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Jazz Biography of Michael Arnowitt
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Michael Arnowitt, pianist. An award-winning documentary film about his life and music, “Beyond 88 Keys,” was released in 2004. The film has been shown at various festivals and venues including The Anthology, a theater in New York City’s East Village, and De Rode Pomp, an arts center in Ghent, Belgium, and was also broadcast twice on public television. Michael Arnowitt has performed jazz concerts, both solo and with quartets, at various art centers, conc...
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Mailing List Sign-up - Michael Arnowitt
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. E-mail me to join my mailing list by clicking here. Please include for me as much of the following information as you are willing to provide:. Your first and last name (this helps me to much more easily avoid duplicates and make future corrections). Regular mailing (street) address. Whether you are interested in notices about:. Both types of music. Thank you for your interest in my music!
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Lecture-Demonstrations Information Page
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Information on Lecture-Demonstrations with Michael Arnowitt, pianist. Skip down page to descriptions of particular talks. Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” and the Music of 1911. The Life and Music of George Gershwin. The Music of Poetry. The Artistry of Ella Fitzgerald. Frederic Chopin’s 24 Preludes. The Evolution of Jazz, Part 1: 1900-1950. The Evolution of Jazz, Part 2: 1950 to the present. Testimonials from past sponsors. Community College of Vermont.
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Sound Samples - Michael Arnowitt
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Sound Samples - Michael Arnowitt. Each sample on this page has two versions - the first link is for downloading the file to a media player on your computer that can play mp3 files. The second link of each pair is to stream the sample; I think these streaming versions will probably only work if you have a high-speed internet connection. Mp3 samples of Michael Arnowitt’s classical piano. Streaming version of J.S. Bach - Fugue in E-flat major. A jazz trio ...
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Writings on Music by Michael Arnowitt
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Writings on Music by Michael Arnowitt. Essays and articles on this site. Yom Ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Music and Silence. I’m hearing concertos everywhere? Beethoven CD liner notes (excerpt). Program Notes for “Reflections on Time”. Program notes for “Perspectives On Our Machine Age”. Top 10 Pieces of the Past Millennium. Report on the 1997 Boston Early Music Festival. Why I don’t play chamber music. Thoughts on the Close of the Century.
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Discography - Michael Arnowitt, pianist
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Discography - Michael Arnowitt, pianist. Principal label: Ursa Minor Records. Classical piano solo recordings. Year of recording: 1986. JS Bach - Prelude in E-flat major from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I. Frederic Chopin - Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52. Maurice Ravel - Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit. Igor Stravinsky - Russian Dance from Three Scenes from Petrouchka. Status: out of print. Constellation (Ursa Minor Records). Year of recording: 1988.
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Jazz Educational Talks
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Underneath the descriptions of these talks are some testimonials from past sponsors of Michael Arnowitt’s educational presentations. For more information on Michael Arnowitt’s jazz performance programs, please click here. The Artistry of Ella Fitzgerald. The Evolution of Jazz, Part 1: 1900-1950. The Evolution of Jazz, Part II: 1950-2000. Examples selected for these two talks:. Part 1: up to 1950. Part 2: 1950 to the present. Scott Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag.
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Michael Arnowitt - Originals Jazz Charts
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. This page is under construction, but will eventually house downloadable pdf’s of my original jazz tunes and arrangements. In the meantime, please check out:. Descriptions of original jazz compositions by Michael Arnowitt. Contains some excerpts of recordings of Michael Arnowitt originals).
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Current classical program offerings - Michael Arnowitt, pianist
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Photos and press materials. Film: “Beyond 88 Keys”. Current classical program offerings. Michael Arnowitt, pianist. This page is meant to provide a broad overview to all of Michael Arnowitt’s current classical piano programs. In many cases, further information on a particular program is available on a separate individual web-page (look for links to these pages near each individual program description below). Link to Jazz Programs page. Pdf version of color brochure of classical programs. From East to West.
