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Improvising: How to Master the Art [Spiral-bound]

Gerre Hancock (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0193858819 | ISBN-13: 978-0193858817

Gerre Hancock has long been renowned for his extraordinary improvisations, and has for many years taught the art of improvisation at classes and workshops across the United States. Now he has codified and organized his teaching into a book which carries the organist from the scale through the fugue, covering on the way interludes, hymns, hymn preludes, sonata form, canon, and more. Written in an informal style and illustrated with musical examples and exercises, this book opens wide the door to musical and technical skill.

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Strongly recommended as an essential part of every organist's library. Church Music Quarterly

About the Author

Gerre Hancock is Organist and Master of the Choristers at Saint Thomas Church in New York City. He holds degrees from the University of Texas (B.Mus.) and Union Theological Seminary (M.Sac.Mus.) and has studied with E. William Doty, Robert Baker, Jean Langlais, and Marie-Claire Alain. He is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists and is a founder and past president of the Association of Anglican Musicians. In addition to his duties at Saint Thomas Dr. Hancock teaches at Juilliard, at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and at the Eastman School. In 1981 he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music and was awarded the Doctor of Music from Nashotah House in 1986. He performs through the United States and Europe, frequently in duo recitals with his wife Judith Hancock.

Product Details

Spiral-bound: 176 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 20, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0193858819
ISBN-13: 978-0193858817
Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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