Hal Leonard Dick Hyman - Dick Hyman's Century Of Jazz Piano Transcribed! - Piano Solo

Name: Dick Hyman - Dick Hyman's Century Of Jazz Piano Transcribed! - Piano Solo
Brand: Hal Leonard
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EAN : 9781617740190

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Essential Information About This Book
• A clear overview of jazz piano: a "historical" approach that spans several pianistic aesthetics and languages.
• Practical learning: 13 hands-on lessons to assimilate the styles, vocabulary, and characteristic jazz keyboard phrases.
• Playable transcriptions: 4 bonus performances and an iconic repertoire to work on phrasing, swing, and the left hand.
• Ideal for enriching your playing: perfect for developing accompaniment, textures, and stylistic authenticity based on reference examples.

Dick Hyman - Dick Hyman's Century Of Jazz Piano Transcribed! - Piano Solo

39,99 €VAT incl.

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Summary of This Book

Dick Hyman's Century Of Jazz Piano Transcribed!offers a lively synthesis of jazz piano through lessons directly applicable to the keyboard. The goal is twofold: to understand how styles were built, and above all to make them sound under your fingers thanks to targeted transcriptions and examples. Throughout the 13 lessons, you explore varied rhythmic and harmonic colors, emphasizing vocabulary (voicings, accompaniment formulas, articulations, placements) and playing reflexes that immediately add depth to the interpretation.

The content is based on a selection of representative pieces, perfect for working on the fundamentals of the style: the energy of boogie-woogie, the elegance of ragtime, the power of stride playing, the finesse of standards, and mastery of touch. Included are pieces such as "Maple Leaf Rag," "Carolina Shout," "(The Original) Boogie Woogie," "Body And Soul," "Lullaby Of Birdland," and "Someone To Watch Over Me." Each piece becomes a musical training ground: pulse regularity, hand independence, accent precision, and building a credible jazz piano sound.

Whether you want to structure your progress, expand your repertoire, or understand what truly differentiates the major approaches to jazz piano, this book is a solid resource for methodical work, staying close to practice and style.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Jazz, Blues, Soul

Publication

Sheet music

Artist	Dick Hyman	Genre	jazz piano method (transcriptions)
Instrumentation	piano

Questions frequently asked

How many lessons does this jazz piano method contain?

The book is organized into 13 lessons dedicated to the main styles and techniques of jazz piano.

Which pieces are transcribed in Dick Hyman's Century Of Jazz Piano Transcribed!?

The collection notably includes "Maple Leaf Rag," "Carolina Shout," "(The Original) Boogie Woogie," "Body And Soul," "Lullaby Of Birdland," and "Someone To Watch Over Me." These pieces serve as the basis for the transcriptions and playing examples.

Does the method cover stride and boogie-woogie piano styles?

Several historical approaches are explored, including ragtime, stride, and boogie-woogie. The focus is on pulse, accompaniment patterns, and hand independence. "Carolina Shout" and "(The Original) Boogie Woogie" are among the mentioned pieces.

What elements of jazz piano technique are studied?

The 13 lessons address voicings, articulations, rhythmic placement, and accompaniment patterns.

Is this sheet music intended for solo piano?

The indicated instrumentation is piano and the title specifies a "Piano Solo" edition. The content is aimed at keyboard work based on Dick Hyman's transcriptions.