BEWITCHED MUSIC SONATA,JUAN TAMARIZ SONATA Iustraions » Marge Nicolau ¢ EDITORIAL FRAKSON MAGIC BOOKS(OTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR 'PUBLISHED BY EDITORIAL FRAKSON ‘The Magle Way Soo rasoa Pie 98, evade by he SEL-he Maar cap- ter ofthe Soe, Fspaola de sions) The Rive Poin in Mage ‘Stotos de Magia Poteie ‘Por Arte de Mai its Ramin Maras) By other publishers: Aprende Usted Mag Meta ene Ber Thy. Curtomagia (ith Rama Vere) Moxie Pots 1 It nctdopeda del Freie Fala ib Sho 0 ios ingen rca 8A ‘THE JUAN TAMARIZ PHENOMENON by Arturo de Ascanio Without a doubt, Juan isthe most famous, most sucessful and most popular personality in the history of Spanish mage, fr both laymen and Imagictans. That shy in ety to seus hs magic without repeating ‘what we already know, without repeaing the obviews. ‘But I wl sy taney Duan i no les han one of the most impor: tant magician in the Ntory of world magi When Tam asked what qualities «person must have oe « magician, | think of Juan an example and ansver: perseverance and vocation. And talent? Of couse, talent i he crx ofthe mtr, but T think that lent {En Tsomething ne ht wa priori, and ina ease, falen alone itt rea. ‘Yenough: and f remember this definition af the word wgentuso, ari ‘to Thomas Edson: «Geni 10 8 napration and 90 8 perspiration.» ‘And ths is what I relly want to emphasize here. Juan's exemplary ‘characters an admirable model for anybody whe loves maple. Juan's evo- lui, in the course ofthe 28 years hat Ihave known him full of mo- ‘ments that would move anyore fo choose him asa role model». During ‘is inal lumay beginnings, hs seca sense of communication and ak lrasua inclination fomards rina in his mapc could be seen immed ‘tly. remember how he experimented at tha ime srs penife ow. Ties; his wshows a @ water, hs attempts fo unit med mage with ive Image atog he ines ofthe Prague schoo, which ended nhs Pars Row fine, whichin 1973 won fret prize ncardmapie atthe FISM Convention {nPart.Ths prize was an honor and an obvious nue (whick demon ‘Sates he faults nthe organization ofthese convention) Because they ‘Should obviously have given him the Grand Prize. If these Conventions ‘dont have the capac (0 recognize and honor one ofthe retest ache. ‘ments In the history of magic, what good are they? ‘Because the Pars Routine & simply something grand, the most amazing ‘oun that T have ever Senin mae 115 tke a perfect symphony ani ‘Gired contraction, ected with ight voted moa, impregnated ith 1 pret sense of mag, end el oft 10a pont that simply slime ‘ater, Juan demonstrated tht 1 wasnt just luck. is nvestgaions| and presetatons, his Ingenious solutions and Ms mischievous solutions, is inesant hard work and his specal sense of communication have all ‘made him ino an authentic igure the World of magic: 7A series of factor can be found in Juan which demonstrate the frm ‘basis of my satements =n univeray ening and humanistic education. His major in math- ‘matics and hs experience directing movies make him a first cas rer. {eis books and articles ot a word ts wasted (and he sll hasnt pub sed his «magnum opus.) ~ His universal curiosity and his dedication to research have turned ‘him nto am expert on the history of magi and all fs major figures. — His sens of aucience jrchology and hs mvestigacion of hy mag- ‘ceffectsafets have led him to major dacoveres and important new hk lng’On ts aspect of the magic at. "His diabolical cleverness (he ls undoubtedly the most mischievous and astute magician Inthe word) has led hr to le advantage ofa he ‘neks of the trade, new and old, with om incomparable