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Richard Reed Parry's Heart And Breath Sextet for Piano Six-hands Violin Viola and Violoncello.Heart And Breath Sextet was commissioned by the 2011 MusicNOW Festival foryMusic.'This piece is based around the idea of using the widely varying internal rhythms of the performers? bodies as performance parameters. There is no actual tempo or meter built into the piece. The breathing ratesof the players are used in alternation with the individualperformers? heart rates to determine the pace at which all of the musical material is played. This requires that the performers generally play quietly and delicately so asto be able to hear their heartbeats adequately. This in combination with the natural variance between the different heart rates results in a kind of delicate musical ?pointillism?: starts and stops which are somewhat staggered parts which repeatedly line up and fall out of synch with each other different individuals? pulses rising and falling. The piece is never performed exactly the same way twice.In this piece the pianists wear stethoscopespositioned over their hearts so that each can follow his or her own heart rate. Two eighth notes (quavers) correspond to the two sounds of a single normal heartbeat and performers should match as closely as possible the staccatoand irregular rhythm they hear. The strings are instructed to ?play to breath?; the natural cycle of one inhalation and one exhalation or vice versa will determine the length of the bar (two quarter notes/crotchets) without anyattempt to make it metronomic. When one instrument is designated the leader their breath will determine the starts of phrases and the procession from one bar to the next cuing other parts if necessary.' - RichardReed Parry

Compositeur : Schubert, Franz Instrumentation : Piano, 4-hands Editeur Musicologique : Kahl, Willi Couverture Reliée Contenu : Divertissement à la Hongroise g minor op. 54 D 818 Divertissement on a French motif b minor op. 84,1 D 823 Divertissement on a French motif e minor op. 63,1 D 823 Divertissement on a French motif e minor op. 84,2 D 823 Grand funeral March c minor op. 55 D 859 6 Grandes Marches et Trios E flat, g, h, D, E flat, E op. 40 D 819 4 Ländler E flat major, A flat major, C minor, C major D 814 3 Marches Militaires D major, G major, E flat major op. 51 D 733 6 Polonaises D minor, F major, B flat major, D major, A major, E major op. 61 D 824 Grand Duo C major op. post. 140 D 812 Variations on an Original Theme A flat major op. 35 D 813

For 6 Hands At 1 Piano. Par CORNICK MIKE. '4 More Afro-Caribbean Pieces for 6 Hands at 1 Piano” is the second of two volumes of arrangements by Mike Cornick. Suitable for intermediate players, these 'trios”, are as light-hearted as you would expect, both of the music and the format. They will be excellent material for informal soirées, having fun at a weekend course or perhaps as an encore or finale of a piano class concert. The folk songs in each volume have been chosen for their lively rhythms and robust harmonies and each volume includes an original piece by Mike Cornick that draws on the styles and mannerisms of the region. Mike has provided fingerings to alleviate the inevitable collisions between the many hands in close proximity but says, after all, that is part of the fun. This volume includes: 'Brown Girl in the Ring”, 'Sloop John B”, 'Long Time Gal” and Mike's own 'Caribbean Escapade”. Send us a YouTube video of yourself playing Mike's pieces, and we will post in on our website!/ Recueil / Piano 6 Mains

Intermezzo. Par GAUTIER LEONARD. Leonard Gautier's The Secret has been arranged by Cornelius Gurlitt for one piano and six hands. Edited by Fanny Waterman. A fast and fun piece that is exhilerating to play without tripping over so many other hands! / Niveau : Assez Facile / Recueil / Piano 6 Mains

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.

Series: Belwin EditionCategory: Piano Trio (1 Piano, 6 Hands)Format: BookInstrument: PianoLevel: Late IntermediateWritten when the composer was just 17 to 18 years of age, these romantic-styled pieces for piano trio were dedicated to 3 friends, Natalya, Lyudmila, and Vera Skalon. They feature a short passage that would later be used in Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, beginning the 2nd movement. It is an especially nice, and playable, ensemble concert piece, technically within the reach of late intermediate artists.

This piano duet collection (four hands at one piano) contains a variety of hymns arranged for accomplished church musicians performers or students. Selections include driving rhythmic settings of At Calvary; The Lily of the Valley; and Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee contrasted with the more sedate and serene arrangements of Beneath the Cross of Jesus; Be Thou My Vision;and Nearer My God to Thee. In addition the volume includes a sparkling carol medley Christmas Joy which will be useful in myriad occasions—from church services to school Christmas programs to December recitals and concerts. Arranger Frank Milholland’s extensive band and orchestra background shinesthrough in this keyboard collection as the duets often seem to suggest their own orchestration.

Series One-Like Chopin before him Debussy found new previously unexplored possibilities and refinements in the art of playing and composing for the piano. His compositions for piano four hands and for two pianos are among his most inventive and interesting works. Reprinted from authoritative French editions these works ranging widely in mood display the brilliant pianism at the heart of Debussyâ??s musical imagery.

Grieg's incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's drama 'Peer Gynt? contains some of his best-known compositions, such as 'Morning Mood? and 'In the hall of the Mountain King?. Grieg later extracted the most beautiful pieces to form two orchestral suites and arranged himself these versions for piano solo and piano four-hands. There was a surprise in store for us when we were preparing our Urtext edition. In the autograph and the first print run, the second suite contained another movement, the 'Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter?, which Grieg deleted shortly afterwards. This charming dance appears in the appendix to our edition - printed again for the first time in 120 years! The Norwegian pianist and Grieg expert Einar Steen-Nøkleberg was co-editor for our edition and also provided the new fingerings. / Piano 4 Mains

National Federation of Music Clubs 2014-2016 Selection 2 Pianos 8 Hands/Later Elementary Level

4 Sonatinas on 5 Notes for Piano Four Hands-This classic duet is one of the most popular and enduring pieces in the piano repertoire. This album contains Sonatinas 1 2 4 and 5 the most popular pieces from this treasured set. A delight! Includes complete printed music score with both primo and secondo piano parts for Sonatinas 1 2 4 and 5 from this set of sonatinas and a compact disc featuring these 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

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.

Three Favorite Songs Arranged for 2 Pianos 4 Hands-Beautiful duo arrangements of these beloved Irving Berlin classics. Two scores are included: Cheek to Cheek * They Say It's Wonderful * (I Wonder Why') You're Just in Love.

Works For Piano Duet-'Flee the storms.' Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) put this motto of classical artists at the heart of his music for piano four hands preferring the balance of proportions to the roar of passions the eclecticism of good taste charm and delicacy. Berceuses falls within the French tradition of children's music such as illustrated by Fauré's Dolly and Ravel's Ma mère l’Oye. These seven pieces evoke with refinement the happiness of a cloudless day the effervescence that reigns on Christmas Eve or the gentle syncopated rocking of a young Creole Selfiana. The Variations puériles sur une mélodie de CarlReinecke manifest a free whimsical vein whereas the Trois préludes sur des airs irlandais drink at the pure sources of folk music borrowing their thematic material from the famous collection Songs of Old Ireland which Stanford had brought out in 1882. Published for the first time from a handwritten score the Variations sur un thème de Charles Levadé end with a wild quadrille that takes the heroes of the celebration to the nearest inn. The Pièce en forme d’aria et Bergerie from 1896 finely polished takes up with the ambiance of the pastorale popular in the 17th century.