Master Class Baroque Improvisation
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2007
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Composer William Goldstein has been a gifted improviser since he was a child. In this improvisation he creates in real time, a work inspired by Bach and Handel. This Master Class was given on the Cal Arts Campus for the summer students of Innerspark, now known as CSSSA. The California State Summer School For The Arts.
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It's the same king of improvisation that can be found with jazz people, I should say the same spirit because of course this is not the same style.
The real thing is that Jazz is like baroque music, inspired by Bach music but today Classical musicians have focussed more on reading music score and interpretation.
Not strict baroque improvisation in that it hangs around the tonic too long and doesn't seem to follow any formal baroque models like a fugue or Passacaglia but very nice nonetheless
melodically it sounds like baroque
Agree, very nice indeed but basically monodic and the same 7th progression is used over and over again. Also, I understand playing by parallel 10ths sounds nice, but it was too much
Your being too harsh, this man improvised "Something from the baroque era" in front of a student body and parents. In other words this is what he can teach, now that's a sales pitch. I thought it was beautiful...
Thank You! The real inspiration is the life process and how that translates into one art.
Holy Smokes. Every day I think that one day I will be able to improvise baroque music, then I will be completely happy.
William Goldstein's music always grabs my heart and never lets go! Everytime I hear a movie score that I truly think is stunning, it's by Mr. Goldstein!
I keep watching this nearly thirteen years later and am going to keep watching it.
This is the best thing I have heard for a long time! The sound from this recording is unreal!
You are a fucking master. Can't express how much I enjoyed this.
Outstanding, from one improviser to another. In all my years I think I've improvised more notes than I've read off the page. Considering doing this grad school paper on the value of improvisation - a lost art outside of jazz. Bach would be delighted to hear you play.
I listen to this over and over. Seriously amazing.
The playing was that of a Master - and the accoustics are definitely the best I have heard from any piano - ever! I don't think I shall get through each day without hearing this at least once!
Pure beauty! I wish I could hear such music played on a Moog.
I haven't witnessed it, but I was told by someone I trust that they saw a concert where a professional organist was given a theme and improvised a five voice fugue on it.
that's amazing. i luv the way he moves with the rhythm of the music
Amazing! Thanks for sharing your love for music
Beautiful!
This was amazing!
i must say, he is playing this improvisation amazing good. This is the real sound of Bach on a very special way. i want to hear more of this kind of Bach
This "little salon concert" is quite superb.
Wonderful!
The most impressive video I´ve ever seen
Its basically the same chord changes as in "Autumn Leaves", a well known Jazz standard tune. Cool! :) Very baroque changes
Sebastian Rolland this improvised composition of many years ago, like much of the Baroque. And particularly the great Bach, passages which are built around "circle of fifths". Autumn leaves, like thousands of other compositions have sections of the composition based on the "circle of fifths". In all the many years that have gone by since I sat down and created that these I never once connected with "autumn leaves". Very interesting comment, at least you got my attention.… :-)
Yes i know :) I really liked it, as i myself is an jazz pianist, and recently i imrpovised on the "autumn leaves changes" on the fortepiano, trying to emulate the baroque style. Its funny to hear a classical doing the same changes with a similar approach as me even though we come from two different schools. Goes to show how much Jazz and classical music have in common! :)
the most impressive video I' ve ever seen
And it is very Bach-like, which is even more amazing because his style is of the type where you can really hear the great intellect, so to be able to write like him (let alone improvise!) shows a great musical capability
So dope!
That was excellent!
Amazing...!!
Thank you master of masters.
I am humbled!
William Goldstein Master Pls if you have chance I would love you listen to my improvisations on my channel, may be with nice book or just meditating, I would appreciate your insight. Blessings & infinite Admiration.
Whoa, Wow, That was excellent! I must say.
Pablo Arellano shared this all of us, I can certainly see why.
You are Outstanding!!!
Thank You Very much Sir,
With All Respect That You Are Due,
Cheryl Holmes
Pablo Arellano
great playing my friend... Namaste from a pianist brother :)
Genius.
Bel canto!
I really like this.
