Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Level 2B is an adventurous collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities an ancient Chinese folk song a gypsy dance by firelight a humorous ???blues??? or a sonatina accompanied with orchestra.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

In a note for the planned first edition of his Hungarian Peasant Songs in 1914 Bartók wrote that ?the melodies published here are folksongs in the truest sense of the word; more precisely peasant songs?. Bartók initiallywithdrew this work from publication however and added new pieces to it using folk music he had collected in the meantime. The first edition was only finally published in 1920. The Bartók scholar László Somfai explains the work?scomplicated genesis in his preface. The comments at the close of this edition include important indications regarding performance practice derived from the two recordings that the composer made of several of its pieces in 1927 and1936. The musical text here follows that of the corresponding volume of the Bartók Complete Edition that is currently in preparation. This is yet another highly popular Bartók work on offer from G. Henle Publishers!

The second movement is a set of variations on the Kentucky folk song O Bury Me Beneath the Willow. The third movement makes use of another folk song Lisa.

Finest single-volume edition includes authoritative scores of The Seasons, Op. 37; Album for the Young, Op. 39; 10 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 72; Dumka, Op. 59; Valse sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6; 4 Pieces, Op. 40; Theme and Variations, Op. 19, No. 6; plus 5 early pieces. Content : Five early pieces Romance (Op. 5) Valse-scherzo ? Waltz-scherzo (Op. 7) Capriccio (Op. 8) Polka de salon (Op. 9, No. 2) Nocturne (Op. 10, No. 1) Thème original et variations ? Original theme and variations (Op. 19, No. 6) From Twelve Pieces (Op. 40) No. 2 Chanson triste ? Sad song 6. Chant sans paroles ? Song without words 9. Valse ? Waltz 10. Danse russe ? Russian dance Valse sentimentale ? Sentimental waltz (Op. 51, No. 6) Doumka (Scène rustique russe) ? Dumka (Russian village scene) (Op. 59) From Eighteen Characteristic Pieces (Op. 72) No. 1 Impromptu 2. Berceuse ? Lullaby 3. Tendres reproches ? Gentle reproaches 4. Danse caractéristique ? Characteristic dance 8. Dialogue 9. Un poco di Schumann ? A bit of Schumann 12. L'espiègle ? The rascal 13. Echo rustique ? Countryside echo 15. Un poco di Chopin ? A bit of Chopin 16. Valse à cinq temps ? Waltz in five-beat time Album for the Young (after Schumann) (Op. 39) [Restored to Tchaikovsky's original sequence] Note No. 1. Prière de matin ? Morning prayer 2. Le matin en hiver ? Winter morning 3. Maman ? Mama 4. Le petit cavalier ? The little horseman 5. Marches des soldats de bois ? Marches of the wooden soldiers 6. La nouvelle poupée ? The new doll 7. La poupée malade ? The sick doll 8. Enterrement de la poupée ? The doll's burial 9. Valse ? Waltz 10. Polka 11. Mazurka 12. Chanson russe ? Russian song 13. Le paysan prélude ? The peasant plays an introduction 14. Chanson populaire (Kamarinskaya) ? Folk Song 15. Chanson intalienne ? Italian song 16. Mélodie antique française ? Old French melody 17. Chanson allemande ? German song 18. Chanson napolitaine ? Neapolitan song 19. Conte de la vieille bonne ? The old maid-servant's tale 20. La sorciére (Baba-Yaga) ? The witch 21. Douce rêverie ? Sweet reverie 22. Chant de l'alouette ?Song of the lark 23. A l'église ? In church 24. L'orgue de barbarie ? The hurdy-gurdy The Seasons (Op. 37bis) Note and epigraphs 1. Janvier: Au coin du feu ? January By the fireside 2. Février: Carnaval ? February: Carnival 3. Mars: Chant de l'alouette ? March Song of the lark 4. Avril: Perce-neige ? April: Snowdrop 5. Mai: Les nuits de mai ? May: May nights [White nights] 6. Juin: Barcarolle ? June: Barcar 7. Juillet: Chant du faucheur ? July: The reaper's song 8. Août: La moisson ? August: The harvest 9. Septembre: La chasse ? September: The hunt 10. Octobre: Chant d'automne ? October: Autumn song 11. Novembre: En troïka ? November: In the troika 12. Decembre: Noël ? December: Christmas

Easy to moderately difficult: 4 Short Pieces; Christmas Song; En Rêve; 4 Pieces from Années de pèlerinage; Prelude after Bach 'Weinen Klagen'; 5 Hungarian Folk Songs; Puszta-Wehmut; Hungarian Rhapsody No.3; Czárdás macabre /

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Showcase Solo Level 4 - Early-This intermediate solo highlights the lyrical qualities of its Scottish folk song origins. Flowing melodies passed between the hands harmonic pedaling and the addition of Beautiful River in the middle section sharpen students'listening skills and lead to a satisfying musical performance.

