It is a well written and beautiful piece. His composition Looking Up is the perfect example of his sound and touch. Petrucciani learned a lot from different jazz musicians that influenced him in different aspects of his playing. The different piano techniques that he used to achieve this, can benefit us all as musicians to gain more insight in the possibilities of creating sound on the piano. The last part is devoted to what we can learn of his famous composition Looking Up, which is discussed by analyzing the form, musical style and melody.įindings in this research proved that Michel Petrucciani was someone who had a thorough understanding about the subject of sound and touch. Second, discussing influences of Petrucciani who formed his playing and comparing these influences by recordings. First, exploring piano techniques to create sound on an acoustic piano and comparing this to Petrucciani’s way of creating sound. To answer this question the investigation was divided into three parts. Since Petrucciani was such a colorful figure in the history of jazz, this study addresses to answer the main question: What can we learn from the sound and touch of jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani? Also comparison has been used as a tool to analyze recordings. The author uses transcription as a study method and puts a strong emphasis on emulation of the sound of the recording. A biography of Michel Petrucciani is presented along with a review of the different piano techniques he used and which are used in general to achieve a jazz sound.

This study presents a transcription and analysis from a live recording of his famous composition Looking Up.

This paper examines the music and touch of jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani.

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