Selected Keyboard Music Vol. 2

Arrangement: Clark Steve. Par CLARK STEVE. Glide across the dancefloor in style with this selection of ballrooom favourites. 17 medleys for all dance types, including the quickstep, samba and cha cha. Suitable for all keyboards and guitar and only uses simple chords in singalong keys./ Recueil / Clavier Electronique et Ligne Mélodique

Arrangeur: Agnes Lakos. Pedal use is a fundamental part of expressive piano playing. But proper pedalling skills are not easy to acquire. Thus, it is important that piano students become acquainted with the use of the three pedals as early as possible. The stopgap Introduction to Pedalling is a collection of pieces adapted to all levels of manual dexterity, enabling learners to improve their mastery of both the musical function and technique of pedalling. The volume contains both individual and joint studies for the three pedals of modern pianos. In addition to ten selected pieces from Samuel Maykapar's Twenty Pedal Preludes (1937), Introduction to Pedal Studies includes keyboard music from four centuries, ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary Hungarian composers. Pupils can thus encounter varying pedal marks from different periods. Of course, not all composers featured in the collection marked pedal use - in such cases, pedal signs were added by the editor. It is a recurrent question of interpretation whether pedals should be used in the music of earlier masters. The sound of the modern piano is far less vibrant and rich in overtones than that of the period instruments - thus, it is not Bach's music that necessitates pedal use so much as the piano itself. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Pédagogie / Etude / Piano

This excellent volume contains 85 selections that are essential for pianists at the early- to late-intermediate level. Spanning the Baroque through Modern eras, all of the selections have interesting melodic and rhythmic qualities, good design and formal structure, and excellent aesthetic value. Kim O'Reilly Newman holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois. She has performed throughout North America and Europe with the Hambro Quartet of Pianos and was an editor and recording pianist for Alfred Music. Kim is a brain tumor survivor and now specializes in performing music for the left hand. / Piano

Following on from the successful Keytainment (ED 21233), now it's getting really easy. This songbook for keyboard players contains a large selection of easy-to-play arrangements from various music genres. There really is something for everybody! Includes: Dexter (theme song) - I'm Always Here (Baywatch theme) - and many more / Clavier

Par BLOW JOHN. Selected from Musica Britannica Volume 73. Edited by Robert Klakowich. Amateur and professional players with an interest in Baroque repertoire will welcome this generous selection of 25 harpsichord pieces by John Blow (1649-1708). Blow stands as the dominant figure of English harpsichord composition in the late seventeenth century, the master of an individual school that merged continental influences into a vigorous native tradition of keyboard writing. There are preludes, dances and grounds in this anthology, which is selected from Volume 73 of Musica Britannica, and also includes advice on ornamentation and a comprehensive editorial note. Along with its companionvolume of 16 organ pieces, K43, this collection is an important addition to Stainer & Bell's landmark Early English Keyboard series./ Répertoire / Clavecin

Selected from Musica Britannica Volume 73. Edited by Robert Klakowich. Amateur and professional players with an interest in Baroque repertoire will welcome this generous selection of 25 harpsichord pieces by John Blow (1649-1708). Blow stands as the dominant figure of English harpsichord composition in the late seventeenth century, the master of an individual school that merged continental influences into a vigorous native tradition of keyboard writing. There are preludes, dances and grounds in this anthology, which is selected from Volume 73 of Musica Britannica, and also includes advice on ornamentation and a comprehensive editorial note. Along with its companion volume of 16 organ pieces, K43, this collection is an important addition to Stainer

This useful series is ideal for keyboard players who find themselves playing church organs for village services. Each volume provides a wide selection of material suitable for use as voluntaries for which pedal parts are not required.Volume 4 contains: BACH JS - Adagio from Organ Concerto in A minor BWV593, BATTISHILL - Voluntary, DANDRIEU - Basse et Dessus de Trompette from Magnificat in A, FELTON - Variations on 'Farewell Manchester' from Organ Concerto in A Major, FRANCK - Air Béarnais, FRESCOBALDI - Toccato Chromatica from Messa della Domenica, LISZT - Agnus Dei from Requiem pro Organo, MARTINI - Allegro from Sonata II, PACHELBEL - Magnificat-Fugue, STANLEY - Voluntary in E Minor Op.6 #9, TOURNEMIRE - Petite Fugue, WALTHER - Adagio from Organ Concerto in Bb Major, CHARPENTIER - A Trumpet Voluntary (Te Deum Prelude) / Orgue / niveau : Elémentaire / Recueil

This diversified collection guides students to develop stylistic performances of Bach's keyboard works. Among the 27 selections are numerous menuets, short preludes and suite movements. The introductory material contains an excellent discussion of ornamentation, rhythm, articulation, tempo and dynamics in the keyboard music of this master composer. The Alfred Masterwork CD Editions conveniently combine each exceptional volume with a professionally recorded CD that is sure to inspire artistic performances. 64 pages. PIanist Scott Price is the chair of the Piano Department at the University of South Carolina and holds a doctorate in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma. He has given master classes and recitals throughout the United States and Southeast Asia. His recordings are featured in Alfred’s Premier Piano Course.

