SKU: BR.EB-8029
ISBN 9790004174326. 9 x 12 inches.
This series of easy piano music for teaching purposes presents pupils in the lower and lower middle grades with a carefully chosen selection of well-known and lesser-known compositions by important masters. The volumes are deliberately kept small in extent, since it is more stimulating for children to change the teaching material frequently. There are four existing harpsichord books with a total of 226 compositions by Francois Couperin le Grand (1668 -1733). His works are as unknown to pianists as they are famous among harpsichord players. The grace and imaginativeness of his works lend themselves especially well to the sound of the harpsichord, which is why the piano interpretation of works by Couperin, Rameau, Scarlatti and other composers of that time has been categorically rejected. But, after all, the works of Bach and Handel were written for the haipsichord and clavichord, and no one would dare question their intetpretation on the pianoforte. In order to introduce these lmpressionists of the Baroque Era to piano instruction, the editor has added to this series a folio of both Couperin's and Rameau's (EB 8033) music. The selection of the pieces is based on two criteria: 1. relatively modest demands made on technique, 2. various musical forms of expression. The Butterflies and the Windmills are both especially typical of masterful character pieces. The demands made on technique certainly correspond to a level of moderate difficulty. The simplifications made are restricted to the artistically realized twopart accompaniment (eg. p. 4 f. and p. 8 f.) with regard to finger stretch and to the profuse ornamentation of the original. The indications for phrasing and articulation are those of the editor. The first two pieces have been precisely elaborated on in this respect to serve as a model, whereas the remaining pieces contain only suggestions. As in other folios of this series; what is here to be stressed, is the importance of working out independently the phrasing and the dynamics. Directions for this are given by the respective footnotes; these directions, however, are not obligatory. lndications pertaining to dynamics and tempo have been omitted completely; the clearly recognizable character of the individual pieces should be direction enough. The tonal possibilities of the piano should in any case be used subtly. The very precise fingerings have been adapted to the suggested phrasings and to the corresponding realization of trills (according to the table). Heinz Walter, Salzburg, Spring 1980.
SKU: BT.EMBZ15083
English-German-Hungarian.
Bartók probably first played pieces by Domenico Scarlatti in public in 1911. During the next two decades he featured them in his piano recitals more than 60 times. His dedication to Italian and French Baroque music is also illustrated by the fact that, in 1920, he signed a contract with the Budapest publisher Rozsnyai to edit seven volumes of Baroque keyboard music. His plan was to select compositions by Couperin and Rameau in addition to pieces by Scarlatti, but during the 1920s it ended up being only two volumes of Couperin and another two comprising ten compositions by Scarlatti. In editing these masterpieces, Bartók's aim was primarily to counterbalance or evenovershadow the works by the Mendelssohn-Schumann epigones used in primary and secondary music education. The present, single-volume collection comprises Bartók's two Scarlatti volumes, complete with an editorial preface, his detailed performing instructions, and his commentary. The editor recommends these compositions for pianists with at least five years' experience, and gives practical recommendations for the grouping of individual items to form charming sonatina-like sets of pieces. Bartók spielte wahrscheinlich 1911 erstmals Werke von Domenico Scarlatti öffentlich und in den folgenden zwei Jahrzehnten ließ er sie an seinen Klavierabenden mehr als sechzig Mal erklingen. Seine Verbundenheit mit der italienischen und französischen Barockmusik beweist sich auch darin, dass er 1920 einen Vertrag mit dem Budapester Verlag Rozsnyai über die Herausgabe von sieben Heften mit Werken der Klaviermusik schloss. Geplant war, dass er das Material der Bände sowohl mit Werken Scarlattis als auch mit Kompositionen Couperins und Rameaus zusammenstellte. Im Laufe der 1920er-Jahre kam es schließlich zur Herausgabe einer Couperin-Auswahl in zwei Heften sowie - ebenso in zwei Heften - von zehn Scarlatti-Kompositionen. Mit der Veröffentlichung dieser Meisterwerke beabsichtigte Bartók in erster Linie, den Mendelssohn-Schumann-Epigonen bereits in der Musikausbildung in der Grund- und Mittelstufe entgegenwirken und ihre Werke in den Hintergrund treten zu lassen.
