A year after their composition in 1866, Brahms?s popular 16 Waltzes op. 39 for piano duet were arranged by the composer for piano solo, thus fulfilling the request of his publisher for a simplified version.

Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for reasonable hands , that is for proficient players, and the easier version as perhaps for prettier hands , that is, for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a children?s edition . The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer?s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romantic repertoire.

Both versions of the Waltzes op. 39 (BA9602, BA9603) are available in separate editions and form an important contribution to Bärenreiter?s series of Brahms?s works in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. Both editions include fingering, a well-presented musical layout and optimum page-turns. The Urtext editions are complemented by explanations on performance practice used by Brahms, an informative foreword on the genesis, sources and significance of the works together with comments on the primary sources.

- A key work in the Romantic piano repertoire
- All known sources and the latest research findings taken into account
- Well-presented musical layout with optimum page-turns
- Includes fingering
- Suggestions on performance practice and interpretation (Ger/Eng)
- Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)

The editor
Christian Köhn has been awarded several scholarships as well as winning major international music competitions in Germany.
He has released 24 CDs to date, including the first ever complete recording of the piano duo works of Johannes Brahms. Christian Köhn is a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Detmold. / [Valses op. 39 / Versions Simplifiées] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /

Popular Waltzes In Intermediate-Level Arrangements. Par CORNICK MIKE. Les arrangements de ce recueil sont tirés d'un large éventail de sources et partagent, malgré leur diversité stylistique, la principale marque distinctive de la valse - la mesure à trois temps. Le CD comporte des pistes d'écoute et d'accompagnement pour chacune des pièces, enregistrées au tempo indiqué par la vitesse de métronome en haut de la partition./ Recueil / Piano

Par SEARLE LESLIE. Two swinging waltzes from the pen of the Englishman Leslie Searle, born in 1937. Easy to play, popular in style, a welcome addition to the repertoire for strings in the well-known Schott series MODERN STRINGS. These compositions may be played by various combinations of instruments, from a string quintet to a string orchestra. Other pieces by Leslie Searle: Ragtimes for String Ensemble (ED 8454). An ideal addition to the repertoire for everyone who would like to try playing string pieces in the popular style, as well as the classical repertoire./ Répertoire / Ensemble à Cordes

Par UNGAR JAY. Composed by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason and arranged for solo piano by Molly, this beautiful, romantic waltz is the title cut of their critically acclaimed CD on Angel Records. This melody has become one of their most requested tunes in concert. Perfect for weddings, this carefully prepared piano solo presents the theme 3 times through, beginning in G and modulating to D. The arrangement accurately captures the rhythms, harmonies and chord voicings of Jay and Molly's concert and recorded performances. Jay Ungar is nationally recognized for having composed and performed Ashokan Farewell, the theme of the PBS series 'The Civil War'. The Lover's Waltz is also available in a soloor duo violin edition with piano accompaniment. Composed by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason and arranged for solo piano by Molly, this beautiful, romantic waltz is the title cut of their critically acclaimed CD on Angel Records. This melody has become one of their most requestedtunes in concert. Perfect for weddings, this carefully prepared piano solo presents the theme 3 times through, beginning in G and modulating to D. The arrangement accurately captures the rhythms, harmonies and chord voicings ofJay and Molly's concert and recorded performances. Jay Ungar is nationally recognized for having composed and performed Ashokan Farewell, the theme of the PBS series 'The Civil War'. The Lovers' Waltz is also available in a soloor duo violin edition with piano accompaniment. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Waltz - Solos / Recueil / Piano

Violin Duet With Piano Edition. Par UNGAR JAY. Composé et arrangé par Jay Ungar et Molly Mason, cette valse belle, romantique est la coupure de titre de leur CD acclamés par la critique sur Angel Records. Cette mélodie est devenu un des leurs airs plus demandés en concert. Parfait pour les mariages, cet arrangement de soigneusement préparés de violon solo ou en duo avec accompagnement piano présente le thème 3 fois par, à partir de g et la modulation de d. Le score de piano et violon inclut également des accords de guitare suggérées. L'arrangement capte fidèlement les rythmes, les harmonies et les voicings de la corde de Jay et de Molly de concert et de performances enregistrées. Commodes arrachement pièces sont fournis pour les violonistes. Jay Ungar est reconnu à l'échelle nationale pour avoir composé et effectué Ashoka adieu, le thème de la série de PBS ' The Civil War. ' Valse de l'amant est également disponible dans un solo de piano édition être Molly Mason. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Waltz - Duets / Recueil / Violon

paper cover-The fourteen famous Waltzes edited by Thomas Fielden and Harold Craxton. Detailed performance notes on each piece.

The title is a clumsily literal translation of Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzer and the work is in part a response to Brahms' wonderfully subtle invocation of the waltz. Like other pieces which are 'about' dance rather than to be danced to this is abstract music in which the characteristics of the waltz are immanent not explicit. The piece like its ancestors is in a way nostalgic about a lost dance form as well as reflective of the music of a century ago.

