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Cooke, James Francis was born on November 14, 1875 in Bay City, Michigan, United States. Son of George and Caroline (Johnson) Cooke.
(Complete and practical system for studying the scales and...)
Complete and practical system for studying the scales and arpeggios from the most elementary steps to the highest attainable degree of velocity and artistic perfection. (from title page)
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This outstanding volume is a compilation of the most important chapters from two books in which master singers and teachers offer invaluable advice on topics essential to every singer — from basic vocal training to the ineffable qualities that make a singer great. Twenty-seven concise and insightful chapters include "Italy, the Home of Song" by Enrico Caruso; "The Will to Succeed — A Compelling Force" by Geraldine Farrar; "Teaching Yourself to Sing" by Amelita Galli-Curci; "The Know How in the Art of Singing" by Mary Garden; "Building a Vocal Repertoire" by Alma Gluck; "A Visit to Mme. Lilli Lehmann" by Lilli Lehmann; and "Common Sense in Training and Preserving the Voice" by Dame Nellie Melba. Advice from these great singers, along with practical and inspirational observations by David Bispham, Florence Easton, Frieda Hempel, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and other luminaries of the opera world make this a fascinating and informative volume that will delight singers at all levels as well as all lovers of opera and its legendary stars.
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This history is intended for four purposes: (a) To provide a suitable text-book for beginners in the study of musical history in schools, academies, etc. (b) To provide a text-book on musical history which may be employed by the private teacher of music with v, individual pupils or with small classes. The book demands no previous experience in the subject of musical history upon the part of the teacher. (c) To provide music lovers of all ages with the story of musical history told authentically, clearly, entertainingly, and in a logical manner, so that anyone with the desire to get the essential outlines may do so with comparatively little ;effort. (d) To provide the material needed for musical clubs studying the subject of musical history for the first time. The book is divided into forty story lessons. One chapter a :week may be studied without adding more than a very slight amount of time to the students work. The ten test questions found at the end of each chapter are of especial importance. Whether the student is studying the book in clasjs or privately, these questions should be correctly answered. After completing the work, the teacher will find it advantageous to make an examination by selecting one question at random from each group of ten. In the cases of very young pupils, the teacher may readily make a suitable division of the work, so that the lessons shall include only those great masters to whom the most space and attention is given. Readers will find that the book is self-explanatory throughout no technical term being introduced without an understandable definition, and no foreign word being employed without a phonetic spelling. The study of musical history should be the most inviting, entertaining, and profitable of all auxiliary musical studies. By reading more advanced histories the teacher may expand the scope of this book and make the cl (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...piano method. John Field, born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1782, died in 1837, was a wonderful child-performer and was employed by Clementi to show off pianos in dementi's store in return for instruction. Aside from tours on the continent, he spent most of his life in London and in Russia, where he was very popular. He wrote seven concertos, many sonatas and many Nocturnes (noc'-toorns), which were the forerunners of the great nocturnes written by Chopin. A nocturne is a short piano-piece in song form, and the word means "a piece to be played in the evening or night." Field was a pianist of high rank and as a teacher he was exceptionally successful. Friedrich Kalkbrenner (kalk'-bren-ner), born in Paris, 1788, died in 1870, was a pupil of Clementi and Albrechtsberger. He was an exceedingly fine pianist and his keyboard technique was considered very remarkable. After tours in Germany and France, he settled in Paris as a teacher and was unusually successful. He once offered to teach Chopin, but the offer was spurned. Artistically, Chopin was already much greater. Kalkbrenner wrote some sonatas and many very fine studies for piano; but, lacking the artistic value of the Chopin studies, and the technical value of those of other writers, they are little used now. He also wrote a pianoforte method. Carl Czerny (tschair-nee), born in Vienna, 1791, died in 1857, was a pupil of his father and of Beethoven. He wrote over one thousand works in all forms of music composition. He is best known for his collections of studies for piano, particularly the School of Velocity and the School of Legato (leh-gah'-to) and Staccato (stac-cah'-to), which, together with volumes of selections from his works, have a worldwide use. His most famous pupils were Franz Liszt...
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Forty-two illustrated story lessons in the development of musical art. Adapted for beginners, musical clubs, private teaching, classwork and general reading, including an Appendix upon club organization and management, together with a map of musical Europe.
