<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: mixed thoughts
Review: Being just an 'average' 'Tudor period' keyboardist I can play 3, maybe 4, songs in this book. That beats the kids who can play 1, [kinda]. ... no-one I know can 'batter' more than 5. Worthwhile if you like to 'follow' CDs, and I do, but most folks will get so discouraged by trying to play this music they would have to look up to see a lizard's belly ... the Rodgers Virginal Book, also by Dover, is a whole lot more realistic to play music from ... oh, it is not the 'high falooten' stuff in this but it doesn't drive one to strong drink in the knots of frustration as fast, either.
Rating:
Summary: mixed thoughts
Review: Being just an `average' 'Tudor period' keyboardist I can play 3, maybe 4, songs in this book. That beats the kids who can play 1, [kinda]. ... no-one I know can `batter' more than 5. Worthwhile if you like to `follow' CDs, and I do, but most folks will get so discouraged by trying to play this music they would have to look up to see a lizard's belly ... the Rodgers Virginal Book, also by Dover, is a whole lot more realistic to play music from ... oh, it is not the `high falooten' stuff in this but it doesn't drive one to strong drink in the knots of frustration as fast, either.
Rating: 
Summary: This is a beautiful music book
Review: This is a must for all classical keyboardists. I say keyboardists because the music is meant for a harpsichord or virginal. I love it and play through it all the time.
Rating:
Summary: wonderful things
Review: Vol. 1 is, for me, a 'follow along to the CD text and vol. 2 is a 'I can play that' .... well, at least 'hit most of the notes and just about get the timing'. Funny thing is most of my 'favorites' are in vol. 1. That is must like because I like Byrd's music and my favorite Byrd's, less 1, are all in the first volume but it is a lot better to listen to the Hyperion set of Byrd [you can get here [01- 02 - 08] ... I mean there are things which should not be butchered.I recommend both volumes ... the first because it contains wonderful things you can play, if you are a much better keyboardest than I or follow a CD and the second because one can, even at my level of keyboard playing, Delight yourself, awe strike the dog and make totally miserable the local 12 year old with green spiked hair whose LIFE is punk rock
Rating:
Summary: wonderful things
Review: Vol. 1 is, for me, a `follow along to the CD text and vol. 2 is a `I can play that' .... well, at least `hit most of the notes and just about get the timing'. Funny thing is most of my `favorites' are in vol. 1. That is must like because I like Byrd's music and my favorite Byrd's, less 1, are all in the first volume but it is a lot better to listen to the Hyperion set of Byrd [you can get here [01- 02 - 08] ... I mean there are things which should not be butchered. I recommend both volumes ... the first because it contains wonderful things you can play, if you are a much better keyboardest than I or follow a CD and the second because one can, even at my level of keyboard playing, Delight yourself, awe strike the dog and make totally miserable the local 12 year old with green spiked hair whose LIFE is punk rock
<< 1 >>
|
