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3 Preludes for a Quarantine for Solo Piano
3 Preludes for a Quarantine for Solo Piano
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.995184 Composed by Anthony Bannach. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 16 pages. Anthony Bannach Music #57...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.995184 Composed by Anthony Bannach. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 16 pages. Anthony Bannach Music #5794481. Published by Anthony Bannach Music (A0.995184). I hope everyone has been doing well during this crazy time. Originally I wrote these preludes as parts of composing exercises for Alan Belkin's book Music Composition: Craft and Art. They sat around for a bit until during the quarantine when I took a look at them again. I realized that these pieces had a lot of character to them, and they were quite distinct in nature. The first movement is a simple ternary form piece which begins and ends in the key of g minor and has a very neo-romantic tonal space. The B section is a brisk, more straight-forward tonal texture, but has a fun little twist sequencing up near the end of the section. The second movement was composed with the B vs Bb dichotomy functioning as a germinating cell for the rest of the movement's material. More impressionistic and mysterious than the other two movements, it also lacks a more traditional formal structure, instead relying on the development of motivic cells to make the movement cohere together in a logical way. The third movement is also a modified ternary movement, but with the A sections being played at different speeds, and the second A ending having an outro section attached. The B section is also more like a sonata form developmental section (without the required tonic-dominant modulatory feature). This movement is not only tonally very colorful, but also dynamic in regards to tempo, slowing and quickening often, giving the piece a continual sense of renewed spirit. Rather than just release the preludes as seperate pieces, I found that when played in a certain sequence, they represent a progression of mental and spiritual being that many people have, including myself, been going through during this time. As such, I made them into a suite. If it brings you a little bit of joy or excitement during this time (and after this is over), that's all that I can hope for.
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Little-Ludes (Short interludes for piano)
Little-Ludes (Short interludes for piano)
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Judith L
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.821290 Composed by Judith L. Maggs. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 10 pages. Maggs #6051075. Published...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.821290 Composed by Judith L. Maggs. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score. 10 pages. Maggs #6051075. Published by Maggs (A0.821290). Sometimes you need just a little bit of music to fill in a spot in a program, and these little interludes are crafted just for those moments. There are 8 one-page pieces in a variety of styles. Four of them take ½ minute to play, and the other four take ¾ minute, using the suggested metronome markings. You, of course, can change tempos to suit your own needs.
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A Week in November - Sally Whitwell
A Week in November - Sally Whitwell
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.873046 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary. Score. 11 pages. Sally Whitwell #6119391. Published by S...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.873046 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary. Score. 11 pages. Sally Whitwell #6119391. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.873046). A Week in November… and what a week it was! It was the week of the US Presidential Election 2020. As I write these words, the absurdist tantrums of the Trump-Pence campaign versus the reasoned compassion of team Biden-Harris continues even well after the results have been called in the Democrats’ favour. There will not be the usual respectful concession speech and transition of power. I worry every day about how these next few months will be so very difficult, maybe even dangerous, for my American friends. Those convoys of flag waving Trumpists gleefully, openly, encouraged by their ‘leader’, attempting to block the democratic process was horrifying to witness. Was America on the brink of civil war? It still doesn’t seem far fetched to think that as I sit in my studio on the other side of the world, feeling helpless. The only thing I felt that I could do for my friends over there was to offer them a way to feel safe and loved in the moment, a bit of musical mindfulness. It was in this spirit that I wrote the second movement of this work, subtitled A Pocket Full of Calm. My excellent pianist friends Erica Sipes (USA) and Sandra Mogensen (Canada) adopted my little tune, recorded it on their social media to share said moment in the moment as it were. I hope it helped. I mean, if I can bring to even just one person some sense of calm solidarity, I’m happy with that. The fifth movement in the set, Victorious, resolute, but gracious, was a stream-of-consciousness creative response to the Biden Harris victory and the way they handled it so eloquently, so humbly, how they gave the world a sense of optimism once more. For a long while, I’d felt that I probably wouldn’t be welcome in America. As a mixed race, queer woman I was the antithesis of everything they valued. But now, people like me over there can feel human again. The relief! As for the other days of that week in November, they are part of a continuing series of daily composition exercises I started back in October in an effort to end a lengthy period of pandemic-induced creative block. Using a combination of exercises from Music Composition Toolbox (Barbeler/Blom/Hindson) and Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies I’ve been able to find my creativity again. Starting a composition ‘habit’ is the best thing I’ve done for my writing all year and is how I mean to continue for a long time. Sally Whitwell12 November 2020
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A Minor Blues
A Minor Blues
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A Minor Blues
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Piano - difficult - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q19871 (Rue du Sentier, 1778). Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Sheet music. Downloadab...
