An irresistible elemental power emanates from the eleven pieces of the Musica Ricercata composed between 1951 and 1953. The early piano work by the famous Hungarian Gyorgy Ligeti arose from experiments with minimalist structures of rhythm and sound in order to build a New Music from nothing, so to speak, according to Ligeti himself. The effect that he achieves with just a few tones is inspiring. In the first piece, he uses one tone to which is added another tone at the end. In the second piece, the music consists of three tones, in the third of four, up to twelve tones in the eleventh piece. The second piece of the Music Ricercata served as soundtrack for the film Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick.

This popular volume has now been expanded to 31 pages.
As well as easy dances by Bach and Handel, this selection includes pieces by French, Italian and English baroque masters. Pupils will experience an uncomplicated first acquaintance with the polyphonic structure of baroque music. The ornaments are written out in full, in each case keeping within the technical boundaries of this level of development.

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Studies by Bertini, Burgmuller, Czerny, Duvernoy, Gretchaninoff, Gurlitt, Heller, Kirchner, Lemoine, Schumann, Schoenmehl and others, arranged in order of progressive difficulty. These studies are fun as well as musically interesting and valuable.
The volume could be introduced in combination with vol. 3 of the piano tutor Piano Kids and subsequently be used in conjuction with other teaching material [e.g. Piano Kids in Concert, ED 8440).

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In the compilation of this collection of studies, the author was moved principally by the desire to produce a work which would introduce the student gradually to all the problems of the piano technique, give him confidence and technical facilities, develop his pianistic gifts, and thus provide him with the technical and musical background to enable him to master the purely musical material without too great an effort. Studies are also useful in developing a musical sense, if played with taste and charm and not practiced in a dull and mechanical manner. The more gradually the technical difficulties are introduced, the more will be gained from these studies from the purely musical side. The majority of the studies in the first volume have been chosen purposely in the triad form, along with those in diatonic scales. Proceeding from the triad, the student is afforded to the opportunity of combining these exercises with his other musical studies. Ear training is given practical application by singing the triad to the syllables la or do mi sol (or bi gu la), and then playing it in different positions. Short verses of folk or children's songs within a range of five tones can also be played in the same way so that the transposition of the first exercises into other keys will no longer offer any great difficulties for an ordinary musical ear. In this way, the student is gradually introduced to the chromatic signs, tonally and technically, which makes it possible to use other keys than C major much earlier than usual, as is suggested in the present work. Attention should also be paid to dynamics. first awaken a sense of the contrast between loud and soft tones by practical illustration, which the student should then imitate on the instrument. He himself must decide if his tone corresponds to his musical intentions, which accustoms him from the start to listen critically to his own playing. In the first exercises, the right hand part in the original has been divided between both hands for pedagogic reasons, without altering the melodic line of the original. A number of studies have been transposed into other keys.

This book Modern Piano contains 90 easy original pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. The pieces selected display a great variety of styles including New Music, neoclassicism, modern dances, jazz, blues, pop, rock, musical studies, meditative music, New Age music and more besides: a colourful range of different styles, sometimes blurring the distinction between classical and popular music in 'crossover' pieces that bridge the gap between different musical worlds.

The little pieces selected invite us to go on a musical journey of discovery, introducing new experiences using modern sounds and rhythms. All these pieces are suitable for tuition purposes, auditions, examinations and school music competitions - or just as stimulating repertoire for pianists interested in music.

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Czerny has been underestimated as a composer of studies for a long time. In the meantime, however, his studies are used more and more in lessons because he is a real master in .tackling technical and musical problems in concise exercises. Against the background of the discussion about practising ('How to practise in an efficient and targeted manner'), Czerny's studies have gained in importance. As a consequence, Schott has included the well-known cycle 100 leichte Ubungsstucke op. 139 in its study series 'Essential Exercises', with fingerings and didactic information by Wilhelm Ohmen.

