Dance Of The Cockerel (Hanedans) from the opera Masquerade by Carl Nielsen arranged for for Piano Duet (4 hands) by Esther Bobrova Lange. Arranger's preface: Dance of the Cockerel is a ballet insertion from Act Three of Carl Nielsen's opera Masquerade it is written for a large symphony orchestra. In this version for piano duet (four hands) I used the full orchestral score making sure that the essential orchestra parts were included. The melodic parts and the accompaniment are equally distributed between the primo and secondo parts. The nuances and articulations are written according to the originalscore yet with consideration to the possibilities of the piano. In one of his letters Carl Nielsen wrote that Dance of the Cockerel is like a polonaise. Presumably he meant that it should be played with pride and dignity in order to characterize a young cockerel surrounded by adoring hens that fight for his favour. (Esther Bobrova Lange)

Pour récitant et piano à quatre mains-During the visit to Brive-la-Gaillarde in 1940 Poulenc sketched a little piece for the children of his cousins: Sophie Sylvie Benoit Florence and Delphine Périer Yvan Alain Marie-Christine and Marguerite-MarieVillotte and their two friends Marthe Bosredon and André Lecoeur. This took the form of a musical background to Jean de Brunhoff's popular illustrated children's story about Babar a baby elephant whose mother is killed by ahuntsman. Fortunately Babar meets a kind elderly lady who dresses him in a fine suit and gives him an impressive motor-car.However Babar feels homesick for his forests and is pleased when his cousins Arthur and Celeste find him and needs no persuasion to go home with them. Back in the forest where the King of the Elephants has eaten a poisonous mushroom Babar is elected to succeed as King. He marries Celeste and the last we hear of him isthinking of a rosy future as he dreamily looks up at a marvellously star-filled sky.Poulenc's score to which he returned and completed in 1945 is for a narrator and a Piano so written that the individualsections offer the pianist a number of self-contained descriptive pieces such as a Lullaby a Reverie a Galop a Nocturne and so on. Indeed some of Poulenc's finest Piano music isfound in these charming pages.In 1962 Jean Françaix made an orchestral version and Barbar has been enjoyed by children of all ages all over the world. An English translation of the text was made by Nelly Rieu.Thisparticular edition is arranged for Narrator and Piano duet (1 Piano 4 hands) and a separate insert with English translation is included.

Composer Philip Glass returned to composition for chamber ensemble after several years of work for films ballet opera and solo instruments. Four Movements For Two Pianos was commissioned by hislong-time advocate the conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies and pianist Maki Namakawa and after the success of this piece at the Ruhr Piano Festival the pair decided to continue performing as a duo. The piece can belocated more at the classical end of Glass’ compositional spectrum retaining all the propulsive rhythms arpeggiation and repetitiveness that are the hallmarks of the composer’s work. American composerPhilip Glass is widely known as one of the most celebrated influential and prolific of the modern composers. He is frequently referred to as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music withrepetitive structures.’ His operas among them the renowned Einstein On The Beach are performed across the globe and he has created work for small and large ensembles film and experimental theatre and founded his ownperforming group The Philip Glass Ensemble.

Par LIANG LEI. I was fascinated with the Chinese landscape painter Huang Binhong (1865-1955), particularly with the albums the artist painted when he was nearly blind from cataracts. The image that inspired this composition was a detail taken from the painting. The detail was reconstructed by high-resolution scanning, and it reveals an intricate world hidden within the paintings' brushstrokes. It draws us into the landscape of microscopic elements - a fiber in the rice paper, or the trace left by a single hair in the brush. Will you come to my dream? is about discovering such a world, and the moment when we lose ourselves in the landscape together. – Lei Liang / Niveau : Avancé / Répertoire / Piano 4 Mains

