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Topic: Waltz - improv.  (Read 3058 times)

Offline countrymath

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Waltz - improv.
on: August 25, 2011, 02:01:17 AM
Waltz improvised over Chopin's waltz in B minor

enjoy (or not) !
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Offline pianoplayjl

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Re: Waltz - improv.
Reply #1 on: October 29, 2011, 09:53:31 AM
appropriately named. Now that you mention it, it does sound like a chopin waltz.
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Offline Derek

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Re: Waltz - improv.
Reply #2 on: November 02, 2011, 01:46:49 AM
Cool, I liked it. Using an existing piece as a springboard to an improvisation is an excellent exercise.
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Offline chopinatic

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Re: Waltz - improv.
Reply #3 on: November 03, 2011, 02:02:46 AM
Quote from: Derek on November 02, 2011, 01:46:49 AM
Cool, I liked it. Using an existing piece as a springboard to an improvisation is an excellent exercise.

I agree, especially for beginners, using the left hand of a pre-written piece makes for great exercise, good job
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Offline dan_pincus

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Re: Waltz - improv.
Reply #4 on: November 03, 2011, 01:40:41 PM
CountryMath,

Enjoyed your waltz. If you are improvising over a Chopin piece then you are doing just what the Jazz improvisor does. We start from a "lead sheet" which contains the chords (left hand) and melody (right) and then we improvise over that.. Perhaps you should think about getting into Jazz piano :) Liked it!
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