Juan María Solare: Numbered Places (eleven piano pieces)



01 - One Way Flight to... (2:50)

02 - Twopenny Loaf [USA] (3:45)

03 - Three Bridges [UK] (2:25)

04 - Four Oaks [USA] (3:00)

05 - Five Pointz [NYC] (3:45)

06 - Six Mile Bottom [UK] (2:40)

07 - Seven Kings [UK] (5:10)

08 - Eight Streets [USA] (5:55)

09 - Nine Elms [UK] (2:50)

10 - Ten Ten Road [NC, USA] (3:25)

11 - Eleven Lands [UK] (3:30)



Totaltime: 39:15

Numbered Places * piano * music by Juan María Solare



The cycle Numbered Places startsfrom a simple idea: the piece nr. 1 would have a title that begins with theword One, the piece nr. 2 a titlethat begins with the word Two and soon up to an arbitrary number (in this case, eleven).



For everything to have more cohesion, English names of different places orregions in either USA or (mainly) UK were used.



In its own way, Numbered Placesis therefore a conceptual album - alreadyfrom the point of view of titles.



Also musically, this world of sound has cohesion: instrumental piano music,neoclassical aesthetics (a somewhat broad concept that encompasses composerssuch as Erik Satie or Ludovico Einaudi), a certain simplicity in its surface.



Let us briefly comment each of the titles:



- One WayFlight to ...: The imaginary journey starts here. Each person will completethe sentence with the destiny of their choice.

- TwopennyLoaf: This is a neighborhood (and geographically a cape) in the city ofGloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. It is believed to have gotten itsname because it is shaped like a (bread) loaf that at the time cost twopennies.

- ThreeBridges: It is a city somewhere between London and Brighton, and a nodalpoint where trains typically split. Musically, the most minimalistic of all thecycle.

- Four Oaks:There are numerous places so named, both in England and the US, and possibly inother countries. I can imagine that there were actually four oak trees planted near.

- FivePointz: Neighborhood in Queens, New York. A graffiti mecca that wasdemolished in 2014 to build expensive buildings. And yes, it is spelled with zin this case.

- Six MileBottom: Is a hamlet near Cambridge in England. The hamlet derives its namefrom its distance from the start of Newmarket Racecourse and because it lies ina valley bottom. There is no public transport. The old train station, closed in1967 for lack of use, is now a private residence.

- SevenKings: It is a neighborhood in Ilford, East London. The earliest recordeduse of the name is as Sevekyngg or Sevekyngges in 1285, possibly meaning'settlement of the family or followers of a man called Seofoca'

- EightStreets: it is a (very sought-after) neighborhood located in the heart ofthe historic South End of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

- Nine Elms:a district of South West London. Nine Elms Lane was named around the year 1645,from a row of elm trees bordering the road.

- Ten TenRoad: it is a place -actually the main road- in the town of Apex, NorthCarolina, USA.

- ElevenLands: this place is mentioned in an old legal report from around 1782 asexisting in North London ("a place called Eleven Lands, containing fiveacres of arable, formerly Cosby's, beonging to a farm in the said parish ofBletcheley...", in " Acollection of the Reports of Cases, the Statutes, and Ecclesiastical Laws,relating to Tithes", volume 3). It has certainly changed its name.Musically, this last piece has a certain tango aura.





Why eleven pieces and not more? The truth is that - incredibly as it mayseem - I didn't find any place called "Twelve" something. Yes thereare such names in other languages, but I wanted to keep some consistency. Thereare also pubs or bars called Twelvewhatever, but since they are not sponsoring my music, I had no motivation togive them free advertising at the moment.



This album was released in early 2020 on Spotify, iTunes and allother online platforms through the label BlissRecordings in London (part of frtyfve).Find your favorite service here: https://frtyfve.lnk.to/NPVol1



There are alsovideos of several pieces of this album. They are in the following playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL70vQeCRYmkp3vEdIkdnjJyiU1aZ_u7HA

Contemporary Classical, solo piano piece suitable for Grade 5 - 6, intermediate players.

'Sixth Sense' is an intricate cinematic piece which explores some wonderful harmony. This main riff is a real joy with both hands working in partnership to create beautiful texture and sound. The introduction of the melody comes in with grace and adds another dimension to the piece!

Key techniques

- 8th note left hand spread arpeggios over a 10th
- Right hand octave melody playing
- Contrasting dynamics left and right hand

Composer Tips

- In preparation for learning the piece, practice Ab major and F minor harmonic scales hands together.

- Keep the quaver movement steady throughout and be careful not to over emphasise the first note in each bar.

