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For Cebukid and people who like Scott Joplin. There is a brazilian composer called Ernesto Nazareth who wrote a lot of piano pieces very delightfull at the same time of Scott Joplin (1860~1920) with a similar taste sometimes. I didn't know about him even beeing a brazilian. I discovered him surfing on pianosociety.com website, and it was a really, really good surprise.
Some people calls Nazareth the "Brazilian Joplin", and this is a reason for you to check him out (I think Nazareth is totally original and brilhant, "brazilian scott joplin" is only some kind of label people use).
Here is the link, enjoy (I recomend ODEON, Fantástica, Carioca, If I'm not mistaken - foxtrot, Divina, Polka For Left Hand, Encantador, Feitiço não Mata, Pylilampo, Labirinto).
He is the influence of Samba, Choro, Bossa Nova, etc
Both joplin and nazareth made their music using the elements of the european music we all know as "classic" music, and the music of the african imigrants.
Nice reminder, al-mahed. There is a "new ragtime" music style called Terra Verde that is heavily influenced by Ernesto Nazereth and US ragtime composers. I first heard of it at a ragtime festival in Boulder, CO several years ago. Here's a website that has links to some of the composers, and if you scroll down, also some midi sites:
I signed up to play an Ernesto Nazareth piece in the e-cital for unsung heroes. (Eponina) Looking forward to it.
Arturo Moreira-Lima plays Ernesto Nazareth beautifully - as well as anyone I've heard.
Nazareth's music is generally technically and rhythmically challenging, although the piece I am picking is on the easier side - a Valse. He is most well-known for wonderful tango and choro tunes, along with polkas, sambas, waltzes, galops, and fox-trots. He was influenced by Ragtime music, among other genres.
I do like Scott Joplin a great deal and attempt to play his music (mainly for sight-reading practice) - it seems ragtime, stride, (others), and the blues all contribute to jazz...
For Cebukid and people who like Scott Joplin. There is a brazilian composer called Ernesto Nazareth who wrote a lot of piano pieces very delightfull at the same time of Scott Joplin (1860~1920) with a similar taste sometimes. I didn't know about him even beeing a brazilian. I discovered him surfing on pianosociety.com website, and it was a really, really good surprise.
Some people calls Nazareth the "Brazilian Joplin", and this is a reason for you to check him out (I think Nazareth is totally original and brilhant, "brazilian scott joplin" is only some kind of label people use).
Here is the link, enjoy (I recomend ODEON, Fantástica, Carioca, If I'm not mistaken - foxtrot, Divina, Polka For Left Hand, Encantador, Feitiço não Mata, Pylilampo, Labirinto).
He is the influence of Samba, Choro, Bossa Nova, etc
Both joplin and nazareth made their music using the elements of the european music we all know as "classic" music, and the music of the african imigrants.
I bet you will love it!
Thanks, sir! I read the link and found it very interesting. You know, Rifkin has dabbled with the genre too. Here's something I found on YouTube which you may find interesting also:
For Cebukid and people who like Scott Joplin. There is a brazilian composer called Ernesto Nazareth who wrote a lot of piano pieces very delightfull at the same time of Scott Joplin (1860~1920) with a similar taste sometimes. I didn't know about him even beeing a brazilian. I discovered him surfing on pianosociety.com website, and it was a really, really good surprise.
Some people calls Nazareth the "Brazilian Joplin", and this is a reason for you to check him out (I think Nazareth is totally original and brilhant, "brazilian scott joplin" is only some kind of label people use).
Here is the link, enjoy (I recomend ODEON, Fantástica, Carioca, If I'm not mistaken - foxtrot, Divina, Polka For Left Hand, Encantador, Feitiço não Mata, Pylilampo, Labirinto).
He is the influence of Samba, Choro, Bossa Nova, etc
Both joplin and nazareth made their music using the elements of the european music we all know as "classic" music, and the music of the african imigrants.
I bet you will love it!
Thanks, sir! I read the link and found it very interesting. You know, Rifkin has dabbled with the genre too. Here's something I found on YouTube which you may find interesting also:
Thanks for pointing us at Ernesto Nazareth, I had not heard of him before, I enjoyed the brief clips I've seen so far. I really like both Joplin and Latin music so I'm motivated to start trying to play some of his music. Any suggestions on songs to start with or a book of his music that you would recommend?
Having browsed some of the music Chris G linked to... wow, looks really hard. I filed Joplin away under the "Return here when you know what you're doing" category... ditto Ernesto Nazareth?
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Having browsed some of the music Chris G linked to... wow, looks really hard. I filed Joplin away under the "Return here when you know what you're doing" category... ditto Ernesto Nazareth?
I've been working on learning Joplin songs for several years now and I still only have 8 which I can play at a reasonable tempo but it's getting easier to learn new songs and in the last 6 months I learned Swipesy and the Favorite. I'd like to be able to add a new song every 2-3 months.
I started working on Escorregando - it seems that it would be about the same level of difficulty as Joplin if you don't have to play it too fast - unfortunately from the clips I've seen it is played fast, way faster than I can play right now but I'm still interested in learning a piece or two even if I can't play them at full tempo. Here's a great clip of two of his pieces.
Chris, thanks for the link! Maria Teresa, I didn't know her, what a great pianist!!
I like the Nazareth's "onld style" pieces too, take a look at this polonaise:
Originally Posted by Chris G
Originally Posted by Always Wanted to Play Piano
Having browsed some of the music Chris G linked to... wow, looks really hard. I filed Joplin away under the "Return here when you know what you're doing" category... ditto Ernesto Nazareth?
I've been working on learning Joplin songs for several years now and I still only have 8 which I can play at a reasonable tempo but it's getting easier to learn new songs and in the last 6 months I learned Swipesy and the Favorite. I'd like to be able to add a new song every 2-3 months.
I started working on Escorregando - it seems that it would be about the same level of difficulty as Joplin if you don't have to play it too fast - unfortunately from the clips I've seen it is played fast, way faster than I can play right now but I'm still interested in learning a piece or two even if I can't play them at full tempo. Here's a great clip of two of his pieces.