The very young pianist book 1 by jane smisor bastien. Young considers the well tuned piano a permutating composition of themes and improvisations for justintuned solo piano to be his masterpiece. We are young more tunes contact me links link exchange page views. Studio album 4 the second dream of the hightension line stepdown transformer from the four dreams of china. Piano for the young beginner primer a by james bastien. The well tuned piano, his title wryly limning bachs klavier pieces in even temperament, is a watershed moment, shattering, transformative, nothing short of perfect. Yet, at the same time it permits indulgence in the sensuous, tactile beauty. The tamburas are played at jora sa 120 hz, pa 90 hz, kuraj sa 60 hz low b pitch. Though he hasnt performed this massive piece in many years and he has never considered it. The well tuned piano is 5 hourlong discs of fairly slow, rather discordant piano playing. Download and print oh very young sheet music for piano solo by cat stevens. The length of the record, almost double what was then normal, was extremely unusual in its time. Try a free trial to gain access to thousands of video sections. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from lamont young.
On this record four of his compositions can be heard. Not a performance, but there was a live broadcast of alvin luciers music on a long thin wire that played continuously for 7 days. Performances have exceeded six hours in length, and so far have been documented twice. The masterpiece from the preeminent minimalist composer is an asyetunfinished piano solo played on a piano tuned specifically to elicit. Gramavision 1887011 recorded at 6 harrison street dream house concert of.
Recorded live at the last 6 harrison street dream house concert of the well tuned piano, new york city, october 1981, presented by dia foundation. Each note is slightly offcenter, so that the keyboard can be played in all 12 keys. Young gave the world premiere of the welltuned piano in rome in 1974, ten years after the creation of the piece. The piano s usual tuning is, of course, itself a mistuning, commonly called well tempered. Its a classic of american minimalism, composed in 1964 though young considers it. Signup now for instant access to the printable sheet music of album for the young by schumann and thousands of other classical piano pieces, sign up for a piano street gold membership. My intermediate piano students play it with little trouble, and are quite satisfied with the quality they say it sounds just like the song they hear on the radio. Shop and buy piano for the young beginner primer a sheet music. His evolving composition the well tuned piano, first conceived in 1964, has been characterized as one of the great achievements of 20thcentury music by the guardian. Print and download sheet music for young at heart by frank sinatra. The well tuned piano 81 x 25 gramavision press quotes the first choice is clear. Youngs piano studio is conveniently located at 2080 south.
Learn how to play the intro of young and beautiful by lana del rey. Saw a ravi shankar concert that started at 8pm and went till dawn. This question is almost guaranteed to stir up a debate and ruffle the feathers of both parents and teachers. For 27 years he kept the tuning a secret only a few close friends knew it. Lamonte young biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. His works are cited as examples of postwar experimental and contemporary music, and were tied to new yorks downtown music and fluxus art scenes.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Seriously, check the amazon used prices on this beast. From a special audiovisual concert for gaida 2011 festival. Young and beautiful by lana del rey beginner young and beautiful. Originally posted by hanseat gmac great taste in music pretty much very similar, ben harper is great as well and adam green did some good stuff btw. You dont hear many podcasters namechecking lamont young, but their point about track length and the well tuned piano was a good one. The second dream of the hightension line stepdown transformer from the four dreams of china. The observer wrote that his work has had an utterly profound effect on the last halfcentury of music. This simplified arrangement of we are young is quite accurate, and pretty simple to play. The song became highly popular following its appearance on glee and during the super bowl commercial for chevrolet. The masterpiece from the preeminent minimalist composer is an asyet unfinished piano solo played on a piano tuned specifically to elicit.
Delving into prolongations, simple and subtly tonally complex. Lamont young, brian eno, and steve reich while more prominently presaging the onrushing new age movement. The welltuned piano unfurls in graceful slow motion. In 1991, with the use of a calculator, a tunable yamaha dx7, and a cd player with an atob button, i tuned my synthesizer to the. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. Youngs hesitant cadences, his gentle, ebbing and swelling torrent of. Stevens oh very young sheet music for piano solo pdf.
Lamont young s well tuned piano lasted over 6 hoursthe same handful of notes. Begun in 1964, young has never considered the composition or. The masterpiece from the minimalist composer is an asyetunfinished piano solo played on a piano tuned specifically to elicit unfamiliar emotions from unfamiliar harmonies. Percussive, lowregister writing often suggests the dryboned asceticism of erik saties socrate, or what some of cages prepared piano pieces might sound like without. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. This is the first in my series of video lessons, as always, i cant sing but ill do my best to show you how to play some popular songs. This is, perhaps, his masterpiece so naturally it is way out of print. Learn piano by chords how to play piano we are young. In terms of distribution, packaging, and fidelity to young s vision the company gets mixed grades, but the bare recordings were miraculous. Sheet music arranged for easy piano, and big note piano in bb major. We are young piano tutorial we are young is the leading single from some nights, funs second album. Its a massive solo piano performance, lasting a little over five hours, during which young displays virtually every combination of chords that he deems special, seguing one into another. Young considers the well tuned piano a permuting composition of themes and improvisations for justintuned solo piano to be his masterpiece. His works are cited as examples of postwar experimental and contemporary music, and were tied to new yorks downtown music and flux.
His works are cited as notable examples of postwar avantgarde, experimental, and contemporary music. Bastiens very young pianist library sheet music book by jane smisor bastien. Favorite types of music page 3 ask andy about clothes. Its a classic of american minimalism, composed in 1964 though young considers it to be still a work in progress. A chordal analysis of the welltuned piano with focus on tuning and.
Young is especially known for his exploration of drone music. I think theyre a bit off trying to project an album structure on the sessions, though. Classical music reccomendations for em composition ideas. Shop and buy the very young pianist book 1 sheet music. Young considers the welltuned pianoa permuting composition of themes and improvisations for justintuned solo pianoto be his masterpiece.
Youngs piano studio hawaiis most prestigious piano studio. The album was originally released by the french label shandar with the catalog number shandar 83. Young dates the piece as 19647381present to indicate the works development through its tunings, where in e was retuned in 1973, and c. Frank sinatra young at heart sheet music easy piano in bb. Begun in 1964, young has never considered the composition or performance finished, and he has performed incarnations of it several times since its debut in 1974.
Oct 11, 20 the welltuned piano unfurls in graceful slow motion. In todays competitive world, parents want to give their child a head start. Very potent meditation tool, especially at loud volumes. Two sounds and poem for tables are simply bullshit. Young is especially known for his development of drone music. Jun 12, 2012 youngs piano studio hawaiis most prestigious piano studio. The welltuned piano, his title wryly limning bachs klavier pieces in even temperament, is a watershed moment, shattering, transformative, nothing short of perfect.
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