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Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Primer Level is an adventurous collection for the elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities a lively marching band the bass sounds of roaming pterodactyls or ringing French cathedral bells.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Level 1 is an adventurous collection for the late-elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities an ancient Chinese folk song ???bullfrog??? blues or a sonatina accompanied with orchestra.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

The latest book in this popular series features the music of Sir Edward Elgar, in honour of his 150th birthday in 2007.<br>Includes solo-piano arrangements of Elgar's best-loved works, including selections from Sea Pictures, the Cello Concerto, Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, and much more.<br>Arranged for intermediate solo piano. An essential addition to your piano library. / Classique / Partition /

A superb four-volume collection of over 180 solos for the intermediate level Pianist. Includes popular film and show tunes - themes and songs from top TV shows - and classical favourites from choral works, concertos, ballets, operas and symphonies. / Piano

A sumptuous selection of the very best Keyboard music of the early Romantic era by composers ranging from Schubert to Chopin and beyond all presented in one superb volume for the solo Piano.The music of the Romantic erais characterised by progressive innovations in both tonal and formal expression both in the compositions of the salons and concert halls and of the church. The works of Chopin Liszt and Schubert have become absolutely essentialrepertoire for any serious Piano student forever pushing the boundaries of diatonic harmony timing and texture into evermore complex worlds of emotion. Every piece in this anthology is rich in heritage and familiar tothe ears of music lovers the world over. Take this opportunity to transform your repertoire - the music has been expertly adapted to appeal to the intermediate soloist whilst retaining all the beauty and character of the originalworks. There's simply no better way to discover the music of the masters.

A special selection of the most poignant expressive and moving themes and melodies all arranged as sumptuous Piano solos. This anthology will bring a tear to your eye and a lump to your throat as you enjoy an absorbing andhugely rewarding selection. The Thirty-one pieces here range from Barber's celebrated Adagio For Strings through Elgar's spectacular Nimrod to popular favourites including Pie Jesu and the theme fromtelevision's Six Feet Under. You will recognise themes and movements as appearing in such films as Schindler's List The Pianist Death In Venice and Elizabeth. These memorable movements havebeen compiled from the album of the same name and lovingly arranged for the solo Piano.

Easy Popular Movie Instrumental Solos is an accessible selection of movie hits for the beginning student, with simple notation and a play-along CD. Available for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano accompaniment. Believe (The Polar Express); Come So Far (Hairspray); Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Balboa); Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone); In Dreams (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring); James Bond Theme (Casino Royale); Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz); The Pink Panther Theme (The Pink Panther); Raiders' March (Raiders of the Lost Ark); Way Back Into Love (Music and Lyrics)

Mid to Late Elementary Original Compositions by Nancy Faber-Colourful original solos by Nancy Faber which develop musical expression and creativity at the piano. Contents include: Walk in a Rainbow; I Love a Rainbow; Rainbow in My Pocket; Purple Rainbow Swirls (for L.H. only); Rainbow Ice Cream; Rainbow Dreams.

Judith Weir's Day Break Shadows Flee for solo Piano.This 10 minute work was commissioned by BBC Radio 3. It was first performed by Benjamin Grosvenor on 1st September 2014 as part of the PromsChamber Music Series at Cadogan Hall.'Day Break Shadows Flee written for Benjamin Grosvenor is a Two-Part Invention a Piano solo composition in which the two hands work in close co-ordination butindependently. My intention was generally to avoid using thick chords (although octaves and other clear sonorities are included) while allowing both the right and left-hand lines to be free mobile and expressive. The treble andbass sectors of the keyboard are clearly contrasted and often widely separated. In atmosphere and expression the music is another kind of two-part invention contrasting bright upwards-arching phrases (heard at the opening andevoking the arrival of light at the beginning of the day) with veiled mysterious scurryings suggesting the stranger more nervous life lived at night and in the early morning.' - Judith Weir

The Library Of Romantic Music is a comprehensive collection of the greatest works of the Romantic period. Featuring composers like Frédéric Chopin Claude Debussy and Gabriel Fauré the works represented heretruly some of the most beautiful ever composed. Now they're all in one conveniently spiral-bound volume arranged for solo Piano for your sheer playing pleasure. Like the Baroque and Classical periods before it Romantic music existed within a broader artistic intellectual and literary movement. Emerging in the early 19th century it reflected a time of preoccupation with things mystical spiritual legendary andsupernatural. This collection comprises fantastic original Piano works and beautiful arrangements from all the greatest composers of this era including: Albéniz Berlioz Bizet Brahms Chopin Dvorák Debussy Elgar Fauré Grieg Mahler Liszt Mendelssohn Puccini Ravel and so many more. Spanning the 19th century the Romantic movement was a reaction to what had come before. Music proved to be aparticularly rich medium of expression for a new Zeitgeist that prized individualism and spirituality. Drawing together composers whose background was as diverse as the music they created the period proved to be a very broadchurch indeed. This makes The Library Of Romantic Music?particularly exciting because the extraordinarily rich and expressive music is collected here in a single volume that is durable convenient and issure to be a mainstay of your music stand. For a simply stunning compendium of some incredible pieces of music composed by the masters The Library Of Romantic Music?is essential. Thegreatest compositions from such a fantastically rich period have been collected in this single volume perfect for pianists looking for beautiful additions to their repertoire.