Opus 99 - Piano Four Hands-From this often-neglected Russian master come these ten beautiful duet studies inspired by nature. They are all highly accessible and suitable for 2nd-3rd year students and above. Highly recommended! Includes complete printed music score with both primo and secondo piano parts and a compact disc featuring the duets in two formats: split-channel stereo with secondo part on the left channel primo on the right so you can play either part and then again with just the secondo part in stereo so you can perform the primo part alongside. Performed by Sondra Bianca piano Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano

Five light-hearted evergreens for intermediate level players-Five light-hearted arrangements for piano duet! Four cheery evergreens Tea for Two; Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two); Country Gardens; I do Like to be Beside the Seaside and Stephen Foster's more reflective and contrasting Beautiful Dreamer stylishly and skillfully arranged by Mike Cornick. The duets are recorded on CD along with rehearsal tracks for primo and secondo players so useful (and fun) when practising separately. These pieces are great for musical get-togethers and would make refreshingly different concert items. They can be enjoyed by players of intermediate level and beyond

In 1878 Dvorák was commissioned to write something along the lines of Brahms?s ?Hungarian Dances? but using the sounds of his native country. The resulting eight ?Slavonic Dances? led to hisinternational breakthrough. ?Furiant? ?polka? ?soudeská?: all are written with consummate mastery and dazzling formal sophistication. Although the ?Slavonic Dances? also became popularin orchestral arrangement they were originally written for Piano four-hands. Yet the musical text Dvorák released for publication was anything but ideal. Now to honour the centennial of his death we are presenting hisoriginal version with a detailed commentary on the work?s sources and editorial problems. The fingering always a delicate matter in duet playing has been entrusted to Andreas Groethuysen with results that will prove a boon toperformers everywhere.

The long awaited sequel to 'Pianoel'. Once again many of these Christmas Carols sound good as solos yet when played together they make brilliant duets! See also 'Easy Pianoel'.Grade: 3 - 4

Another title in this popular series with dual versions of 10 well-known Christmas Carols to give wider access to pupils of all ages. The initial versions are generally straightforward while the second presents a more up-dated and sometimes up-tempo version to give variety and a fresh approach to some familiar tunes. Intended for teacher and pupil in many of these carols the pupil's left hand part is optional widening the scope of these arrangements to suit relative beginners or even to include use with other instruments.

Piano Solos with Duet Accompaniment-Piano solos with duet accompaniment - fantastic fun for beginner pianists!The classic series of favourite piano books for beginners has been tried and tested over many years by thousands of teachers and countless pupils. Each book contains carefully selected material for steady development.

A perennial favorite for early advanced pianists this duet has been re-engraved and edited in consultation with the original piano solo version correcting some errors clarifying some details and creating a more easy-to-read edition.

Par MOLODYNSKA-WHEELER MARTA. The name of this collection reflects the diverse character and international provenance of the pieces. Each of them is a ?representative? of a different country and a different musical culture, and therefore provides an excellent opportunity for performers to face different musical genres. Poligrajki are intended for young pianists who want to improve their skills in the field of playing in a piano duo. When writing them, my aim was to create compositions where the technical and interpretation requirements will be well-suited for the abilities of piano students in music schools and will constitute a teaching material referring to the theoretical knowledge of the stylistic differences across the countries. I hope the performers will enjoy Poligrajki and that their sounds will reach every corner of the world! Marta Molodynska-Wheeler / Date parution : 2022-12-12/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains

Instrumentation : 2Pf/4h Edition in accordance with Edvard Grieg: Complete Works (volume 7) edited by the Edvard Grieg Committee, Oslo

Instrumentation : 2Pf/4h Edition in accordance with Edvard Grieg: Complete Works (volume 7) edited by the Edvard Grieg Committee, Oslo

A second book of entertaining and enjoyable Piano Duets by the talented Philip Cunningham. All presented and graded in order of difficulty to provide an ongoing challenge and development. These six stylistically diverse pieces compliment completion of the first collection and are ideally suited to students working at Grades 3 - 5 following on smoothly from Book 1. This book also includes a backing CD enabling solo practice of the duets so now you don't need a duet partner everytime!