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Mastering The Scales and ArpeggiosA Complete and Practical System for Studying The Scales and Arpeggios From The Most Elementary Steps To The Highest Attainable Degree Of Velocity and Artistic PerfectionJames Francis CookeText by James Francis CookeSoft CoverPerforming Ensemble: Piano UnaccompaniedItem Number: 410-40017Number of Pages: 88Publisher: Theodore Presser CoQuick OverviewThe backbone of the technic of pianoforte playing is widely thought to be the study of scales and arpeggios. This book provides a complete and practical system for studying scales and arpeggios from the most elementary steps to the highest attainable degree of artistry. This can be used with any existing method or pianoforte teaching system.
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(James Francis Cooke (November 14, 1875, Bay City, Michiga...)
James Francis Cooke (November 14, 1875, Bay City, Michigan – March 3, 1960, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) spent his life involved with music.He was a pianist, composer, playwright, journalist, author (including novels and of books on musical history and theory), a president of Theodore Presser music publishers from 1925 to 1936, and editor of The Etude music magazine from 1907 to 1950, or 1913 to 1956.He taught piano for more than twenty years in New York, led choral clubs and taught voice. He also gave music-topic lectures. His work was in the field of music education, and he was the president of the Philadelphia Music Teacher's Association for seven years. He was president of the Presser Foundation for 38 years. He was also a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the Union League and the Sons of the American Revolution. Three of his works were recorded and released by Victor Records. Ol' Car'lina (1921) featured soprano Amelita Galli-Curci doing a vocal solo, backed by orchestra. The Angelus (1926) featured a vocal solo by Elsie Baker, also backed by orchestra. Sea gardens (1929) had Rosario Bourdon playing with the Victor Symphonic Band. Cooke composed for piano. Piano solos include: White Orchids (1941), Mountain Shower (1943), Roses at Dawn (1945), and Ballet Mignon (1948).He wrote the music and poem published together as Sea Gardens (1925). Wrote words to In a Garden Filled With Roses (1939) to a melody by Charles Wakefield Cadman. This pre-1923 publication has been reproduced from it original publication for the Kindle and contains any defects that may have been present in the original publication.
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Cooke, James Francis was born on November 14, 1875 in Bay City, Michigan, United States. Son of George and Caroline (Johnson) Cooke.
Educated under many teachers, America and Europe. Honorary Museum Doctor, Ohio Northern University, 1919, Capitol University, 1927, Cincinnati Conservatory, 1929, University of Pennsylvania, 1930. Doctor of Laws, Ohio Northern University, 1925, Usinus College, 1927.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Bethany College, 1931.
Doctor of Education, College of Emporia, 1938. Doctor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1938.
Doctor of Letters, College of Ozarks, 1940. Doctor Fine Arts, Grinnell College, 1950.
Doctor of Music, Butler University, 1951.
Doctor Journalism, Hastings College, 1951. A.F.D., Houghton College, 1955.
He was a pianist, composer, playwright, journalist, author (including novels and of books on musical history and theory), a president of Theodore Presser music publishers from 1925 to 1936, and editor of The Etude music magazine from 1907 to 1950, or 1913 to 1956. He taught piano for more than twenty years in New York, led choral clubs and taught voice. He also gave music-topic lectures.
His work was in the field of music education, and he was the president of the Philadelphia Music Teacher"s Association for seven years.
He was president of the Presser Foundation for 38 years. She was a concert singer.
They had two sons, Carol Lincoln Cooke (born 1900, died in childhood) and Francis Sherman Cooke (born 1905). The family was recorded in the United States. Censuses, passport application and ship"s travel logs (look at see also section for links).
K. As president of the Theodore Presser Company, Cooke published some of the Sousa"s works.
In 1924 He helped to increase the sales of one of Sousa"s pieces by changing its name from March of the Mitten Men to Power and Glory - Fraternal March. He also wrote words to go with Sousa"s A Serenade In Seville in 1924. Sousa visited him shortly before his death, and talked to him about the lack of religion in modern music as a failing.
The two attended a play "If Booth Had Missed." Two days later, Sousa died of a heart attack.
(Mastering The Scales and ArpeggiosA Complete and Practica...)
( This outstanding volume is a compilation of the most im...)
(Complete and practical system for studying the scales and...)
(This history is intended for four purposes: (a) To provid...)
(James Francis Cooke (November 14, 1875, Bay City, Michiga...)
( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)
(The backbone of the technic of pianoforte playing is wide...)
(Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part...)
(Forty-two illustrated story lessons in the development of...)
(This historic book may have numerous typos and missing te...)
( This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923....)
Member board directors Museum Fund Society. Member President Eisenhower’s People-to-People Partnership. Clubs: Rotary, Union League, Pennsylvania
Married Betsy Eleanor Beckwith, 1899 (deceased.