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Piano - difficult - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q19871 (Rue du Sentier, 1778). Composed by Benjamin Schweitzer. This edition: Sheet music. Downloadable. Duration 5 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q19871. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q19871). The title may be read as an indication of the key and genre, on the one hand, but also as an allusion to a slightly depressive mood, on the other hand. Mozart's Piano Sonata in A minor which may have been created in the Parisian street mentioned in the subtitle virtually serves as background for this little, yet somewhat tricky piano piece. There are no direct quotations, but the dissonant chord from bar 2 of the sonata in A minor hovers in the background. Mosaic-like, slightly dabbed sound elements are regularly interrupted by brief, strong beats. Ambitious performers who want to explore new playing techniques will enjoy this piece as much as the audience.
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Carol of the Holy Night
Carol of the Holy Night
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Piano solo
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Yitzak Nance
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Carol of the Holy Night
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1114708 Composed by Adolphe-Charles Adam, Mykola Leontovych, and Peter Wilhousky. Arranged by Yitzak Nanc...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1114708 Composed by Adolphe-Charles Adam, Mykola Leontovych, and Peter Wilhousky. Arranged by Yitzak Nance. Christmas,Holiday. Score. 10 pages. Yitzak Nance #716571. Published by Yitzak Nance (A0.1114708). An arrangement of Oh Holy Night with Carol of the Bells embedded as the middle voice. The Carol of the Bells embedded as the middle voice throughout the O Holy Night portion should be a consistently joyous ringing that provides the background and foundation of the majestic O Holy Night melody. The chromatic scales took inspiration from Liszt, wherein he frequently embeds arpeggios or scales of some sort within a surrounding outer melody. The violent nature of the left hand arpeggios with the chromatic scales reminds me of Sturm und Drang, reminiscent of Liszt and also Beethoven, my two favorite composers other than Gershwin. You can sense a little bit of Gershwin even in the dense chords before the free cadenza that leads to the clear and ringing open F Major chord that restarts the carol of the bells at the a tempo (after the cadenza).
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Secret Dreams
Secret Dreams
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Piano solo
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New Age
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Ann Ruane
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Secret Dreams
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1308109 Composed by Ann Ruane. New Age. Score. 8 pages. Ann Ruane-Lux Eterna Healing #897382. Published b...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1308109 Composed by Ann Ruane. New Age. Score. 8 pages. Ann Ruane-Lux Eterna Healing #897382. Published by Ann Ruane-Lux Eterna Healing (A0.1308109). The child-like playfulness of secret dreams is portrayed in the whimsical refrain. There is delight and magic held within the dreams. The verses change the mood a little bit, with questions and what-ifs, only for the dreams to be brought to fruition in the bridge. From the collection, “Inner Mosaic,†by Ann Ruane. Perfect for meditation, healing therapies, service prelude/interlude, reflection, and more.