Die vorliegende Publikation versammelt in einem Band das Material der beiden mit Bartóks Vorwort, detaillierten Vortragsanweisungen und Anmerkungen erschienenen Scarlatti-Hefte. Der Herausgeber empfiehlt PianistInnen diese Kompositionen seit mindestens fünf Jahren zum Klavier spielen und gibt auch praktische Vorschläge dafür, wie man die einzelnen Stücke zu einem attraktiven Sonatina-artigen Ganzen gruppieren kann.
SKU: AP.36-M225791
ISBN 9781638872603. UPC: 735816105204. English.
The word tombeau is a musical term from the 17th century, meaning a piece written as a memorial. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) composed LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERIN as a six-movement suite (based on those of the Traditional Baroque suite) for solo piano, with each movement dedicated to the memory of a friend who had died fighting in World War I. The Couperin referred to in the title is François Couperin the Great (1668-1733), although Ravel's intentions were to pay homage to the sensibilities of the Baroque French keyboard suite in general, not one composer in general. Often light-hearted rather than sombre as one may suggest, Ravel responded, The dead are sad enough, in their eternal silence. Movements: I. Prelude, II. Fugue, III. Forlane, IV. Rigaudon, V. Menuet, VI. Toccata.
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SKU: BR.OB-5540-30
An homage to Francois Couperin, but most notably to the French music of the late 18th century. In his multi-layered work Ravel assimilates the events of World War I in a moving and intensely personal way.
Have a look into ISBN 9790004342152. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Ravel's multi-layered homage in Breitkopf UrtextIn his homage Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel is less specifically interested in Couperin than in French music of the late 18th century. In his preface, editor Jean-Francois Monnard explains how Ravel paid a moving and intensely personal tribute to the events of World War I with his multi-layered work. The orchestral version goes back to the original, eponymous piano suite (1914-17). Then, in 1919, the composer selected four pieces from this source, orchestrated them with all of his grace and artistry; the result provides a charming contrast to the pseudo-Baroque musical idiom, and places the pieces in a new and effective sequence. The work quickly gained great popularity immediately after the concertant world premiere, when the three dance movements of the orchestral suite were included in a ballet production.The underpinnings of Monnard's edition are provided by the most important sources. The preface features a great deal of information on the interpretation and performance history of the work. This is the fifth major Ravel work now available in print from Breitkopf Urtext.An homage to Francois Couperin, but most notably to the French music of the late 18th century. In his multi-layered work Ravel assimilates the events of World War I in a moving and intensely personal way.
SKU: BR.OB-5540-23
Have a look into ISBN 9790004342138. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5540-27
Have a look into ISBN 9790004342145. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5540-19
Have a look into ISBN 9790004342121. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5540-15
Have a look into ISBN 9790004342107. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.PB-5569-07
ISBN 9790004213797. 6.5 x 9 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5540-16
Have a look into ISBN 9790004342114. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BT.MUSM570365098
English.
Composed in 2013, this 4 minute piece for Piano Triet (one piano six hands) is based on a keyboard work that may have been written by Louis Couperin in the mid 1600s. Baroque ‘bell pieces’ were generally uniform in style and structure, making composer designations problematic. The main theme is heard at the outset, followed by a short set of variations. Ghosts of other composers drift in and out - Lully, Paganini and Ravel adding a few notes here and there. The players are directed to perform with joyful Baroque energy, gravitas and increasing brilliance. Carillons was written especially for John Pitts and the extraordinary Triet ensemble, and is dedicated to Bill Maddocks.The source is Volume 1 of the Philidor Collection, written in Philidor’s hand (Réserve F 494, pp.71-73: Paris, Bibliotheque national). Carillons was premiered on 22 June 2014 in Colston Hall, Bristol as part of the Severnside Composers Alliance Music on the Edge 2013-14 Series Piano Triets - 3 is the Magic Number 2 .
SKU: BR.SMV-60004
ISBN 9790004571446. 0 x 0 inches. English.
