Resources for Free Bass Accordion (Quint & Chromatic Systems)

[Walker]

Thank you Jerry for showing us The Complete Technique Book for the Piano Accordion, no doubt it will be an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of MIII technique. Good share!

By the way, I received another book through the post last week. It's a selection of 12 "easy pieces" by Beethoven, adapted for accordion by Ivano Battiston. Again, as it's an Italian publication, the book is dual system: written with piano accordion and button accordion (C system) in mind and with fingering for both system. Also the free bass system of 5ths (Quint) and system of minor thirds (chromatic - C griff) are fingered.
I have some more special music on its way, that I hope to share it in due course. There is a world of wonderful music out there prepared especially for us by some truly gifted and dedicated musicians.

 

[JerryPH]

Looks interesting!!!

Thank you Jerry for showing us The Complete Technique Book for the Piano Accordion, no doubt it will be an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of MIII technique. Good share!

It's one of those books that when Saunders sees, his left and right pointing fingers form a cross... lol

By the way, I received another book through the post last week. It's a selection of 12 "easy pieces" by Beethoven, adapted for accordion by Ivano Battiston. Again, as it's an Italian publication, the book is dual system: written with piano accordion and button accordion (C system) in mind and with fingering for both system. Also the free bass system of 5ths (Quint) and system of minor thirds (chromatic - C griff) are fingered.
I have some more special music on its way, that I hope to share it in due course. There is a world of wonderful music out there prepared especially for us by some truly gifted and dedicated musicians.

When they arrive, let me know what you think.

 

[saundersbp]

It's one of those books that when Saunders sees, his left and right pointing fingers form a cross... lol

This is too oblique for my brain are you making a theological reference?

 

[JerryPH]

This is too oblique for my brain are you making a theological reference?

Me???
Never!

 

[saundersbp]

Thank you Jerry for showing us The Complete Technique Book for the Piano Accordion, no doubt it will be an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of MIII technique. Good share!

I will order a copy immediately to placed alongside Oolon Colluphid's "trilogy of philosophical blockbusters"

(only English readers of a certain age will understand the reference!)

 

[Walker]

Other nice 2 part stuff is all over the place -less well-known is the minuet 1 from Partita no.1 in Bb. Personally I'd avoid the 2 part inventions as they are played to death and so associated with the piano and harpischord so its nice for the accordion to claim some of the less well known but equally great Bach.

Indeed, there are wonderful pieces out there for the accordionist and they don't need to be difficult to play - though Bach is rarely very easy to play.

Every so often though, just when I'm not expecting it, I stumble across something quite delightful! So there I was, on YouTube, minding my own business, listening to a recent CD of rather sophisticated baroque music performed by my no1 American accordionist William Popp, when this little music video further down the list caught my eye...

It is a miniature piece called Musica piccola I. Prelude by William Popp

This little gem would be super for any free bass accordionist (especially beginners) to perform. I love it!




P.S. Actually, I'm just going to include all of Popp's miniatures here. He is the most savant accordion composer I have discovered in quite some time. Extraordinary!

 

[Tom]

Indeed, there are wonderful pieces out there for the accordionist and they don't need to be difficult to play - though Bach is rarely very easy to play.

Every so often though, just when I'm not expecting it, I stumble across something quite delightful! So there I was, on YouTube, minding my own business, listening to a recent CD of rather sophisticated baroque music performed by my no1 American accordionist William Popp, when this little music video further down the list caught my eye...

It is a miniature piece called Musica piccola I. Prelude by William Popp

This little gem would be super for any free bass accordionist (especially beginners) to perform. I love it!




P.S. Actually, I'm just going to include all of Popp's miniatures here. He is the most savant accordion composer I have discovered in quite some time. Extraordinary!

Wow, those are really nice, thanks!

 

[saundersbp]

Every so often though, just when I'm not expecting it, I stumble across something quite delightful!

I agree - those miniatures are super, clean, american, naive - and all those words I mean as compliments.

I also explored his baroque playlist and unusually for me I knew all the pieces! He plays like someone who has also studied organ or harpsichord properly and very cleanly with a lovely accordion sound. If only you could buy a new accordion that sounded like that! He also has a nice kind face. I'm a Popp fan too now. Enough said!