efficiency. = Hissense of show, becuse, simply, JUAN IS THE SHOW, makes is performances unforgctaie, fl af humor, witha pleasant elmosphere tnd a touch of fantasy = "With hs sense of matic, which surrounds everthing he does, he almost achieves a paroxvam. Due fo the efficlenc of his magic the au ence doesn ust applaud, they are transported beyond thar own ms. a The universality of hs magical and pare magical knowledge allot him to sucessfully take onan unprecedented variety of procs Te can ‘lve a lecture to magilae thi brillant that make your ha stand ‘om end, or organize and direc @ weekly haf hour television program’ on ‘agi, or entertain ate businessman's convention, or furna sight che ‘udlence head over heel. ‘And despite al have said here, I fel I havent gone fr enough ‘the acruen which might expla the Juan Tarsris phenomenon. His per ‘sonality must be the secret; a personality that as been working for the {71 f Magic for many years. Thats, working wth perseverance ad dedi. Cation, lke {said before: hard work and love. And of coure, alent, the ‘ternal inadequate explanation. This talent has moved «The Professor, Dai Vernon to say of Juan: “Tamaria, Yerra pute in Engis Corirol» (Whe could as for more?) ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS RST MOVEMENT Dai Vernon, «Profesor» Cardmagie:Ettects ‘Ticks with Sleight of Hand: Back Days ‘Three Actors Double Ambitious ‘The Talsmaa ‘The Romantic Prisoner ‘The Hypnotic Power of the Jokers ‘Thiks without Sleight of Hand (amos) ‘Nether Bnd or sly"The Traveling Penkaife Penknives apd Handherciet Progress Routine ‘Capita Routine Ridnbow Rowtine Miscellany of Teas {THE AUTHOR AS SEEN nY THE AUTHOR INTRODUCTION In this book Ihave collected some of the teks, passes and routines thet Ihave crete’ or dasvered Some of them have bee Publis in vopean of Aiercan magarnes, odes ia) book-magaane Magia Pou Sia the majority bave never beea published, Several of them have been ‘nen up by Harry Loayue and were ublabe in Apocwlye, one was ‘feiten by Fred Robison aad was pubhed in Pabuler. To al of ther, {o Joo Pucho, to Mary Pura Mie, to Luis. Trueb, and to Ricardo ‘arr ny thats fortes permission to reproduce thie steal hee. Als, {ean t thank ny dear muscnsmapician fnend Rafael Benatar Who it consciously ane clears wrt up four fy outnes fo ths book. natch a the material comes (rom various soutes an difer=n patods there isa wide versity of se inthe lerary descriptions and ‘Caphic, which incudesome le sets ad schema rains of mie. ny Geel oot toy 10 comet or evict fo tere weet bomegeaclty in sale inthe book. I rather decide to leave each foutine {tas wnten, 20 that de Book that reaches your hands is ke a pal Dating scrapbook, full of pieces of magi, sraps of a life delicate to [is ernal ev, pest a ive them (ude of hemo asthe nee seen by others. Tes logical and quite likly that some ofthe new ideas conned in this bok Rave already been writen wp by ther magicians who have i ‘oveed dhe independently And I'm ste hat others have been dico- ‘aod by one or several ukiown magicians, who have never writen down ‘hel magia ideas. To all of ther, and to hove who deat eation Jue {omy involuntary ignorance, wich am alway willing to amend, peer ‘ay met sincere exc, logrther with th oy of having coincided with youn our discoveries. A sublle bond now las us fraeraly ‘have wid theraajory ofthese effects and routines Fequeny the course of my twenty Yeart ai 4 profescnal and another twenty 28 a8 ‘toateur/lover of maple They are nox lever inventions recent eat ‘he majority have ben born, have evolved and changed, have