This Viardot Edition is the first critical edition of Pauline Viardot’s songs. It is based on fair copies of the woman composer, who was one of the most versatile singers and important representatives of the bel canto performance tradition in the 19th century. The present volume includes settings of Russian texts by Pushkin, Feth and Turgenev as well as Italian-language songs based on Tuscan folk lyrics. All songs are accompanied by German translations, which were specifically prepared for the German first edition in the 19th century.
The solo Lied with piano accompaniment was Pauline Viardot’s main genre, which she made bloom in the most diverse colors, depending on text and style. In addition to her own use, the sought-after vocal pedagogue also wrote her songs for her students. Accordingly, the songs included in this volume are suitable for different vocal genres in terms of their ranges and expressive content: for example, songs such as “Zwei Rosen”, “L'innamorata” or “Das Vöglein” are suitable for light, high voices, while lyrical, lower voices can find suitable songs with “Ruhige, heilige Nacht”, “Flüstern, atemscheues Lauschen” or “C’era una volta”. For versatile voices with a gift for coloratura, “Non vi maravigliate” is a little showpiece, while voices with the ability for dramatic accents can sing songs like “Die Beschwörung” or “Mitternächtige Bilder”. Unlike the sometimes very long Russian songs, the consistently short Italian songs are well suited as an introduction to the easier Italian repertoire. The songs depict clearly defined scenes within which the singers are able to develop their respective characters.
01. Das Blümlein – Цветок VWV 1018 (Alexander Puschkin | 3')
02. Auf Grusiens Hügeln – На холмах Грузии VWV 1037 (Alexander Puschkin | 2')
03. Ruhige, heilige Nacht – Тихая, звёздная ночь VWV 1038 (Afanassi Fet)
04. Mitternächtige Bilder – Полуночные образы VWV 1039 (Afanassi Fet | 3')
05. Flüstern, atemscheues Lauschen – Шёпот, робкое дыханье VWV 1040 (Afanassi Fet)
06. Die Beschwörung – Заклинание VWV 1041 (Alexander Puschkin | 3')
07. Die Meise – Синица VWV 1042 (Iwan Turgenjew | 2')
08. Zwei Rosen – Две розы VWV 1055 (Afanassi Fet | 2')
09. Des Nachts – Мой голос для тебя и ласковый и томный VWV 1056 (Alexander Puschkin | 3')
10. Der Gefangene – Узник VWV 1057 (Alexander Puschkin | 3')
11. Das Vöglein – Птичка божия VWV 1058 (Alexander Puschkin | 3')
12. Die Sterne – Звёзды VWV 1059 (Afanassi Fet | 4')
13. Florentinisches Ständchen – Serenata fiorentina VWV 1048 (Giuseppe Tigri)
14. Die Verlassene – Cʼera una volta VWV 1049 (Giuseppe Tigri)
15. Die Dorfsängerin – Non vi maravigliate VWV 1047 (Giuseppe Tigri)
16. Die Unglückliche – Povera me! VWV 1050 (Giuseppe Tigri)
17. Doppel-Liebe – L'innamorata VWV 1051 (Giuseppe Tigri) / Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Voix solo - piano / EDITION BREITKOPF

Containing 38 Piano solos this bumper collection offers a fantastic selection of film themes all specially arranged for the Grade 1-3 pianist. Features a brand new easy-to-read notation style complete with fingerings chordsymbols and lyrics where appropriate.

The Secret Piano by Alexis Ffrench is a timeless and emotional journey expressed through the haunting lyricism of the solo Piano. This collection brings together twelve of Ffrench?s most haunting melodies from his recent recorded album together in print for the first time such as Arioso A moment in time and The Piano sings following extensive air play on the radio and usage on European television programmes. Ffrench?s haunting music is akin to the accessible contemporary music of Ludovico Einaudi and the pieces within this album have been arranged for the intermediatepianist.

Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas are among some of the greatest writings for Solo Piano and remain firm favourites in the repertoire today. Throughout the sonatas one can sense a maturing composer whose music bridged from the elegant and precise world of ‘Classical’ music to the intensely expressive and virtuosic world of ‘Romantic’ music. These pieces provide a wonderful enrichment to the repertoire of any advancing and accomplished pianists.This Urtext edition of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Volume 2 provides you with the most accurate realisation of the composer’s original intentions with thoroughly comprehensive anddetailed editorial markings and suggestions. This edition has been edited by Claudio Arrau and Lothar Hoffmann-Erbrecht.This is the second of two volumes which contains sonatas from No.16-32.