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Koshkin

Usher Waltz

Taught by renowned guitarist 

Nikita Koshkin

Russian composer and guitarist Nikita Koshkin discusses his world famous composition Usher Waltz, originally written for John Williams. Throughout the lesson, Koshkin himself demonstrates sections of the piece and discusses the Russian and American influences, such as Edgar Allen Poe’s novel “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which inspired this timeless composition.

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    Difficulty: 
    Advanced
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    Duration: 
    1
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Usher Waltz

Russian composer and guitarist Nikita Koshkin discusses his world famous composition Usher Waltz, originally written for John Williams. Throughout the lesson, Koshkin himself demonstrates sections of the piece and discusses the Russian and American influences, such as Edgar Allen Poe’s novel “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which inspired this timeless composition.

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Nikita Koshkin

Russian guitarist and composer Nikita Koshkin is known for his many famous compositions on the guitar, most well-known being his Usher Waltz which was played by John Williams.

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