NF.. no. New interviews and photos. Improvisation in a variety of musical forms. Trade Paperback ( more information) Offered by Old Goat Books (Canada)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
4)
|
Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music (Qty: 3)
Bailey, Derek
Da Capo Press. PAPERBACK. 0306805286 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information) Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
5)
|
Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music (Qty: 2)
Bailey, Derek
Da Capo Press. PAPERBACK. 0306805286 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information) Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
6)
|
Improvisation : Its Nature and Practice in Music
Bailey, Derek
Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, Incorporated, 1993, 1993 VERY GOOD TRADE PAPER. TRADE PAPER. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by MEADOR BOOKS (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
9)
|
Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music (Qty: 5)
Derek Bailey
Da Capo Press, 1993-08-21. Paperback. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Free upgrade with tracking. Over 600,000 items available. Buy from a trusted Power Seller. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
13)
|
Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music (Qty: 3)
Bailey, Derek
Da Capo Press. PAPERBACK. 0306805286 NICE COPY--SPEEDY SHIPPING with SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICE . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by TIME OUT BOOKS (United States)
Favorite bookseller : you've previously added this bookseller to your favorites list.
|
|
|
0 items in cart
Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Some content for books is owned by Baker & Taylor, Inc. or its licensors and is subject to copyright and all other protections provided by applicable law.
