Jazz Preludes 1-7

SKU: HL.50605345

ISBN 9781705180235. UPC: 196288106135.

Similarly to Bach's cycle The Well-Tempered Clavier or to Chopin's 24 Preludes, and similarly to his own collection published in 2019, the Wolf-temperiertes Klavier, Péter Wolf penned 24 piano pieces again. His Jazz Preludes set examples for improvisation and make use of the entire stylistic spectrum of jazz, ranging from the gospel (“Anthem, No. 7”) to blues (“Windlass, No. 1”), bebop (“Crime, No. 11”), Latin jazz (“Tropical Night, No. 6”), and, of course, the world of ballads (“Nostalgia, No. 4” and “Question Without Answer, No. 16”). The individual movements are no mere style exercises or piano technique exercises but, like Debussy's preludes, they are expressive character pieces: musical images of a phenomenon, an emotion, a behavior pattern, a personal experience reflected by their titles.

SKU: HL.49044195

ISBN 9790001190879. UPC: 840126933604. 9.0x12.0x0.065 inches.

The melodies from George Gershwin's (1898-1937) musicals, from 'Porgy and Bess', from orchestral pieces like 'Rhapsody in Blue' or 'An American in Paris', we all know them! But the career of the young musician started as a pianist in a music publishing house where he was to encourage customers to buy music by playing it. Soon he began to compose music himself and caught the attention of the Broadway, which paved the way to his international career. Inspired by Frederic Chopin's 24 Preludes, he began to write his own 'Preludes' for the piano in the mid-1920s: Of the five preludes composed by him, he used two for the violin composition 'Short Story' and presented the other three at a concert on 4 December 1926. These 'Preludes' combine classical moments and jazz elements into an effective whole and can be played individually or as a little jazz sonata (fast - slow - fast). Thanks to the present arrangement, the charming miniatures are now available in a version for solo instrument and piano accompaniment.

SKU: MB.31076M

ISBN 9781513477695. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Following the model established by Bach and Chopin, George Gershwin (1898 â?? 1937) originally planned to write 24 modern preludes for piano, one in each major and relative minor key. The collection was to be called The Melting Pot as it combined cross-cultural elements of classical, popular, jazz, and blues styles. Already established as a composer of popular songs, Broadway musicals, and masterpieces like Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F, Gershwinâ??s frenetic musical activities and an early death intervened, and for various reasonsâ??only three of the completed 5-7 preludes were published in 1927. By omission and circumstance, these three compositions have endured the test of time as Gershwinâ??s Three Preludes.
 
This book presents idiomatic flute/guitar arrangements of Gershwinâ??s iconic Three Preludes. The original keys of the preludes were altered to accommodate drop-D guitar tuning and highlight the strengths and tessituras of the two instruments. The music is written in standard notation only and presented in guitar and flute scores, guitar accompaniment with extensive suggested fingering, and a pull-out flute solo part with guitar cues. Includes access to an outstanding online audio recording by The Cypress Duo, featuring flutist Amanda Hoke and author/guitarist Justin Hoke.
 
Audiences are going to love hearing these preludes rendered by the flute and guitar, particularly â??Prelude IIâ?, in Gershwinâ??s words, â??a sort of blues lullabyâ? that is familiar to many musicians and listeners alike.

SKU: AP.1-ADV9036

ISBN 9783892218166. UPC: 805095090369. English.

This collection serves as an invitation to classically trained pianists who are interested in improvisation, and as a challenge to seasoned improvisers to make each performance fresh and spontaneous. The book includes helpful performance notes, and the CD recording features full-length performances of all preludes plus seven great jazz standards.

Titles: Preludes I * Prelude II * Prelude III * Prelude IV * Prelude V * Prelude VI.

SKU: AP.1-ADV9029

UPC: 805095090291. English.

Hear the composer perform his Preludes (Vol. 3) plus four jazz standards.

Titles: Prelude XIII * Prelude XIV * Prelude XV * Prelude XVI * Prelude XVII * Prelude XVIII * Lotus Blossom (Billy Strayhorn) * Thingin' (Lee Konitz) * I Never Told You (Johnny Mandel) * Blue Rose (Duke Ellington) * The Single Pedal of a Rose (Duke Ellington).

SKU: AP.1-ADV9021

UPC: 805095090215. English.

Hear the composer perform his Preludes (Vol. 1) plus seven jazz standards.

Titles: Prelude I * Prelude II * Prelude III * Prelude IV * Prelude V * Prelude VI * Close Enough For Love (Mandel/Williams) * The Lady Sings the Blues (Wilder/Engvick) * Hearsay (Ellington/Strayhorn) * There Was Nobody Looking (Ellington) * Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Gershwin/Heyward) * This Is New (Weill/Gershwin) * Over the Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg).

SKU: AP.1-ADV9020

UPC: 805095090208. English.

Six preludes for solo piano using vocabulary from both the classical and the jazz traditions.

SKU: AP.1-ADV9028

English.

This collection serves as an invitation to classically trained pianists who are interested in improvisation, and as a challenge to seasoned improvisers to make each performance fresh and spontaneous. The book includes helpful performance notes. Six preludes for solo piano using vocabulary from both the classical and the jazz traditions. Titles: Prelude XIII * Prelude XIV * Prelude XV * Prelude XVI * Prelude XVII * Prelude XVIII.