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Rachmaninov - Level D - Prelude in C# Minor Arr. - (Key Map Tablature)
Rachmaninov - Level D - Prelude in C# Minor Arr. - (Key Map Tablature)
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.984770 Composed by Serge Rachmaninov. Arranged by John M. Honeycutt. 20th Century,Concert. Score. 10 page...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.984770 Composed by Serge Rachmaninov. Arranged by John M. Honeycutt. 20th Century,Concert. Score. 10 pages. Music Innovators Workshop #4627769. Published by Music Innovators Workshop (A0.984770). Earlier, I hesitated to publish this version that I arranged several years ago. This piece is so very well known and loved that I was concerned that a simpler version would not be well received. I recently changed my mind after playing through this version. This arrangement opens up playing this piece to many pianists who may find the original too daunting a challenge. Players and listeners will find that the arrangement sounds very much like the original. Some listeners may find it a little less full sounding - most won't be able to tell the difference.Here are the differences. (Of course its written on tablature, but that's a different issue.) First, the simpler version is not simple. It is very difficult. It just is not as difficult as the original. Second, it sounds very much like the original. It is a very full arrangement. The whole piece is there. It has not been shortened.The simplification consists mainly of removing some, but not all, of the doubling and tripling of notes. This lightens the feel of the piece just a bit. The recap of the theme at the end is simplified by changing the 4 note chords to 3 note chords, Where the right hand leaves the chords and moves very quickly down to double two bass notes and immediately back up to find the chords again, and again, the arrangement omits these few notes to leave the right hand where it is to play the chords.
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Throwing The Dice
Throwing The Dice
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Piano solo
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Isadar
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Throwing The Dice
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Mainya Music Publishing
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Piano Solo - Advanced - Digital Download Composed by Isadar. Contemporary Classical, Neo- Classical, Activities and Games, Recital, New Age. Sheet Mus...
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Piano Solo - Advanced - Digital Download Composed by Isadar. Contemporary Classical, Neo- Classical, Activities and Games, Recital, New Age. Sheet Music Single. 9 pages. Published by Mainya Music Publishing (BMI)
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"Throwing The Dice"
- taken from the Isadar solo piano collections, "Active Imagination / Reconstructed" (also available on SMP)
Sounds like: Liz Story's ("Things With Wings"), Philip Aaberg, George Winston, early Windham Hill solo piano artists
Transcribed by: David Shenton ( https://www.shentonmusic.com/ ) verbatim to the sound recording
Note: A slightly different version of this composition is also heard on the Isadar album, "Reconstructed" (Produced by Will Ackerman)
Album & Songbook Review by: Kathy Parsons
I love this CD! It constantly amazes me how many outstanding composer/pianists there are out there - especially in relation to the few who are highly (commercially) successful within this broad genre. I would say that Active Imagination definitely belongs near the top of the heap. Isadar’s style is original, and his pianism is excellent. He lists his inspirations as Liz Story, Keith Jarrett, and Bill Evans, and I can hear traces of all three in his playing, but find his composing and playing styles to be uniquely his own.
The first three tracks are lively and upbeat (“Active Imagination”, “Throwing the Dice”, and “Where the Wild Things Are”) with an easy, jazzy, improvised feel. The meter changes are fascinating, and the bluesy beat on “Wild Things” is infectious.
From there, the mood seems to gradually darken and become more introspective. “Waiting” is a beautiful, flowing mood piece full of questions and a lovely melody line. Isadar’s cover of Liz Story’s “Wedding Rain” is wonderful - this is a piece I often work on with my advanced students, and everything about Isadar’s interpretation of the piece seems right without being a carbon-copy of Liz’s recording.
“Feu Follet (the ‘spook’ light’)” has a nice, easy flow with a strong sense of mystery; it also has an unusual rhythm that lightens the mood and adds a bounce. “Uncertainty” is cooler and more aloof, but gorgeous in its flowing introspection - that it ends with a major chord, feels like the soul-searching has had positive results. “Love Chaconne” is the closing track, and is the longest and most abstract piece on the CD. The left hand plays a repeated pattern while the right hand goes off in several different directions (one of the primary characteristics of a “chaconne”). Beautiful in its simplicity, this is the only track that seems to contain an element of pain and sorrow, but never dissolves into melodrama.
