William Gillock Recital Collection Pdf

[Tolomeo Tanguay]

Heis perhaps best known here in the UK for his evocatively bluesy New Orleans Nightfall, the wistful Holiday in Paris, stomping Swinging Sioux and Latin-infused Carnival in Rio, all of which have been popular exam-choice repertoire in the last few years. And even from this small assortment, we can see that the quality and variety of his writing matches its obvious appeal.

Surveying the 369 Gillock titles currently available at Musicroom (many are digital downloads of individual pieces), the range of his output immediately impresses; from jazz, through faux-baroque to recital collections, Gillock produced a body of music which continues to delight and inspire piano players long after his death.

The Accent on Gillock series comprised eight progressive music collections ascending from Elementary to Advanced level. With all eight included in the new omnibus edition, here are the titles (note that one or two have been updated with the new release):

The pieces in Volume 1 are around UK Grade 1 level, but with considerably more musical character than players might be used to from some method book and exam material found at this stage. Gillock is adventurous from the off, making good use of the full range of the piano, crossing hands, exotic keys and chromatic passages (using accidentals rather than signatures).

Teachers in the US have long been asking for a complete version of this music as a reference copy for their studios. The Willis Music Company decided that in bringing the material together they would also leverage the opportunity to update the edition as a whole.

The notation in the new complete edition is beautifully engraved and well spaced. The pieces are separated into their eight component books, so appearing roughly in order of difficulty. The pieces from the first two volumes have a larger music font than those that appear later, but in all cases the music is easy to read.

The single-volume editions will be updated to match the new complete edition when they go for reprint. And they will remain on the catalogue, meaning that students can if they wish purchase the slim volume suitable for their level rather than this larger book.

It is truly brilliant to see this updated edition, which is everything Gillock fans have been hoping and asking for. The Willis Music Company have done a superb job, and with all the care and respect for the source material that one could expect.

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