suffered the fudlence tet, and eve beea changed agaa, throug «neverending a ‘hema poces Ihave attempted to cleanse them, pul hem, sy {ng tomake them sicher and guimerclly transform them ino magia ‘They are more a testimony of my efforts than roo! at Tae Feached ay usoa, which means that they are til open o change. raed, a reread the proof ts bok. dat some of thew ae led Ina mote advanced stag sled once again by duh, expec, and elec fon, ending upasalnays, ict of he riba beeen fhe Tove ‘ad the ruthless quest for authentic magical emotions, ia mtery, hols ‘ate she worked with me so intimately daring the many years tha we ved together then José Buchol's name would appear, ay magic mentor, Who {UnpAt met love books on magi, and wh offered tne the chance fo {oy and learn rors ts legendaty brary, which now availabe fo every {dy than wo hi generous and exempliry donation o the compete oo ‘ection tothe Jann March Foundation Lita, n Madr. Of spare, 1 would neve forget the name of Tuan Ana, abvays alle ny memory, {he ma who transmitted the theories of Master Ascanio to me dec, ‘exrchod by the wise intation and unparalled at of Juan msl) Fefthand a «Los Manos (biliaa and dsighfl to man close-up fou. tine, each ing just one hand, performed by Joan T. and Jaas Anta) tnd i my ie : "To Maser Ascanio himself to Dsi Vernce, «The Profesoen and to ‘he tender and bitin’ Sein, edeat the three moverest that make Up ths Sonata, leaving René Livand, whe Arts, Fa-Maacho and Fred ap, idols and ny pul aber, Soe Prats, who gui me down the pt of Magk>Love, forthe Fugue, the net voeme i this cellesion ‘of my mag id making thi Tat interminable, 1 want to inch in his ‘Thankyou alte members of the Sacedad Lapa de ations (SE) ‘nd the Bicuele Mapice de Medrid E30), from whom I bave learned ‘Sach, and who have put up with me over the yore oferty thanks {all thé magical author who have tranmitted thet ideas and widen {ome through thet ow mapeal medio, to 1 many spectators whe, ih ‘hee facial expressions, thet words, tek silence and ther eam Bae ‘ovrcied me or encouraged me, and with whom Ihave shared this magic ‘tad so much more. leave a blank lige for Jou, dea reader (nd fre, jst for reading these words) 30 that you can sign your owa uame, and ‘that way resis, i'w personal way, my gratitude Te a thowtand thankal can ate to a er ss hi eon ugh fee aaa po no a te fae er afer concaing and gesaing, «ith sneesary, andthe people wad nt ches i ket ey spa aye he Bose, Seg te pee eile pai ated po a teed vee gue it ong te Th Ble stays, Margen wan cond rc sr there tongs Sad oy cover Ss Se ‘pe caer thuld' pay to mich tation tothe exaacatd prise A ects s0 may tick isthe fr faery ove and my aera ees oa i arated) ty Seo ps2 cae taneous your tro clea See een atom mr en vah hope tse Se econ stream reyes or hiv crows yout pay tha on or owe irs oss M20 otung hs Sonat, Iwi writes Raps with thr ruts, a heinast te nwt cocits a Trad Sar ted SeteR chet pes uch nen fac Os, mh ie ‘etal his chords be harmon, et thee magic sound beautifl to ‘yout ears, nnd let all of us readers thors, ad possible spectators fel Deane, love, joy, and happiness ‘Curaias) Madi, 1989 BFIRST MOVEMENT ARTURO DE ASCAMIO QAAGIFOEND oAScAMO ‘eaRDMAOKC, SLITS “TE PERPENDICULAR CONTROL. PERUVIANS. ‘TaMARLE TURNOVER bounuers {TE STAIRCASEARTURO DE ASCANIO (magipoem) Thy tenspcoe, ty tt ond are traformed take mec Bie smetncs ofthe quanche an the canary. FINAL NOTES That wth 30 many ethers rose ron, A four lef clover float bck as polished father, bridian, shining and magica Ta'the shred ineTO ASCANIO When I st ear of you, they told me: «t's