Improvisations on The Ledge

By PETER SALTZMAN

In "Improvisations on the Ledge," award-winning composer-pianist Peter Saltzman searches for universal truths by stumbling upon them—both with words and music. The basic premise is simple: he improvis... more

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The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.

Improvisations on The Ledge episodes:

October 08, 2019 #24: Venting in Two-Part Inventions
Is it possible to make beautiful music with just two intertwining melodies? Bach did. Can I?

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36min
September 27, 2019 IOTL Short #5: Just the Piano, Ma'am
It's Friday, so in honor of Joe Friday from Dragnet I give you these three unrelated (both to each other and the TV show) improvisations. Back next week with a full episode...

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16min
September 18, 2019 IOTL Short #4: Fake News!
...Another short, wisp of an episode to fill in the gaps between the long, meandering yet highly focused main episodes...

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6min
September 10, 2019 #23: Originality vs. Perfection—Pick Your Poison
You can create nearly perfectly executed music in this world—as long as it’s not original.

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30min
August 23, 2019 "#22-Improvising Classical Music: Is That a Thing?"
Back in the day, the great classical composers were brilliant improvisers. Are they still? Is it even possible?

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39min
August 16, 2019 IOTL Shorts #3: Organized Chaos/Disorganized Structure
Yet another mini-bonus episode, which can only mean one thing: I'm working on a BIG episode. Until then...Enjoy!

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6min
August 05, 2019 #21: A Minimal Take on Minimalism
To be brief: I never much cared for minimalism until I minimally did.

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15min
July 31, 2019 #20: Giant Steps, Small Thinking
In which I do battle with the almost perfect symmetry in John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” to try to create something a little messy and asymmetrical.

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27min
July 29, 2019 IOTL Shorts #2: Monday, July 29, 2019
Another short episode for your listening pleasure while I work assiduously on two full episodes that are driving me crazy. (Hopefully, they won't drive you crazy.)

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5min
July 27, 2019 IOTL Shorts #1: Saturday, July 27, 2019
This episode is the first (possibly the last) in a series of short daily, or every-other-daily, or even less frequent "podisodes" to go with your morning coffee or afternoon tea or evening drink or right before bed.

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4min

FAQs about Improvisations on The Ledge:

How many episodes does Improvisations on The Ledge have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.