A year after their composition in 1866, Brahms?s popular 16 Waltzes op. 39 for piano duet were arranged by the composer for piano solo, thus fulfilling the request of his publisher for a simplified version. Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for reasonable hands , that is for proficient players, and the easier version as perhaps for prettier hands , that is, for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a children?s edition . The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer?s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romantic repertoire.

Both versions of the Waltzes op. 39 (BA9602, BA9603) are available in separate editions and form an important contribution to Bärenreiter?s series of Brahms?s works in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. Both editions include fingering, a well-presented musical layout and optimum page-turns. The Urtext editions are complemented by explanations on performance practice used by Brahms, an informative foreword on the genesis, sources and significance of the works together with comments on the primary sources.

- A key work in the Romantic piano repertoire
- All known sources and the latest research findings taken into account
- Well-presented musical layout with optimum page-turns
- Includes fingering
- Suggestions on performance practice and interpretation (Ger/Eng)
- Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)

The editor
Christian Köhn has been awarded several scholarships as well as winning major international music competitions in Germany.
He has released 24 CDs to date, including the first ever complete recording of the piano duo works of Johannes Brahms. Christian Köhn is a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Detmold. / [Valses op. 39] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /

10 Waltzes And Nocturnes. Par CHOPIN FREDERIC. World-renowned flutist, Robert Stallman says, 'Chopin transports us into a realm of mystery, of peace, and celestial beauty.' Robert Stallman has long made it his mission to expand the flute repertoire with apt transcriptions, gratifying flutists everywhere, and has emerged as the preeminent editor and arranger of flute music active today. Stallman's The Romantic Flutist draws from Chopin's piano music in a unique compilation of Waltzes and Nocturnes arranged for flute and piano./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Among the most widely popular composer of light classical music ever, Johann Strauss, Jr., wrote over 150 waltzes and brought the form to perfection as an extended musical composition. By the 1860s the waltz had become the exhilarating symbol of an elegant way of life, its lively sophistication mirroring the sparkle and joie de vivre of imperial Vienna and charming the world into dancing in three-quarter time. Now musicians and music lovers can enjoy eight of Strauss's finest waltzes, reproduced from authoritative editions, in this sturdy, attractive collection. They include The Beautiful Blue Danube: Artist's Life: Tales of the Vienna Woods: Wine, Women and Song: Wiener Blut: Roses from the South: Voices of Spring: and Emperor Waltz. Replete with inspired melodic invention and harmonic felicities, most of the scores have been reprinted directly from excellent German and Russian editions. In this inexpensive treasury they offer a rich source of inspiration and delight for every waltz lover.

There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD.The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements especially weddings the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles not just slow waltzes.The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune.Many of the tunes are verywell known such as: Daisy Home On The Range Anniversary Waltz After The Ball Ash Grove Greensleeves Laredo Scarborough Fair Star Of The County Down The Black Velvet Band The Greenwood Tree Southwind The Four Marys Barbara Allen Flowers Of The Thorn Beautiful Brown Eyes Give Me Your Hand and many more.

Later Elementary Level-In this collection Edna Mae Burnam provides a delightful collection of timeless waltzes in 3/4 time. Difficulty level ranges from Later Elementary to Early Intermediate. Pieces include: - Starlight Waltz - Blue Danube Waltz - Cielito Lindo - Merry Widow Waltz and - La Spagnola.

With the new Urtext Primo series, the Wiener Urtext Edition wants to close the gap arising at the point of transition to additional lessons after having studied a piano method. Beginning with a performance level which is outlined by pieces such as Bach's Minuet in G (BWV Anh. 116), Mozart's Minuet in F (KV 5) or Schumann's Wilder Reiter (Op. 68/8), works by three different composers are selected for each volume of the Urtext Primo series, with the aim of offering piano pupils (or even adults who want to resume piano playing) a wide range of repertoire pieces on the basis of which they can enhance their technical and musical skills. The pieces' range of levels of difficulty is relatively narrow so that the volume can be used continuously over a period of about two years. This is what distinguishes the Urtext Primo approach from almost all common anthologies. The selected repertoire takes into account not only pieces of the classic canon of lessons, but also lesser known works which are in no way of less importance for piano lessons. The Urtext Primo volumes are published in the internationally recognised standard of the Wiener Urtext editions. The explanations included in each volume shall help to deepen the knowledge of musical styles, music history and piano playing. A repertoire chart at the end of each volume gives a rough overview of the levels of difficulty of the selected pieces.Volume 4 combines works of the German Romanticism by Schumann, Brahms and Theodor Kirchner. Apart from well known pieces from Schumann's 'Album for the Youth' and the easiest waltzes from opus 39 (in the easier version) by Brahms, the selection contains the attractive set of variations from Schumann's first Youth Sonata Op. 118/1 and Brahms' Saraband in A minor WoO 5/1 as well as a number of pleasant pieces by Theodor Kirchner which continue the tonal air of Schumann and Brahms in easy playable pieces. / Piano