Comments on: Facts About Improvisation

By: Rich Batsford

Rich Batsford — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:10:50 +0000

Thats a relief – I improvise all my pieces into existence – I was starting to think I was doing it wrong
Xx

By: ericbarnhill

ericbarnhill — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:02:00 +0000

Ouch, good point. And yet I am fairly sure that’s what I read, but I will have to go back to my sources when I have time…which is (sigh) probably July.

By: Rainer Wagner

Rainer Wagner — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:28:30 +0000

come on: “the french organist …promptly left town on the next train”?
this must be in the 1740’s or earlier. and the first trains startet in the 1840’s…

By: Ryan Arnfinson

Ryan Arnfinson — Tue, 01 May 2007 20:13:53 +0000

This is a nice list of composers who improvised classically. Inspiring actually, I am bookmarking it for reading again and again. I would never claim to such a name myself, but I am driven to ‘follow the pleasure of the ear’ through improvising. Please check out my classical improvisations at http://www.dark-classical-music.com. I update the list of MP3’s for free download multiple times per week so consider subscribing to my RSS feed.

Have a nice day!

Ryan Arnfinson

By: alwin

alwin — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:29:36 +0000

Yeah!!!!!! Finally.
I am a professional classical musician, and have been telling people this for 10 some years..

I hope for the sake of creativity, that people finally get the hint.

Thank for expressing that!
A

By: Classical Improvising « Music page

Classical Improvising « Music page — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:15:06 +0000

[...] There is an excellent article on the development of classical improvising. This is not a new phenomenon it has been around since the beginning of western music – J.S Bach [...]

By: cliff brock

cliff brock — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:05:21 +0000

i have been an improviser of “classical” music since i was a child and was just wondering if there were competitions for young people in this art? improvisation has been a great means of expression for me and so much more exciting than playing preconceived music.

By: WIlliam Harris

WIlliam Harris — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:54:59 +0000

error last post: About ISIM, where new things are NOW being planned.

By: WIlliam Harris

WIlliam Harris — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:53:44 +0000

It is August 2006 and I just happedn to come on this most interesting discussion about Improvisation. Do take a look at my work on Improv. as a Lost Art, which you can find at . I hope your Daily Improv. Site is stil active because there is lost more to say.

Best wishes,
Bill Harris
Prof Em Middlebury College
harris@middlebury.edu
And be sure to watch the ISIM site where new things are just not being planned for Dec. 06.

By: Argancel

Argancel — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:57:25 +0000

Hi everybody,

I found this article so refreshing!
I am also convinced improvisation is also the essence of a real artist. Perhaps compositors quoted here are not well known as improvisators because we have only stories of it and not recordings.
To all who wish to learn how to improvise, here is a special gift for you:
http://www.improvise.nl
There are free lessons there of a gifted man:Jan Krammer who devoted much of his retired time in teaching improvisation to groups of students. And fortunately wrote down all his advices.
This is how I started to really improve my improvisation skills. This man is really my mentor.
I am actually responsible for the translation in French.

Also, if people are searching for improvisation websites, just search in my bookmarks on line:
del.icio.us/argancel/improvisation+piano

Also:
here is my blog: argancel.blogspot.com
and here is my email: a.filipiak@gmail.com
(I would be pleased to get some feedback)