Mortensen, John J. - The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation

John Mortensen's The Pianist's Guide to Historic Improvisation is a course-tested pedagogical method for learning to improvise, providing intermediate-level pianists with a path to mastery of the improvisational techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Figuration Prelude
3. Toccata
4. Rule of the Octave
5. Diminution
6. Variation
7. Lyricism
8. Suite
9. Imitation
10. Partimento
11. Schemata