Active Imagination is excellent from start to finish and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes solo piano with substance and complexity, but is still accessible, melodic, and rhythmic. Bravo amundo!
Active Imagination Sheet Music Collection is the companion songbook to Isadar’s 1999 CD release, Active Imagination. The CD was one of my favorites for the year when I reviewed it for the print version of “Wind and Wire” magazine, so I was really looking forward to the sheet music! Transcribed note-for-note by David Shenton of ShentonMusic.com (I proofed about half of the book, so I can attest to how accurate it is!), it is up to you to make the music sound as close to the CD as you want or to interpret the music and make your own statements with it.
One thing that really stands out about this collection is how much FUN it is to play. The rhythms are interesting and catchy, and the mood in several of the songs is playful and upbeat. This is especially true with the title song, “Throwing the Dice,” “Where the Wild Things Are,” and “Feu Follet (the ‘spook’ light).” “Waiting,” “Love Chaconne,” and “Uncertainty” are slower, more introspective, and a bit moody, making this a sheet music collection that contains a variety of moods and styles. The only piece missing from the book is Liz Story’s “Wedding Rain,” but the sheet music for that song is available in some of Ms. Story’s own collections.
Early-advanced players should have no trouble with this music. The timing on some of the songs is a little bit tricky, but if you count it as you are learning it, it will fall into place.
If you haven’t heard the CD, check it out, too! This book is available here from SMP, isadar.com and amazon.com. Highly recommended!
Isadar is an artist on both Enlightened Piano Radio & Whisperings Solo Piano Radio, the latter featuring some of today's biggest names in solo piano music, including Ludovico Einaudi, David Nevue, Brian Crain, Kevin Kern, Robin Spielberg, Michele McLaughlin, Philip Wesley and over 300 more...
Also available as sheet music in physical songbooks, digital downloads, as well as software for Yamaha Disklavier player-pianos.
For more information, visit his website at: http://www.isadar.com
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BINGO Piano Solo Hard
BINGO Piano Solo Hard
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Piano solo
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Traditional
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Abdul Adhl Azeez
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BINGO Piano Solo Hard
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Abdul Adhl Azeez
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1004278 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Abdul Adhl Azeez. Children. Score. 2 pages. Abdul Adhl Azeez...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1004278 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Abdul Adhl Azeez. Children. Score. 2 pages. Abdul Adhl Azeez #6462261. Published by Abdul Adhl Azeez (A0.1004278). BINGO Piano Solo HardBINGO is a poluar children's song that is based on a dog. This arrangement of the song adds a little twist to it by increasing the difficulty.This peice is not for the faint of heart, the left hand is continously playin two voices and the right hand must play octaves notes and ornaments. There are oranaments to replicate the barking of the dog. The tempo of this peice is a bit faster than the typical children's song tempo.InformationKey Signature: F MajorTime Signature: 4/4.
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Christmas Carol Medley [Piano Solo / advanced]
Christmas Carol Medley [Piano Solo / advanced]
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Christmas
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Hymn
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Masakazu YAMAMOTO
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Christmas Carol Medley [Piano
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1315417 Composed by Hymn. Arranged by Masakazu YAMAMOTO. Christmas,Holiday,Pop,Sacred,Traditional. Score....