This volume contains a wide selection of famous musical themes from Bach to Carl Orff. Some of them were originally written for the piano. most have had their scores carefully arranged to make them easy to play on the piano. Each piece is followed with a jazz interpretation, which can either be played alone or alongside the 'original' version. Perhaps this will show that the 'classics' are not all that far removed from jazz, and that music of earlier periods contains many of the essential characteristics of jazz. Doesn't Lully's 'Gavotte', for instance, contain one of the most famous jazz themes ever? The 'Blue Gavotte' may make this clearer. The theme from Mozart's Sonata in A major (K 331) doesn't require many rhythmic changes to give it a blues flavour ('Mozart Goes Blues'). The driving rhythm of the ostinato bass in Carl Orff's 'O Fortuna' would suit modern jazz-rock performers well, with a few small changes ('A Fortune for a Tune'). What do Bizet's 'Habanera', Brahms' 'Hungarian Dance No. 5' and Paganini's 'Caprice No. 24' have in common? Why have they been turned into salsa music ('Habanera con Cigarro', 'Hungarian Salsa No. 5', 'Capriccio Latino')? Much of this is up to the individual: if you want to discover similarities, they are easy to find.

Ligeti's piano etudes are some of the most splendid works ever composed for this instrument. Every ambitious player is eventually going to examine these milestones of contemporary music literature. The musical community had to wait for new piano works from the pen of Ligeti for quite a long time. now a new volume has been published: Etudes pour piano, troisieme livre.

In the years 1997 till 2001 the magician of sound wrote new etudes which pose challenges to the pianist that are revealed only at second glance.

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Galaxy Piano is ideal for introducing beginners of any age to modern compositions and for their first performances. This volume can be used as a complement to any piano method, thus giving variety to the lessons. The pieces take the pianist on a musical journey to the stars, where he or she might encounter an extra-terrestrial being or a Martian, experience a total eclipse of the sun or just look through a telescope into space. They are catchy tunes which are easy to learn and fun to play!

This third solo album for piano, Go Your Own Way, is dedicated to the eternal question of which path to take in life. Twelve very emotional New Age pieces for piano take the pianist and the audience on a musical journey during which each of them follows his heart and his inner voice. The road of life is often rocky and paved with tears. And yet, everybody should take it as a fighter and leave his own mark. This requires courage and confidence in order not to despair or be broken. The bottom line of all this is that the way is the goal and that everybody has to go it. These expressive compositions are highly nuanced like piano playing, exciting, rich in contrast and exploring boundaries like life: melancholy and lamenting, comforting, affectionately soothing, motivating, confident, breath-taking, and passionate.

'Hammerklavier' is a full-length cyclical work. The composer tries casting off the straight-jacket of hide-bound musical traditions, sending the listener on a voyage of discovery and liberation. The 'Hammer' of the title refers not to the action of the pianoforte nor to Beethoven's 'Hammerklaviersonate' but to the mental approach required of the performer who needs to be a true
'performance artist'.
The composer has recorded the entire cycle for WERGO (WER 6611-2).

After 'Pop Ballads' (ED 9842) and 'Jazz Ballads' (ED 9843), Schott now publishes the third volume in the series 'Schott Piano Lounge': 'Celtic Lovesongs' by Carsten Gerlitz. .These beautiful Celtic ballads will .submerge you .in the tradition of Irish and Scottish music. .The volume offers a selection of 20 well-known and easily playable ballads .for you and your audience .to enjoy.

In 1759 Leopold Mozart compiled a notebook as a present for his daughter Maria Anna (usually called 'Nannerl'), it was intended as a series of instructive exercises and practice pieces.
The notebook though wasn't used solely by Nannerl but also by her younger
brother Wolfgang, and the talented boy didn't just use it for piano practice but soon started to compose his own little pieces. Either Wolfgang himself or his father wrote them into the remaining empty pages of the notebook. This new edition contains only compositions by Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart. It is a companion volume to 'The Young Mozart' by H. Schungeler, which contains the first and easiest compositions by Wolfgang (ED 9008).
A classic of the piano teaching literature, now available in the new Schott Piano Classics series.

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In time for Beethoven's 250th birthday, Schott presents a new collection of his piano works. Among these easy to intermediate pieces are original compositions as well as arrangements suitable for lessons and for playing at home. Fur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Ode to Joy and many more in one volume!
Complete with fingerings and tempo suggestions, this collection with its modern and easy-to-read layout is ideal for all piano players.
Hans-Gunter Heumann is a freelance composer and author with many years of pedagogical experience with children, young people and adults. Further works of him published by Schott Music include Mini Maestro (ED 23200) and Galaxy Piano (ED 23203).