36 Original Piano Pieces Instrument : piano Nombre de Pages : 72 The music teacher and pianist Monika Twelsiek adds a new selection of piano works around the subject of Night and Dreams to the Piano Classics series. At any time, the night was a theme in literature, art and music. 'Night' and 'Dream' are emotional images which evoke vastly different emotions in different people. The night is a place of peace and security, of longing and love, of secrets, imagination and dreams. But night also means strangeness, loneliness, fear, danger and crime. The collection 'Night and Dreams' with works from the Romantic piano literature to new contemporary sounds tries to capture all of these nightly emotions. Apart from a plethora of folk-song-like lullabies, numerous fantastic dream pieces and descriptions of dangerous night scenes have been added to the collection. An alluring mixture of imagination and reality, for advanced piano pupils and lovers of piano music. Content : P. Zilcher: Lullaby, op. 93/4 - G. Nevada: A Little Dreamy - A. Gretchaninoff: Lullaby, op. 98 - C. Gurlitt: 4 Reverie, op. 210 - R. Volkmann: Night Song, op. 17 - R. Schumann: Lullaby, op. 124 - J. Senfter: Lullaby - F. Burgmüller: Lullaby, op. 109 - P. Tschaikowsky: Sweet Reverie, op. 39 - R. Fuchs: Lullaby, op. 32 - E. Satie: Lullaby - K.-H. Pick: Sleeping Beauty is Sleeping - H. Regner: Phantasmagoria - B. Heller: Evening Flower - G. Nevada: When Paris Dreams - J. Turina: The Village Sleeps - E. Pütz: Sleep Well Blues - J. Kember: Midnight Blue - G. Nevada: Starry Dome - E. Grieg: Lullaby, op. 38 - A. Gretchaninoff: Bed Time, op. 109 - Nightly Event, op. 115 - K. Slavicky: The Evil Dream - B. Martinu: The Cats' Procession in the Solstice Night - R. Schumann: Reverie, op. 15 - Child Falling Asleep, op. 20 - A. Rubinstein: The Night, op. 44/1 - L. He: Lullaby - E. Pütz: Night of Love - J. Field: Nocturne B major, op. 9/2 - Nocturne E major, op. 72/1 - E. Grieg: Notturno, op. 54 - C. Debussy: Reverie - W. Killmayer: Nocturne III - P. Hindemith: Fantastic Duet of Two Trees at the Window, op. 15

an international collection of 25 pieces for solo piano-Twenty-five pieces twenty-five composers and twenty-five countries together in this one anthology. This wonderful set of pieces is a special commission for some of our finest composers to write music that is playable by non-professional pianists. The collection displays a huge diversity of styles sounds and flavours with composers taking full advantage of their native roots and folk traditions.

Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Course is designed for use with an instructor for the beginning student looking for a truly complete piano course. It is a greatly expanded version of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course that will include lesson, theory, and technique in a convenient, 'all-in-one' format. This comprehensive course features written assignments that reinforce each lesson's concepts, a smooth, logical progression between each lesson, a thorough explanation of chord theory and playing styles, and outstanding extra songs, including folk, classical, and contemporary selections. At the completion of this course, the student will have learned to play some of the most popular music ever written and will have gained a good understanding of basic musical concepts and styles. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. / Piano

13 favourite pieces arranged for five finger piano with optional accompaniment parts-Each book in this series contains 13 easy arrangements of well known songs arranger for beginner pianists. The pieces use a single five-finger hand position for each song enabling early pianists to play their favourite tunes straight away! The note-size is large and each song has a diagram so players know exactly where their hands should be before starting the piece. Includes an optional teacher's duet part for each song to add some extra interest in both practice and performance.

Canciones Leonesas (Leonese Songs) is a collection of folk melodies from the Leon region of north-west Spain collected and arranged for solo Piano by Rogelio Villar. Volume One is the first of five by the composer.Rogelio Villar (1875-1937) was a Spanish composer musicologist and pedagogue. Born in Leon he studied at the Madrid Conservatory where he later taught as well. His compositions were predominantly instrumental works; he avoided operatic music and gradually became more and more nationalistic in his style. He travelled widely throughout the Leon region collecting and preserving many folk songs which he laterused in many of his compositions.

The romance and passion of Ireland's colourful history is uniquely depicted through a magical folk tradition. Here are 28 of the most exquisite nostalgic and best-loved Irish folksongs including 'Danny Boy' and 'The star of the County Down' and many more. Arranged with simple keyboard accompaniments chord symbols and delightful illustrations.

Easy variations for piano-Imre Mez (born 1932) composed several popular works for children and young people studying music. His most recent collection is extraordinary in that all the 153 tiny pieces are based on the same Hungarian folk song offering a myriad of ways and options of presenting and elaborating the same melody without altering it.The variations are grouped by key and within each chapter are placed in order of difficulty. In so doing the composer offers as piano teacher Erika Becht writes ''two ways for teachers and pupils to know and try out the many musical and technical variations (such as augmenting diminishing canon melody pairs etc.). This can be done within the same key inorder of difficulty or by using the scope of the music to find the right degree of difficulty and advancing through the key signatures so developing pupils' ability and sense of security in reading a score by playing in various keys.'' This publication is not only recommended to beginners or more advanced pupils undergoing traditional musical tuition but also to those interested in the secrets of composition and musical structures.This publication is printed on high-quality age-resistant paper that is produced in an environmentally-friendly climate-neutral manner using renewable raw materials.