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13%OFFJohn Corbett - A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation - 9780226353807 - V9780226353807
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A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation

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Description for A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 150.
Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they're even suspicious of it. John Coltrane's saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix's feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar's sitar extrapolations--all these sounds seem like so much noodling or jamming, indulgent self-expression. Just improvising, as is sometimes said. For these music fans, it seems natural that music is meant to be composed. In the first book of its kind, John Corbett's A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation provides a how-to manual for the most extreme example of spontaneous improvising: music with no pre-planned material at all. Drawing on over three decades of writing ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
149g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226353807
SKU
V9780226353807
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Ref
99-50

About John Corbett
John Corbett is a writer, producer, and curator based in Chicago who has written extensively on jazz and improvised music. A regular contributor to DownBeat magazine, he is the author of several books, including Extended Play: Sounding Off from John Cage to Dr. Funkenstein and Microgroove: Forays Into Other Music.

Reviews for A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation
It's hard enough to put music into words, but even harder when it's created without preconceived plans. Kudos then to John Corbett for his insight into how one can gain deeper understanding of and appreciation for such music.
Tom Greenland New York City Jazz Record The perfect example of what any field guide to music (or ... Read more

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