Wow! This is a fantastic piece and extremely well executed. 👏 🎹 👍
awesome!!
just perfect
He is following certain rules of thematic composition and voicings of the period, all thrown into the sea of improvisation. Jean Guillou is another player who made a career out of this discipline. Its the most exciting area of Classical music because its so fresh to the ears. Thank you!!
I sat in on a master class with this MASTER MUSICIAN today. Duke Ellington School of the Arts!
thanx for publishing... u made my day :)
thank you
BRAVO BRAVISSIMO!!!! improvising? what a genius, holly crap, WONDERFULL.
this is INSANE!!!
That is lovely music. After listening once, I heard beautiful counterpoint and the harmony of the baroque style. It's a great idea and should be an area of practice for us students. It reminds me of some of the variations on early music that some of the composers had written back in their day. Thank you for sharing, nicely done...
Brevíssimo! Thanks WG! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
How about to take nice beautiful jazz tune. Nice, beautiful melody and do it like that four minutes? Nice introduction to jazz tunes
thank's a lot for the video!!!!! I like it very much and want more)))
Plus with the knowledge and practical harmony training this guy probably has this piece is a piece of cake
Great to see musicians improvising instead of just playing what's on a sheet of music. Was there instruction going on here at some point later in the class? I would love to see online instruction in this area.
Hehe, one of the lucky few. Excellent stuff!
please make videos i love this type of music
Maraphlegm, I have NEVER clicked on a critics channel and seen even a half baked chopsticks on there!!!
" THIS ONE GREAT MAN OF MUSIC.... MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU SIR "!
Respectfully,
Dan Gross
Saint Louis, Missouri
Fabulous and greatly inspired by
I have just done my grade 5 piano, and although there was no Baroque, the examiner has pointed out that I should get a feel for the Era I`m playing. Had I known before my exam that Haydn was classical and not Baroque I probably would have played and learnt the piece with a different approach.. But it is a very important!
By the way, that improvisation is magical!
Im also blessed with with an improvisation-type mind, but I dont have the technique you have. I hear harmonies and notes all day. A few times I can do similar things you played. I know for sure, that one can`t prepare all what you have played here. I do know, that when you play the music falls out of your heart, through your hands on to the keys...
Bravo!
Intriguing
2020 ftw
I hope one day to be on this level on my instrument.
perhaps it sounds 'rehearsed' to you because he's very comfortable and artistic with his improv. great music!
“Very” nice.
Happy to ‘hear’ that it is a Yamaha {I prefer that sound}; and [I mean this as a compliment] while playing, I couldn’t help but think of the body-movements as similar to Chico Marx; 😉
I hate it when people say that. AHH heard it before! Nope, this is real improvisation. Yes, certain techniques are taken from the likes of Bach and Handel as this is in a Baroque style. However it is new material, and good material too!
Mine also... I say infamous because it is so widely used in the Baroque and early Classical period, and I feel like it's almost too good to be true. You know what I mean? I feel like its so simple, yet so beautiful.
Never saw improv quite like that!
Como me gustaria saber tocar de esa manera, es bellisimo oir esas notas , me encanta.
it's better than superb after listening to it again. so sue me.
whoa
Wow, I wasn't sure people with skill like you in improvisation still existed! This was a real treat to watch!
You managed to create a greater sense of romance than traditional aristocratic baroque without taking from the quiet "feel" of the baroque atmosphere.
hard to believe its improvised
I'd say it's more hard work and effort - talent tends to diminish the amount of work that we put in :)
...bastard... hahaha. it took me a couple months to get down a rudimentary song that really isnt all that complex. i hope i can improv like that one day.
Interesting . Now cziffra styl . Goddd. I stil try to get his improvisation styl. Its just amazing
Very fine playing with plenty of variety of colour and texture. The creative process is marked by confidence and an ability to project and communicate to the listener; It successfully emulates many of the stylistic traits of J.S. Bach, (or rather J.S. Bach as realised by such arrangers as Busoni) if not with the structural tightness and vision in the development of motifs and harmonic shape found in many of the master's works. This is really a creation in the spirit of Jazz, heavily infused with the Baroque, rather than an actual Baroque pastiche; a very attractive one nevertheless.
