Series: Famous & Fun Category: Piano Collection Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Early Intermediate Adults will enjoy the ease with which they master these well-known tunes skillfully arranged at the early intermediate level. Titles: Ain't Misbehavin' * I Got Rhythm * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * Killing Me Softly with His Song * Laura * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In) * Take My Breath Away * That's Entertainment * That's What Friends Are For * What a Wonderful World.

Gregory Stone has transcribed these three selected preludes for one piano-four hands. For much of his life George Gershwin sought to integrate the worlds of jazz and classical music. These pieces are not jazz improvisations but they do show something of the style of his own playing. Gershwin had intended to compose a set of twelve a sort of jazz Wohltemperierte Clavier but his unexpected death from a brain tumour at the age of 38 prevented this. At least seven survive (others may have ended up as songs) and this set of three as published form a satisfying unit. The first opens with a blue-note riff which forms the basis of the first theme.Contrasting material follows making use of a distinctive repeated note figure then the first idea reappears in a quasi-orchestral climax. The second prelude shows a curious kinship with Chopin???s A minor Prelude with its eerie accompaniment and hypnotic melody. The third exploits a similar major/minor ambivalence but dextrous syncopation gives it driving rhythmic energy.

This volume is an ideal supplement to The Classical Piano Method: Method Book 3 (ED 13563); contains easy to intermediate repertoire, suitable for pianists who have completed Method Book 2 of the series, or for those returning to the instrument after a break; includes a selection of 23 beautiful classical duets and arrangements of well-known classical pieces, with straightforward accompaniments ideal for a teacher or friend; comes with a CD recording of all pieces played by professional concert pianists on a grand piano, providing model performances to help you learn; offers full demonstration tracks on the CD, as well as the accompaniments alone, for play-along purposes; presents pieces in a progressively graded format, providing you with relevant repertoire as your playing develops.

Countless catchy melodies come from Russian operas, ballets and symphonies and if you have heard them once, you will never forget them. For this collection of pieces, Nicolai Podgornov has produced masterful arrangements of classics from russian operas, ballets and symphonies. Compositions such as the famous waltz from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty or the main theme from his Swan Lake, the waltz from Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No. 2, Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet, Khachaturian's Sabre Dance from Gayane and his Adagio from the ballet Spartacus. All of these are sure to give great pleasure to intermediate-level piano students. Nicolai Podgornov has expertly arranged these popular pieces with easy fingering so that playing them is straightforward - after all, familiar pieces are easier to master. • Easy to middle-grade arrangements of well-known themes from Russian opera and ballet for piano duet • Well-known, easy-to-play melodies from the Russian classics (’Sabre Dance’, ’Waltz No. 2’, ’Flight of the Bumblebee’ etc.) • Includes illustrations of the composers/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains

These duet arrangements offer intermediate to late intermediate pianists the opportunity to play the classics at a much earlier level than if they were to wait to play the original version. By dividing the pieces between two performers, the individual parts are simpler, but the fullness and integrity of the originals remain. Highlights from Book 2 are Beethoven's Für Elise, Satie's 1st Gymnopedie and Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever.

16 intermediate Piano Duets in their orignal form written by 9 composers from the 18th 19th and 20th centuries. Each duet has been carefully edited and fingered for ease in performance by intermediate students. These duets can be used as supplementary material for any course of study. They are excellent repertoire selections for group lessons ensemble classes or monster concerts. Students will be motivated by music making with friends as they aquire security with tempo and rhythm provided by ensemble performance.

1 Piano 4 Hands-Early To Mid-Intermediate Level-A wonderful piano duet arrangement of a classic winter's piece. Randall Hartsell utilizes different registers and contrasting dynamics to transport performers and listeners to a magical place in time. Key: D minor.

A wonderful collection of 25 intermediate and late intermediate Classical to Modern Piano duet pieces in their original forms. Each duet has been carefully fingered and edited for performance ease.

The In Recital: Duets range offers a terrific collection of some of the most musically engaging duets by leading composers and arrangers. The selection is diverse too and you will find original duets as well as duet arrangements of classical themes and popular songs. The purpose of the series is to focus on this fabulous repertoire with the intention of motivating students with entertaining pieces and outstanding arrangements. Comprising six levels that feature a comprehensively levelled curriculum with gentle transitions between each stage In Recital: Duets has something for all students even those who work ahead at their own pace! This is VolumeOne - Book Four which contains material suitable for Early Intermediate Pianists with wonderful pieces such as Pachelbel’s Canon In D and Hebrew Folk Song Hava Nagila addressing a wide variety of different musical and technical abilities as well as different genres. The enclosed companion CD is a superb teaching and learning tool which help to get the best from students. Listen to the demonstration recording as a reference to hear the personality of each track and then Play-along with the performance tracks. As a further aid the series provides practice tips rehearsal suggestions and duet performance strategies to help students be even more successful!

The In Recital: Duets range offers a terrific collection of some of the most musically engaging duets by leading composers and arrangers. The selection is diverse too and you will find original duets as well as duet arrangements of classical themes and popular songs. The purpose of the series is to focus on this fabulous repertoire with the intention of motivating students with entertaining pieces and outstanding arrangements. Comprising six levels that feature a comprehensively levelled curriculum with gentle transitions between each stage In Recital: Duets has something for all students even those who work ahead at their own pace! This is VolumeOne - Book Five which contains material suitable for Intermediate Pianists with wonderful pieces such as Debussy’s Clair De Lune and Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag addressing a wide variety of different musical and technical abilities as well as different genres. The enclosed companion CD is a superb teaching and learning tool which help to get the best from students. Listen to the demonstration recording as a reference to hear the personality of each track and then Play-along with the performance tracks. As a further aid the series provides practice tips rehearsal suggestions and duet performance strategies to help students be even more successful!

Robert D. Vandall's four duet fantasies on classic carols have now been compiled into one spectacular collection. These extended fantasies incorporate exhilarating rhythms and unexpected harmonic changes, making them fantastic performance vehicles for early intermediate to late intermediate pianists. Careful balancing of the primo and secondo parts gives both performers a chance to shine. Titles: Carol of the Bells * Deck the Hall * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World. / Ensemble Music, Miscellaneous, Piano Music, Scores / Recueil / Piano

A selection of Easy to Moderately Difficult Piano Duets by Haydn,Mozart and Beethoven /