The Italian Giovanni Sgambati received music tuition from an early age and gave his first public concert performances as a child. When Liszt came to Rome in 1861, Sgambati became his student. At the opening of the Sala Dante in 1966 he conducted Liszt's Dante Symphony and later travelled with him to Munich, where he also became acquainted with Richard Wagner's music. Sgambati's first song album was published by Schott in 1870, followed by many piano works, chamber works, symphonies and church music compositions. The transcription 'Melodie de Gluck', published in 1881 (plate number 23209), is dedicated to the 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits', a ballet in the second act of the opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice', and is still a popular encore piece by pianists including Evgeny Kissin and Yuja Wang.

Song List: Allegro From Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Duet Alleluia From Exsultate Jubilate Andante from Surprise Symphony Andante From Symphony No 1 Gypsy Rondo Rondo From Violin Concerto Op 61 Serenade From String Quartet Op 3 No 5 Theme From Theme And Variation

A collection of all three sheet music books: Best Of Piano Stories Vol. I, Best Of Piano Stories Vol. II and Best Of Piano Stories Vol. III, in a highly-discounted price.

For more info about Frederic's endeavours, check out his official page: https://fredericbernardmusic.com/

Here's a table of all songs included:

1. Underwater Wonderscapes (aka. Swarm of Fish)

2. Peculiar World

3. Loneliness

4. Enchantment

5. Requiem

6. Inspire Me

7. Sorrow

8. The Sad Snow-Queen

9. Waterdrops (aka. Falling Snowflakes)

10. Blue Clouds

11. Butterfly

12. Waltz of Sorrow

13. Constant Motion

14. Sea of Roses

15. Maiden's Elegy

16. Thunder and Rain

17. Postcards

18. Dark Days

19. Harp-playing Mermaid

20. Eternal Flow

21. Evening Melodies

22. Rain

23. Starlight Nights

24. Final Lament

25. A Bird's First Flight

26. Most Beautiful Memories

27. Minimalistic Piano Moment

28. Farewell

29. Her

30. Innocence

31. Threnody for a Lost Space Astronaut

32. Just two Clouds Apart

33. Forgotten Times

34. Fireflies

35. Suffering

36. Unwritten Romance

English ? German.

To mark its 250th anniversary, the Schott publishing house has dug up and reedited treasures from its historical publishing archives. This anthology is aimed at professional musicians and advanced amateurs interested in interesting new discoveries off the standard repertoire. It mainly contains works from the Romantic era: virtuoso pi�ces de r�sistance and encores, expressive character pieces, gems of salon music or elaborate arrangements of well-known (opera) melodies. Many of the original compositions and arrangements were written by major piano virtuosos of the 19th century. "The book has been excellently produced?the clarity of the notation is exceptional?Schott?s Joy of Music will surely appeal to any advanced player looking for less familiar gems, delivering rarified treasures aplenty!" ? Andrew Eales, Pianodao.

All music evokes memories and classical pieces are no exception. Many piano students have wondered what prompted Edward MacDowell to write "To a Wild Rose." Listening to "The Swan" from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens, so tender, helps us channel our inner ballet dancer. "Evening Prayer" from Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel recalls the story of two scared children lost in a forest. And it's no surprise that the melody of Alexander Borodin's "Polovetsian Dance No. 1" was a perfect fit for the popular song "Stranger in Paradise" from the Broadway musical Kismet.

About the arranger: Brenda Dillon is best known for her contributions to the Recreational Music Making movement. She served on the RMM Committee that designed the RMM Track for MTNA's Pedagogy Saturday. She also presented group piano and RMM sessions throughout the U.S. In addition to serving as a teacher trainer, she has written extensive articles on both group piano and RMM teaching. She has publications with Hal Leonard and Alfred Music listed on her website (www.brendadillon.com).

Piano solo sheet music songbook featuring original, happy piano music from the popular CrusaderBeach 'Piano Songs' albums. This 40-page songbook is a collection of fun, upbeat, happy piano pieces by CrusaderBeach, all with lively, uplifting, feel-good melodies. Perfect music to play at joyful occasions such as a birthday party, family and friends get-together, graduation, anniversary, wedding or holiday celebration at Christmas, New Year, Easter or Thanksgiving.

Comprising quality sheet music for ten modern piano songs: 'When I Grow Up', 'Deep Blue', 'Amagada', 'Sister', 'Wildfire', 'Jump', 'Slide', 'Canoe', 'Other People?s Lives' and 'This Is The Life'.

All CrusaderBeach solo piano music has been composed by Adrian Webster (PRS CAE/IPI: 702739746).​ If you like the contemporary classical, new age music of Ludovico Einaudi, Yiruma, Yann Tiersen, Alexis Ffrench or Jon Schmidt of the Piano Guys, you'll enjoy playing the beautiful, original piano music of CrusaderBeach.​

The song sheets are a popular choice with piano players, music teachers, students and wedding pianists. CrusaderBeach songs are available to stream from all major outlets (Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora etc.) and are regularly used as background music for short films and wedding ceremonies.​

To view videos of this music check out CrusaderBeach on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3j9CY3o5rR0
To find out more about CrusaderBeach please visit: www.crusaderbeach.com

Have fun with this piano song for the late beginner. Make sure to give the full counts for the rests in bar 13, and make the staccatos light.

Keep the left hand playing light staccato notes in this piano solo for the late beginner, while bringing out the right-hand melody, playing legato. This is called independence of hands, where one hand plays staccato and the other hand legato. If needed, play a 1-2-3-4-5 pattern with the left hand playing staccato and the right-hand legato.

Need more piano songs for the intermediate student? Here are sixteen original songs written by Kathi Kerr at Melody Music Publishers. Each song gives a rundown of what is taught and to look out for.

Soir D'Amore - A beautiful Evening, is an advanced level piano solo written by Kathi Kerr. It starts out in an impressionistic style, then evolves into a romantic/movie theme style. The melody is beautiful and the ad lib sections are fun and challenging to play. .

Piano Songs shows what makes up current jazz in Germany: melodies free of cliches and exciting grooves, moving between classical and modern music without fearing contact. Julia Hulsmann ranks among the best-known German jazz pianists and has released several CDs. The newly composed Piano Songs are her first sheet music edition.

Contains:
"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