Volume 1: Werke aus England William Byrd (Praludium, A Gigg) John Bull (Praludium, Dr. Bull's Juell) Giles Farnaby (Tower Hill) Henry Purcell (Praludium C, A Ground in Gamur) Werke aus Holland Jan Sweelinck (Variationen uber das Lied ,, Est-ce Mars) Werke aus Italien Girolamo Frescobaldi (Ballettto mit Corrente) Alessandro Poglietti (Capriccio ,, uber dass Hennergeschrey) Bernardo Pasquini (Tre Arie) Werke aus Frankreich Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres (Drei Tanzstucke) Louis Couperin (Drei Tanzstucke) Nicolas Antoine Le Begue (Gavotte mit Double) Werke aus Deutschland Johann Jakob Froberger (Suite C ,,Lamento) Georg Muffat (Passacaglia g) Johann Pachelbel (Ciacona f) Ferdinand Tobias Richter (Toccatina d) Johann Krieger (Partita G) Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer (Praludium D, Chaconne G) Johann Kuhnau (Biblische Historie Nr. 4) Matthias Weckmann (Toccata e) Jan A. Reinken (Fuge g) Dietrich Buxtehude (Suite uber den Choral ,,Auf meinen lieben Gott) Georg Bohm (Praludium, Fuge und Postludium) Volume 2: Domenico Scarlatti (10 Sonaten) Francois Couperin (Les Gastes da la grande et ancienne Mxnxstrxndxsx, Passacaille, Les Baricades Misterieuses, Les Moissoneurs) Jean Philippe Rameau (Musette en Rondeau, Gavotte, 2 Menuette, La Poule, L'Egiptienne, L'Enharmonique) Louis Claude Daquin (Le Coucou) Jean Francois Dandrieu (Le Gemissante) Georg Philipp Telemann (Fantasien E-dur und e-moll) Gottlieb Muffat (6. Suite aus den Componimenti musicali d-moll) Volume 3: B. Galuppi (Sonate) Padre Martini (Praludium und Fuge, Gavotte) P. D. Paradisi (Sonate) Etienne Nicolas Mehul (Menuett) Georg Christoph Wagenseil (Divertimento) Johann Schobert (Sonate) W. Friedemann Bach (Fuga, Fuga, Polonaise) Ph. E. Bach (Sonate, Rondo, Fantasia, Rondo, Fantasia) Johann Christian Bach (Sonate op. 17 Nr. 2) Georg Benda (Largo, Presto) Johann Wilhelm Hassler (Grande Gigue op. 31).
SKU: BR.SMV-60005
ISBN 9790004571453. 0 x 0 inches. English.
SKU: HL.49003135
ISBN 9780946535132. UPC: 884088991623. 8.25x11.75x0.436 inches. English.
This anthology of 72 music examples, consisting of the Teacher's Manual, Pupil's Questions, Music Book and two recordings on CD or cassettes, is intended to provide comprehensive resource materials for the listening component of the GCSE music syllabuses. The extracts have been selected especially to illustrate the periods, styles and rudiments of music encompassed within the syllabuses, and the four components of the publication produced to ensure maximum assistance to the teacher in the classroom. Selected contents: MUSIC IN THE LATE RENAISSANCE O quam gloriosum est regnum * T. Morley: MUSIC IN THE BAROQUE ERA: H. Purcell: Hark, each tree (from Ode for St Cecilia's Day) * A. Vivaldi: Second Allegro (from Op. 3 No. 11) * G.F. Handel: Lascia ch'io * J.S. Bach: Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag (BWV 629) * F. Couperin: Le Petit-Rein MUSIC IN THE ROMANTIC PERIOD: F. Schubert: Am Meer (from Schwanengesang) * H. Berlioz: Un Bal (from Symphonie fantastique) * F. Chopin: Mazurka (Op. 7 No. 5) * R. Schumann: Fantasiestuck (Op. 73 No. 1) * R. Wagner: Prelude (to Tristan and Isolde) * R. Strauss: Epilog (from Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche) * MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: B. Bartok: Third movement (from Sonata for two Pianos and Percussion) * K. Stockhausen: Zyklus * C. Berberian: Stripsody * JAZZ AND POP: F. Molton: Peace in the Valley * Bix Beiderbecke and his Gang: Jazz Me Blues * The Platters: Only You * E. Fitzgerald: Mack the Knife * S. Getz and A. Gilberto: The Girl From Ipanema and more.