incredibet He put a ‘whic penknife ino his hand andi comes out ed then psa, then. the ‘itmateyT remained in suspense. wid 1 imagine you~ does he have ‘sings on hs bach or pethapr std eye ais forehead? I comin with Image, the from P. Cho and Bernat (ancard magic bosks onthe ‘Sourg Spanish mapican’s hookshell— Tran} thowe marvelous books ‘Poo pers later | tet you a x meeting ofthe Sociedad Eyota de a Monsino old yout my admiration, which grew fom my fers ‘ng of your book sPeaknines and Dalionlsm, 2 key book it mf tn, my fir stherccaly ook. Lal even yur tle of satsfaton ‘when tat Late big -noed 17 eat ol Aid recite you whole page Kom oa beok, Aad so you do aie fo te i ine The Nate Nie {Dy Hamman Boing! wasn tte or worse it wa someting ceo Thaw you very ite howe fit months A couple of times, perhaps. ‘but your seat of mage, that brian sense of magi of Sours as bese Ieanumitied Yo hein sparse gushes, trough Your dpe, and my matter, Juanko Anton Sa, every mestng with You, shoct Rout, Was ‘ers dv rt vst. You gave me several wey words of ace {nme magia! development. so cleat expained that each of them was Worth hours of houph days of pact, months Of study. and yous of the. Theve mere Some of them: You one Your ars oo each ‘0s yout hands; «Do it slowly, cally, mth tanaaiy, inga fs, thou hrying unncca,ePayhologr 9 Se of ‘But you dont know stan Baal Curry is? A magician must kro Ie “show he ha irked hic art» an macy ethers Tha you beght Botan ed me down theft pana, ePeta ft the ar af tanga, ‘And then cn ap oft A io Spread the Paul City Turnover Change, he Au Peps Top Change, the Kaps Unload, and tts. The Kings though the Table by Kaps ad Hamman, Ottand Wate by Pollock ml Kaps, The Queets by Bi and you ove fox penknives, your passion for cards... and. and Testu of rin have come fro Sour teach »‘That's why, when these outs won prizes and honors (Grenoble, 1971; Paris, 1973; Sa Sebati, 1972.) el such grate toward the Father, "praisou And’ wh fr eagle more ‘of wanting 1 be more independent weotes.000 an returaed from Pars from the FISM, Tweat 1 your oie and sad to you, «Thank ou, Are {o, for this prize, which T owe to Youn, and you sale again. “Then, yout peonal insrction continued, more and more dist; anc or iayage and tap eer hy (which we mit) Aa ‘erdum (our coronation, Canary Inland, those unforgettable days In ‘Las Vers our super coronation, in the Naghe Canteen fs Disney land, which we iste fora woke day witha dest of cards our hands, sd Seva and Cai, and Siges.. and so many wor lng das in El Es: ‘oral (in the 1984 meting, your sacaon which made reach sta Toh and anda and 0 alos by Hear, your lstures (the Best Your beaks, wtih hae svt beard) your performance, your tough your sont tiparaeed way of dong nage. oe Today Iw th you dont have hd een your fread, o wings your back: Youhave heey our pelos bra out Jp, ind, and wing, tas Wigs on Sour hands Giada, Avioto, Nas ‘THE TAMARIZ PERPENDICULAR CONTROL “The Tamarie Pespedisulat Contrel (TPC), whichis what maycin's ‘troughoat the slat system except om Earth) al this move, occured 10 {belnthe year of or lord on thoarand nine indeed and si) two (196). ‘The won yon (ody enough twas 1969), | worked onthe move gre ‘ah, and foun several apiiatons he fodowing Years. nil day (hi the year this ance was writen), oF 19 ¥ esas i yo feteat 2 trom fon the handy pockes calculator tha fei he Canary ands ts aba ine ou ed ae) Yu wi find the anwer 19. Darig ihe following years, os Twas vying, fous tote and more ser for ths move in sevefl Flowery feds of ‘ ‘by fy and to «Professor» Dal Veron who, when he eri simply told me o