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1315417 Composed by Hymn. Arranged by Masakazu YAMAMOTO. Christmas,Holiday,Pop,Sacred,Traditional. Score. 7 pages. Motch Music #904141. Published by Motch Music (A0.1315417). Arrangement for advanced level. I've put together a medley of various Christmas carols. It may be a bit challenging, but it's highly effective when performed, so please give it a try! The medley includes the following songs (in order of performance). We Wish You A Merry Christmas Angels We Have Heard on High O Little Town of Bethlehem Silent Night The First Noel Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Epilogue) Duration : 6' 00(arr. Masakazu YAMAMOTO)Here is also recommended.Christmas Songs Collection Vol.1 [Piano solo / beginner or intermediate]Â (Sheet Music Plus / Sheet Music Direct)Christmas Songs Collection Vol.2 [Piano solo / intermediate or advanced]Â (Sheet Music Plus / Sheet Music Direct)All Christmas Arrangement [Piano solo] (Sheet Music Plus / Sheet Music Direct)----------------------------------------------------- Motch Music All Sheet Music (Sheet Music Plus / Sheet Music Direct)I have a wide selection of sheet music for various instruments such as piano, ensemble, and concert band. From light and enjoyable pieces to concert-level compositions, we cover a wide range of repertoire. I also provide a rich collection of audio preview.In addition to original compositions and unique arrangements, a lot of text on music analysis is well-received. Please take a look below for more information!Motch Music Web Pagehttps://www.masakazuyamamoto.com/english Â
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Elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire - Solo Piano Suite
Elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire - Solo Piano Suite
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Piano solo
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Bradley Sowash
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Bradley Sowash
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.750160 Composed by Bradley Sowash. 20th Century,Jazz,New Age. Score. 37 pages. Bradley Sowash #1891755. P...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.750160 Composed by Bradley Sowash. 20th Century,Jazz,New Age. Score. 37 pages. Bradley Sowash #1891755. Published by Bradley Sowash (A0.750160). Ever notice how little contemporary music is available for advanced pianists? It's like you pass level 5 and all you have is the classical canon. Here's an evocative suite you can really dig your teeth into with proven audience appeal. Note: The recording includes bass and drums that were added in the studio. However, the composer intends this suite for solo piano and has performed it many times in that context.. Composer's Comments: ELEMENTS was created during a visit to the Pacific Northwest, where the natural world exhibits an unusual intensity and the elements are quite prominently display. With this music I hope to capture the contrasts between the four elements as well as the dual natures within each of them. Water, for example, is both a source of life and potentially dangerous. Air is both breath and wind. Fire comforts or burns. Only Earth seemed to me continuous and dependable. Level: Advanced Video: https://youtu.be/S-6iWvQcryU?list=PLS-9O7RWuXdc88bLVl4lziJimyUj8s5nW.
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Bloom
Bloom
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Piano solo
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Damien Gauci
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Bloom
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Damien Gauci
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1425804 By Damien Gauci. By Damien Gauci. Contemporary,New Age. Score. 10 pages. Damien Gauci #1006564. P...
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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1425804 By Damien Gauci. By Damien Gauci. Contemporary,New Age. Score. 10 pages. Damien Gauci #1006564. Published by Damien Gauci (A0.1425804). I rarely start by writing a composition with the name in mind but it’s something that I try to do more often and it’s something that I for this piece. When I came up with the name ‘Bloom’ I really wanted to write a piece or at least an opening section that sounded like that word, where the music blooms out like a flower. The first and last section are the same and are just a chordal pattern that rises up from the left hand into the right hand. This kind of writing is simple but quite effective as it slowly evolves over time as the chords change and allows for reflective mood.The middle section does go in a bit of a different direction but I still wanted to infuse elements from the first section into this section as well as use the gesture of ‘Bloom’ in some way. This sections still evolves in it’s own way but I would say I wrote it in a more through-composed style with different little themes that come and go. I hope you are able to image the music ‘Bloom’ when you listen to it.
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Greensleeves 2012
Greensleeves 2012
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Piano solo
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Classical
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Isadar
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Greensleeves 2012
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Mainya Music Publishing
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SheetMusicPlus
Composed by Public Domain, as performed and recorded by Isadar. Arranged by Isadar. Contemporary Classical, Neo- Classical, Christmas, Recital, New Age...
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Composed by Public Domain, as performed and recorded by Isadar. Arranged by Isadar. Contemporary Classical, Neo- Classical, Christmas, Recital, New Age. Sheet Music Single. 8 pages. Published by Mainya Music Publishing
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"Greensleeves 2012"
- taken from the Isadar solo piano collection, "O Christmas" (also available on SMP)
Sounds like: Vince Guaraldi's "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Liz Story's "The Gift," George Winston's "December," legacy Windham Hill solo piano artists, "A Winter's Solstice" compilations.