The European Hymn is the hymn not only of the European Union but of Europe in a broader sense. The melody has been taken from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1823.
In the last movement of this symphony Beethoven set music to the 'Ode to Joy' by Friedrich von Schiller from 1785. This poem sprang from Schiller's idealistic vision of men who become brothers - a vision Beethoven shared with him.

In 1972 the Council of Europe adopted Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' as its anthem. The well-known conductor Herbert von Karajan was commissioned to arrange three instrumental versions - for solo piano, wind orchestra and symphony orchestra. Without words, in the universal language of music, the anthem is an expression of the idealistic values of freedom, peace and solidarity which Europe stands for.
In 1985 the heads of state and government adopted the hymn as the EU's official anthem. It does not replace the national anthems of the member states, but rather celebrates common values as well as unity in diversity.

The score of this offical anthem is exclusively available from the Schott publishing house.

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Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. .

Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces by French Impressionist composers, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.

'RELAX WITH' SERIES - press reviews

For those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening - purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction - these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake. - PIANODAO.COM

Thank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing these beautiful volumes which will bring you so much joy to learners and adult players alike
Beate Toyka , EPTA UK Piano Magazine.

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Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. .

Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of traditional pieces from around the world, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.

'RELAX WITH' SERIES - press reviews

For those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening - purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction - these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake. - PIANODAO.COM

Thank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing these beautiful volumes which will bring you so much joy to learners and adult players alike
Beate Toyka , EPTA UK Piano Magazine.

English.

Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. .

Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Romantic period, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.

'RELAX WITH' SERIES - press reviews

For those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening - purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction - these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake. - PIANODAO.COM

Thank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing these beautiful volumes which will bring so much joy to learners and adult players alike
Beate Toyka , EPTA UK Piano Magazine.

English.

Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. .

Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Classical period, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.

'RELAX WITH' SERIES - press reviews

For those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening - purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction - these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake. - PIANODAO.COM

Thank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing these beautiful volumes which will bring so much joy to learners and players alike - Beate Toyka , EPTA UK Piano Magazine.

In this series, Schott presents demanding piano transcriptions of well-known works. The series comprises 14 editions, all volumes of which have been .compiled with great care and .given a special cover.
Volume 14 contains a delicate piano paraphrase by the famous pianist Cyprien Katsaris of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Badinerie', a smash hit in music history. Every eight bars of Bach are followed by the virtuoso 'commentary' of the Paris-based Katsaris.
Ambitious pianists are certainly going to enjoy the virtuoso challenge of this effective arrangement.

English.

Part of a new series of piano music books edited by British concert pianist Samantha Ward, and designed primarily to be played at home, simply for pleasure. .

Selected for their relaxing qualities, the pieces in this volume range from well-known classics to delightful lesser-known gems. Featuring arrangements of pieces from the Baroque period, the collection is of easy/intermediate level so a competent amateur pianist will have little difficulty in mastering the pieces.

'RELAX WITH' SERIES - press reviews

For those ... who now want to sit down and play the piano of an evening - purely for relaxation and personal satisfaction - these books brilliantly hit their target. They provide a huge range or wonderful music, and the selection of pieces included is near perfect. ... these books so brilliantly meet the demand expressed by so many of my teenage and adult students for beautiful music that can be enjoyed for enjoyment's sake. - PIANODAO.COM

Thank you Schott and Samantha Ward for producing these beautiful volumes which will bring so much joy to learners and players alike - Beate Toyka , EPTA UK Piano Magazine.

At first, it all sounds very easy. The notes leap through and over one another as if conjured up by a magician. However, nothing goes quite as smoothly as it seems, and here and there the music snags. notes get in each other's way and somehow it all gets somewhat out of hand. Our young Harry Potter still has a lot to learn ... Ligeti has a brilliant grasp of how to capture the essence of this scene in music. With a generous portion of wit and reminiscences of "minimal music" a la Steve Reich, the composer allows the story to unfold and is effortlessly successful in creating one of the most difficult pieces in the entire piano literature. Tempo and hectic activity, active agitation and slapstick stumbling: this all combines to illustrate "The Apprentice Wizard".

It is fascinating how the famous Hungarian composer skilfully superimposes rhythms which, with shifted accents and different speeds, create a third dimension of hearing, like an optical illusion. The breathtaking whirling of the keys in 'Desordre', the first of 18 etudes for piano altogether, is a sign of Ligeti's enthusiasm for Central African music which later was to become so important to him.