A sumptuous selection of the very best Keyboard music of the Classical era by composers ranging from Mozart to Beethoven and beyond, all presented in one superb volume for the solo Piano. The music of the Classical era is characterised by melodic elegance and formal symmetry, both in the compositions of the great courts and of the church. From the delightful wit and flamboyance of Mozart's startling achievements, to the passionate Sturm Und Drang of Haydn and Beethoven, the masterpieces of the Classical period are widely regarded as some of the greatest compositions ever written. Every piece in this anthology is rich in heritage, and familiar to the ears of music lovers the world over. Take this opportunity to transform your repertoire - the music has been expertly adapted to appeal to the intermediate soloist whilst retaining all the beauty and character of the original works. There's simply no better way to discover the music of the masters. / Classique / Partition /

This wonderful collection includes 17 well-known pieces for piano by J. S. Bach. Interesting biographical information on the long and prolific life of Bach is included. Music includes selections from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, When Thou Art Near, pieces from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol. 1, selections from the Two-Part Inventions, and more. Beautiful performances of every piece are included on the enclosed CD.

1722-1725. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. In 1721 a 20-year-old soprano employed at the princely court in Köthen married the court's Kapellmeister, set to become the greatest composer of the age. As his second wife she married into a young family with four children, and a busy household filled with music. The music book that Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his new wife Anna Magdalena in 1722, and replaced more lavishly in 1725, treats us to a tantalizing glimpse inside this unique family, allowing us to sit beside Bach as a composer, teacher, husband and father. Over the years, these notebooks became a place for the family to share instructional exercises, favourite pieces - by Bach and other composers - to play orsing, early composition efforts from the children, and first versions of some of Bach's more ambitious keyboard works. What is usually presented as 'the' Anna Magdalena Notebook is a set of excerpts from the 1725 collection. The scholarship that informed the New Bach Edition in 1957 has been greatly developed and expanded since then. Now, for the first time, Edition Peters presents a new Urtext edition of the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach. - Contains all the material from the 1722 and 1725 notebooks together in one volume, in the original landscape format - Edited by pre-eminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff, Harvard Professor and former Director of the Leipzig Bach ArchiveRepresents the very latest in Bach scholarship, reflecting up-to-the-minute research on texts, authorship and copyists - Extensive preface, detailed critical commentary, and beautifully engraved notation - Hardcover clothbound edition with gold embossing - Printed in Köthen and bound in Leipzig - the home of Bach and the home of Edition Peters - this cutting-edge, premium modern edition's journey to your library retraces the Bach family's own move from the princely town to the city. This premium edition offers a truly best-in-class publication. In 1721 a 20-year-old soprano employed at the princely court in Köthen married the court's Kapellmeister, set to become the greatest composer of the age. As his second wife she married into a young family with four children, and a busy household filled with music. The music book that Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his new wife Anna Magdalena in 1722, and replaced more lavishly in 1725, treats us to a tantalizing glimpse inside this unique family, allowing us to sit beside Bach as a composer, teacher, husband and father. Over the years, these notebooks became a place for the family to share instructional exercises, favourite pieces - by Bach and other composers - to play orsing, early composition efforts from the children, and first versions of some of Bach's more ambitious keyboard works. What is usually presented as 'the' Anna Magdalena Notebook is a set of excerpts from the 1725 collection. The scholarship that informed the New Bach Edition in 1957 has been greatly developed and expanded since then. Now, for the first time, Edition Peters presents a new Urtext edition of the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach. Contains all the material from the 1722 and 1725 notebooks together in one volume, in the original landscape format. Edited by pre-eminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff, Harvard Professor and former Director of the Leipzig Bach Archive. Represents the very latest in Bach scholarship, reflecting up-to-the-minute research on texts, authorship and copyists. Extensive preface, detailed critical commentary, and beautifully engraved notation. Hardcover clothbound edition with gold embossing. Printed in Köthen and bound in Leipzig - the home of Bach and the home of Edition Peters - this cutting-edge, premium modern edition's journey to your library retraces the Bach family's own move from the princely town to the city. This premium edition offers a truly best-in-class publication. Alongside it, Edition Peters presents a selection of the most popular pieces from the two notebooks in a practical student edition, drawing on the material of Christoph Wolff's scholarly edition, to be enjoyed by teachers and students alike. / Classique / Répertoire / Piano

Par DOWLAND JOHN. Edited by Thurston Dart and Nigel Fortune 13 of the finest settings taken from John Dowland: Ayres for Four Voices, originally transcribed as Volume 6 of Musica Britannica by Edmund Fellowes. The Elizabethan and Jacobean lutesongs were often written with alternative versions for voices and lute. This volume is an introductory selection of these ‘airs’, with accompaniment which may be played on guitar or keyboard as well as lute. SATB CONTENTS Burst forth my tears By a fountain where I lay Can she excuse my wrongs Come again sweet love doth now invite Come away, come sweet love Come heavy sleep Fine knacks for ladies Go crystal tears If my complaints Now o now I needs must part Sleep wayward thoughts Sweet stay awhile Weep you no more sad fountains/ Répertoire / SATB