Note: “Greensleeves 2012” is a revisited and evolved arrangement which like my earlier version, was inspired by – and also pays ‘homage’ to – Liz Story’s brilliant take on this timeless piece.
Transcribed by: David Shenton ( https://www.shentonmusic.com/ ) verbatim to the sound recording
Album review by: Michael Diamond (http://michaeldiamondmusic.com):
Fresh on the heels of his highly acclaimed chart-topping CD, Reconstructed, Isadar gifts us with a sparkling new album of holiday-themed instrumental music for solo piano, entitled “O Christmas.” Given the proximity to his recent release, one might assume that this one was quickly produced, but in reality O Christmas has been 7 years in the making. Various circumstances including other recording projects, a segue into the field of video production, and a cross country move from NYC to the west coast and later back again, created delays with the completion of the album. But as they say, “good things come to those who wait.”
One of the most interesting things about this album is the fact that the selections are traditional Christmas songs, yet some were chosen because they are less well known, or “off the beaten path” as Isadar characterizes them. This follows the pattern set by his 1999 Christmas album “In Search For The Meaning Of Christmas,” yet this new CD mines even deeper in its quest for interesting and unusual choices.
The album begins with a track called “Good Christian Men.” Steeped in history, the song dates back to 14th century Germany and its Latin title was originally “In Dulci Jubilo” before it was translated into English in the 1800’s. Isadar’s interpretation creates a lively and festive air that makes a perfect portal to the recording. The high-spirited mood continues on the next song, “Teddy Bears Picnic,” which although not technically a Christmas song, has been interwoven by Isadar with “March Of The Toys” to tie it in with the holidays – a clever arrangement of these intriguing melodies. One of the more well-known carols on the album is “O Christmas Tree” and is sure to have listeners humming along with it’s familiar refrain.
A track entitled “Still” is an innovative rendition of the classic “Still, Still, Still” which Isadar has put his own spin on, or as he jokingly puts it “jazzed up shamelessly.” No such liberties were taken on the classic “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” however. This song provides a showcase for Isadar’s accomplished grand piano work, featuring lush left hand arpeggios creating a strong foundation for his more delicate right hand melodies to dance upon – a powerful and moving combination. Another of the less well known, yet equally inspiring tunes is a Puerto Rican carol entitled “Song Of The Wise Men.” It has been said that: “Christmas is, above all, a children’s holiday, and many hymns are addressed to children, reminding them that the real reason for the sugarplums and Christmas trees is the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child.” This theme is well reflected in Isadar’s choice of “O Come Little Children,” based on a carol from the 1800’s.
Among my favorite tracks on the album are the wistful strains of “Greensleeves 2012,” which Isadar interprets with elegance and grandeur and also pays ‘homage’ to Liz Story’s brilliant take on this enduring composition. This is followed by a rendition of “Masters In This Hall,” which can best be described as, well… “masterful.” The song dates back to the sixteenth century, and is another of the less well-known tunes that Isadar has chosen to feature. The album draws to a close with Isadar invoking artistic license on what is perhaps one of the most unique and liberal versions of a classic carol heard here yet. Based on “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” Isadar characterizes it as “an uninhibited melancholy arrangement.” While I don’t know if “melancholy” is the word I would use to describe it, it does have a pensive quality and is presented more as a nocturne than usual lively carol it is known as. I really liked the interpretation and respect Isadar’s creativity and distinctive rendering of the song.
“O Christmas” is an exceptional holiday collection, not only for Isadar’s elegant grand piano artistry, but as well for the interesting and sometimes unexpected repertoire contained within. Like ornaments on a tree, the songs adorn the album, enhancing its beauty with their diversity, individuality, and timelessness. Given the well-deserved accolades and popularity of Isadar’s distinctive piano style, I’m sure that fans will want to include “O Christmas” in their collection and make it a part of their holiday tradition.
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