Mr. Riley thank you for your kind words and analysis.
i bet bach, clementi, scaraltti are so jealous they werent around to see the types of pianos that are developed today. You are able to pull such a gorgeous sound of of the piano, and your soul. Absolutely gorgeous piece.
Its like a 2oth century baroque style.
Very jealous :P
This 'baroque improvisation' is similar to the 1st Part of Keith Jarrett's "Paris Concert"! It's lovely, I mean.
Im 15 and im an improvise piano player, thats exactly my goal as far as music!
@gothips music 9especially good music) is never unnecessary
Cycle of fourths and often approach tones by 1/2 step below in the bass
I'd love to be able to improvise like this!
Thank You!!
William Goldstein No, thank you!
I have done Conservatory and I like also to improvise in the way as it is being done on the video. But I don't use a pedal when I practice, because I want to hear the sound dry and clear-cut in order not to fool myself in what I am playing.
what?? I meant that playing in Baroque style means a certain way of playing, that has already been put in place, as opposed to playing in a hip hop sort of style.
he really likes the circle of the 5ths...
Wtf.. these improvisations are.. fucking songs!! They're just as good! If the title was something like: "Unknown Mozart piece played for the first time in public", I would've believed it.
honestly I looked up this video I believe I am the best baroque improvisor out there Iand I was right
It is possible. I can almost do a simple version of this and seen it happen with other people.
yes maybe I guess is that
Nice. Sounds like a medley of Bach pieces than a true improv.
Yes, much of the piece revolves around this infamous chord progression pattern.
I believe the Air On the G String's bass opens with octaves?
Hey this sounds like a passacaglia or like it has an ostinato theme in it =)
Baroque??
Truly impressive. Although I prefer Bach's style over Handel's style. Do you have any recording of you improvising in Bach's style?
Hello sir, I woul like to congratulate you on you amazing skill and creativity and I would like to ask you one important question: how much of Bach's repertoire have you mastered? have you learnt the Inventions? fugues? well tempered clavier? Goldberg? all of it? Thankyou
+Joaquin Ramirez as you can tell I am a great admirer of Bach. I have certainly played through much of his music, I would never claim to have mastered the great Johann Sebastian Bach. As a child I used to improvise inventions in the style of Bach well before I became familiar with Bach's music. As I look back I find that amazing!
Improvisation in baroque style is something I enjoy doing. It is very often frowned upon by those who are fastidiously bound to manuscripts. Yet without composition, we would have no Bach, no Mozart, no Chopin in the first place.
i just started playing, a true novice. how exactly do you develop improvising skills. all i do now is just play notes from a book, seems so routine mechanical. what steps do you take in order to improvise like this?
you havent answered my question get of course it has certain way to be every music have an estructure but if you talk about guidelnes you are talking about forms like sonatas preludes ore that so I dont get the form you have reconized
and dude the hip hop also has a certain way to be played
this is genius even if he improvises barroque estyle you can reconize is his music his languague
Well at first you have to get some skill at playing in general...then you have to improvise a lot thanks to which you get to feel the music way better and after some time you can improvise easily playing with both your hands just exactly what you want to...at least thats what I do and already after about 4 months of doing so I have pretty decent effects. But it really takes time and first you should improve your skills in general so that when it comes to improvising theres nothing you cant play.
What is the name of piece he plays ?
this sounds quite similar to one of Giovanni Marradi's popular songs
One can call it "Improvisation à la manière de Bach" :-)
Is there a CD available ?
really wich form is he following right now??
Why is it "baroque" ? It doesn't sound like it to me. What makes it baroque?
I want to improvise like him.. =/
Great technical skill and showmanship, however, to be honest, my ear wanted to hear some more interesting and diverse melody lines that tell a story, rather than just constant repetition of leading tones playing around the circle of fifths.
But still very impressive, and a joy to listen to.
It should be done on harpsichord instead of piano, which would be more lyrical I think.
I agree, however a piano is more lyrical due to the dynamics
Es lebe der Quintfall ;-)