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A number of classical pianists have found success as accompanists rather than soloists; arguably the best known example is Gerald Moore, well known as a Lieder accompanist. In some American schools, the term collaborative piano is used, and hence, the title "collaborative pianist" (or collaborative artist) is replacing the title accompanist ...
The Well-Tempered Accompanist. Bryn Mawr, PA: Theodore Presser, 1949. Cranmer, Philip. The Technique of Accompaniment. London: Dennis Dobson, 1970. Dian Baker. “A Resource Manual for the Collaborative Pianist: Twenty Class Syllabi for Teaching Collaborative Piano Skills and an Annotated Bibliography.” DMA doc., Arizona State University, 2006.
The piano parts in art songs can be so complex that the piano part is not really a subordinate accompaniment part; the pianist in challenging art songs is more of an equal partner with the solo singer. As such, some pianists who specialize in performing art song recitals with singers refer to themselves as "collaborative pianists", rather than ...
Martin Katz (born November 27, 1945) [1] is an American pianist, educator and conductor, primarily known for his work as an accompanist.. Katz was trained as a collaborative pianist by Gwendolyn Koldofsky at the Thornton School of Music, part of the University of Southern California; where he was a member of the USC's music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Made the world premiere recording of the two-piano arrangement of Grieg's Concerto in A minor, written by Grieg and Károly Thern. Also the first recording of Grieg's piano version of the "Homage March" from Sigurd Jorsalfar. [12] They have recorded the piano duet version of Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto in F minor (arr. Chopin and Carl Mikuli ...
Paul Thatcher Smith (April 17, 1922 – June 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist. [1] He performed in various genres of jazz, most typically bebop , but is best known as an accompanist of singers, especially Ella Fitzgerald .
Lawrence Benjamin Brown (August 29, 1893 – December 25, 1972) was an American singer, composer and pianist born in Jacksonville, Florida. He is best known for his arrangements of Negro spirituals , many of which he performed as accompanist for Paul Robeson , performing on piano and singing harmony.
Bobby Tucker (born Robert Nathaniel Tucker; January 8, 1923 – April 12, 2007) [1] was a pianist and arranger during the jazz era from the 1940s into the 1960s. He is most famous for being Billie Holiday's accompanist from 1946 to 1949 and Billy Eckstine's from 1950 to 1993. [2] [3]