On a standard, fullsized, the range of the keyboard goes from the f below the middle c, all the way up to the third a above middle c 41 notes. After mastering a fivehole pamphlet stitch and japanese fourhole binding, its time to tackle the final introductory process. Accomplished accordionist and composer guy klucevsek has stunned audiences around the world. Guy klucevsek seems very aware of the potential of listeners expecting cliched polkas, et al. Buy guy klucevseks album titled free range accordion to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
I hope this item is all that you require for your students and classroom. Find out the whole pigini accordions range and choose the better one for you. The right hand of a piano accordion is played the same way as you would play a piano, with usually the same fingerings. Guy klucevsek has premiered over 50 solo accordion compositions, including his own, as well as others from mary ellen childs, william duckworth, fred frith, aaron jay kernis, jerome kitzke, stephen montague, somei satoh, lois v vierk, and john zorn. Guy klucevsek and the bantam orchestra citrus, my love recrec, postfach, 8040, zurich phone. Klucevsek was born in new york city, and raised outside of pittsburgh, pennsylvania.
For most, his instrument, the accordion, is misunderstood and veiled in mystery. Right7handmanualrangeandregisters for more details as well as sound samples, see accordion registration, by henry doktorski, at. Stream free range accordion by guy klucevsek and tens of millions of. The cover photo for free range accordion shows klucevsek, togged out as a cowboy standing over the instrument hes roped. Short pieces for accordion, a book of 24 original compositions available as either hard copy or pdf files and supplemental digital cd. Klucevsek combines pokerfaced wit and imagination with command of his instrument, forcing you to rethink the accordion s limitations. Accordion related essays, pages about the keyboard layouts, and books about the accordion. Accordionistcomposer guy klucevsek describes his approach to the instrument and plays clarissa, a piece he wrote. While the history of the accordion began in the seventeenth century, the history of the accordion book is actu ally much older. Dueling accordions guy klucevsek and alan bern have long been in the vanguard of contemporary accordion music. After a rehearsal for the brave combo sessions in denton, tx, jeff barnes took me to a jam session where i heard the amazing ginny mac live for the first time.
A funny, rich, and meaningful expression of this great american squeezeboxers brilliance. In 1967, grabowski introduced me to the free bass accordion. Guy klucevsek free range accordion 2000, cd discogs. Last year, the pair released their second album together, notefalls.
Free range accordion by guy klucevsek 754702020926 cd. Guy klucevsek accordion david shea keyboards,turntables,vocals,voices,sampling. Alan hovhaness, and klucevseks own altered landscapes. Jun 19, 1996 accordion crimes is essentially a social history of the immigrant experience in america, beginning with the accordion maker in 19th century sicily who crosses the ocean for a better life, so it was a stroke of genius, in my opinion, for proulx to use a musical instrument, the accordion of the title, as a narrative device to hold together the. Accordion books are great for exhibits and displays because you can stand them up and view both sides. Guy klucevsek vignettes, short pieces for accordion. The rodney dangerfield of instruments, the accordion gets no respect. Materials strips of paper cut to size cardstock for covers, the same size as the folded text block, bone folder or wooden craft stick. Klucevseks compositions, his early life, and his vignettes project, a book of short original compositions accompanied by recordings.
Each handmade book can be displayed as a standing set of frames or as a twosided book. Accordionright hand piano accordion wikibooks, open. Interview with guy klucevsek by anthony creamer do the. May 09, 2014 accordionistcomposer guy klucevsek describes his approach to the instrument and plays clarissa, a piece he wrote. Unfollow accordion music books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. All things considered for march 19, 2001 hear the all things. His primrary solo instrument is a titano royal convertor piano accordion, designed and manufactured by the titano accordion corporation this is a convertorstyle instrument. Throw out all your prejudices about his instrument. But that may change as its journey from the polka hall to the concert hall is nudged along by virtuosos like guy klucevsek and the growing corps of contemporary composers turning to the instrument.
And these were all free bass pieces as well, im seeing on the album here. An instrument called accordion was first patented in 1829 by cyrill demian, of armenian origin, in vienna. Guy klucevsek and alan bern have long been in the vanguard of contemporary accordion music. Milford graves was one of the greatest free jazz percussionists of the 60s, mastering the. Like hahn, klucevsek provides a generous venue for new compositions that might otherwise not have been heard elsewhere.
Accordion time voyage, an album by guy klucevsek, teodoro anzellotti, brave old world, uri caine ensemble, dave douglas, fumio yasuda on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Polka from the fringe 1992 starkland, 2012 is a doubledisc album of. Tara linda demons cumbia remix accordion babes 2011 2010 san francisco bay area, california, usa. His primrary solo instrument is a titano royal convertor piano accordion, designed and manufactured by the titano accordion corporation. His ability to pull emotion, pathos, beauty and, of course, humor out of this. The cd presents the premiere recording of the profoundly intense hymn from the pulitzer prize winner aaron jay kernis. Demians instrument bore little resemblance to modern instruments.
Mar 19, 2001 all things considered for march 19, 2001 hear the all things. Guy klucevsek free range accordion 2000, starkland. A funny, rich, and meaningful expression of this great american squeezeboxer. The accordion is one of several european inventions of the early 19th century that use free reeds driven by a bellows. Plus it isnt, even in the agile hands of klucevsek, fleet. Guy klucevsek composer accordionist has created a unique repertoire for accordion through his own composing and by commissioning over 50 works from composers including john zorn, aaron jay kernis, lois v vierk, fred frith, alvin lucier, mary ellen childs, william duckworth, jerome kitzke, stephen montague and somei satoh. Accordion weekly news in english about all things accordion. Anyone who has ever heard guy klucevsek would know that the fellow from time didnt know what he was missing. Accordion master guy klucevsek hangs out in mister rogers neighborhood, circa 1986. However, my knowledge of music theory has skyrocketed so im not looking for any theory books.
That name, to me, is a misnomer when applied to rectangularshaped books, as concertinas are shaped as hexagons. Guy klucevsek has created a unique repertoire for accordion through his own. Guy klucevsek released another excellent album in 2000, entitled free range accordion. The wheatstone english concertina in victorian england gellerman, robert f. Feb 24, 2017 guy klucevsek has premiered over 50 solo accordion compositions, including his own, as well as others from mary ellen childs, william duckworth, fred frith, aaron jay kernis, jerome kitzke, stephen montague, somei satoh, lois v vierk, and john zorn. An accordion can can be, but isnt always, unwieldy.
Free range accordion has something of the feeling of experimentation and fun to it that i found in hilary hahns 20 collection of encores, in 27 pieces. Stream free range accordion by guy klucevsek and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. By dropping in a reference every now and again to such a piece, he is able to laugh at the situation. Guy and his music are included in two documentaries about the accordion, behind the bellows and, most recently, accordions rising by roberta cantow. If youre looking for advice about raising your child, conversations about personal change, a forum for transgender issues, or want to listen to an old time radio show. Klucevsek is one of relatively few accordion players active in new music, jazz and free improvisation. You can use all fingers, including the thumb, to play on this keyboard.
February 26, 1947 usa the american accordionist and composer, guy klucevsek, studied the accordion with walter grabowski, new kensington, pennsylvania from 1955 to 1965. Over the past few weeks, weve dipped our toes into the world of bookbinding. The album is a collection of mostly miniatures, mostly penned by the accordionist, mostly. New yorks master of the squeeze has two new recordings out featuring compositions from the fringe of new music. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Piano accordion keyboard range diagram if you wonder what is the 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 60, 72, 80, 96, 120 bass piano accordion keyboard range or how many keys does the certain piano accoridon have then check this diagram.
This interview was conducted over two days in the summer and fall of 2019 at guy klucevseks staten island home, where he lives with jan klucevsek, his wife of fifty years. Aug 22, 20 accordion master guy klucevsek hangs out in mister rogers neighborhood, circa 1986. The blob free range accordian 2000 staten island, new york state, usa. This guy klucevsek recording ranges from the highly emotional to the bizarrely witty.
This week, well put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. By melinda crean of top notch teaching thank you for downloading my product. I wrote blue jets red sprites 1996 for guy klucevsek, who first introduced me to the wonders. It only had a left hand buttonboard, with the right. Downbeat works by burt bacharach, lars hollmer, aaron jay kernis, jerome kitzke, klucevsek, stephen montague, somei satoh, and lois v vierk. Hear the all things considered program for april 30, 2001. The scandalli super vi l features 41 keys fala fa, 120 basses, four sets of treblereeds of which 2 sets in cassotto with piccolo tuning, five sets of reeds in the bass section, treble registers and master plus one chinregister k, and nine bass registers. Other deeply personal works are somei satohs spiritually reflective recitative and jerome kitzkes boisterous breath and bone.
It says guy klucevsek, free bass accordion, so these were written for that same giulietti, dedicated fiverow free bass accordion. The new yorker called guy klucevsek one of only two or three important accordion composers, and some accordionophobes might say its a good thing there arent more, but klucevsek has done wonders by transforming the accordion into an enticement for the avant garde. On the harmonicahoek site, a list of books of sheet music for diatonic accordion from a number of dutch authors, with ordering information. Guy klucevsek is one of the worlds most versatile and highlyrespected accordionists. Song boeves psalm album free range accordion artist guy klucevsek. Accordion books contain heavy weight acid free paper, folded and bound to hold up to ten 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photos. Guy klucevsek has written over 100 pieces for accordion, not only for the concert hall, but for collaborations with choreographers, theatre artists, and filmmakers as well. Short pieces for accordion, a truly delightful and mesmerizing book containing 24 of. Im particularly interested in any of the following. Accordion crimes is essentially a social history of the immigrant experience in america, beginning with the accordion maker in 19th century sicily who crosses the ocean for a better life, so it was a stroke of genius, in my opinion, for proulx to use a musical instrument, the accordion of the title, as a narrative device to hold together the. Guy klucevsek born february 26, 1947 is an americanborn accordionist and composer. Nic alexandrescu has started writing accordion lessons for beginners jim allens button accordion site has some information about maintaining the accordion, and a large page about playing diatonic accordions, in particular onerow and three row texmex accordions.
The free bass accordion had a left hand system with all single tones and a range of. Modern creative, world fusion, accordion guy klucevsek. Accordion books contain heavy weight acidfree paper, folded and bound to hold up to ten 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photos. Apologies for the incomplete interview, but it was all i managed to record off the tv back then. The finished size of the accordion book will vary depending on the size of the paper that you use. The man best known lately for his polkas from the fringe returns to deeper, darker, more romantic music with citrus, my love, a cycle of original compositions for accordion and strings.