- Keep a very loose wrist to help perform the left hand extended arpeggios

Sixth Sense is suitable for home performance, practice pieces, ABRSM grade support pieces, professional performance, school and student learning.

Influenced by the current top pianists in this field such as Ludovico Einaudi, Alexis Ffrench, Olafur Arnalds, Luke Howard etc. Piano Hive always aim to write and produce music that is clearly laid out, very readable and will help improve several aspects of your playing whilst sounding great at the same time. We hope you enjoy and please come over to our socials to leave some feedback or send us an email!

Contemporary Classical, solo piano piece suitable for Grade 3 - 4, intermediate players.

'Sunday Solace' is an uplifting and reflective minimalist piece in the key of C major based on two repeating chords with a beautiful and simple right hand melody. It has a contrasting bridge that explores the relative minor amongst other harmonies.

Key techniques

? 8th note broken chords

? Octave melody playing

Composer Tips

Keep the left hand steady and be careful not to over emphasise the first quaver in each bar.

You can be very expressive with the right hand melody allowing your emotions to lead the way.

Play each chord tone with equal weight to get the maximum sonority from the harmony.

Sunday Solace is suitable for home performance, practice pieces, ABRSM grade support pieces, professional performance, school and student learning.

Influenced by the current top pianists in this field such as Einaudi, Alexis Ffrench, Olafur Arnalds, Luke Howard etc. Piano Hive always aim to write and produce music that is clearly laid out, very readable and will help improve several aspects of your playing whilst sounding great at the same time. We hope you enjoy and please come over to our socials to leave some feedback!

Wedding Music for Piano is a beautiful collection of 22 of the most requested and cherished classical piano pieces for wedding ceremonies. From the timeless elegance of Pachelbel's 'Canon in D' to the majestic triumph of Wagner's 'Bridal March', this book is a must-have for any pianist looking to add a touch of sophistication to their wedding repertoire. Each piece has been carefully selected and arranged for intermediate-level pianists, with a focus on capturing the emotional essence of the wedding ceremony. Featuring compositions by renowned masters such as Mozart, Bach, and Handel, Wedding Music for Piano is the perfect musical companion for any unforgettable wedding day.

Solitudeis Oneself: Three piano pieces:

1 NeverUnderestimate the Difficulties of Simple Things

2 Too MuchBut Still Not Enough

3 Waitingfor Perfection is Waiting Forever

Tranquil, relaxing, "chill",minimalist, expressive music for solo piano.

You can "use" this music formeditation, study, learning, sleeping, relax or praying.

The phrase wherethe title (Solitude is Oneself)comes from belongs to Javier Adúriz (1948-2011), Argentine poet, one ofmy best teachers and friends (the original Spanish reads "La soledad es uno mismo").

Don'tsee any negative aspects in Solitude. In Spanish there is only one word forSolitude and Loneliness (namely "Soledad"). Loneliness is a state ofisolation, without dialog, feeling abandoned and without external points ofreference. But I conceive Solitude as a highely creative state, in which one isfaced to what one actually wants to achieve, with one's thoughts, with one'sself.

NeverUnderestimate the Difficulties of Simple Things. Lots of times I have seenthis in several persons - and in myself: when something is simple, easy anduncomplicated, we tend to underestimate it too much and its hidden difficultiesend up tackling us. We leave to the last moment a text that seems easy tolearn, and we do not assimilate it as we could. Or a chess game that is(really) won, but we feel over-confident, we play with superficiality, we makeslight mistakes one after the other and loose control of the situation.

Thistitle can be understood as self-referent: this particular piano piece seems tobe simple... until you try to perform it really well and record it.

About the ArtWork / Cover Art of Solitudeis Oneself:

It shows a human face (concretely the composer's)faced simmetrically to its silhouette, in black. This illustration alludes tothe title: Solitude is Oneself. Is oneself (the person) facing his ownsolitude, his internal misterious being. A real human facing his own shadow. Itis not a negative shadow: is the shadow of which Shamanism speaks, the ownshadow from where one draws strength.

The music is dedicated to Mr. Cadmiel Pérez from República Dominicana.

Solitude isOneself was recorded by the composer and released as single on Friday 17August 2018 on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon mp3 and nearly all streaming platforms you canimagine.

In Spotify is here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6KffxzDSVYJqZuNEK3Bj0h

In Bandcamp is here:

https://juanmariasolare.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-is-oneself

If you readSpanish you can find more about this music here:

https://es.quora.com/blog/musica-neoclasica/La-soledad-es-uno-mismo-m%C3%BAsica-para-piano

The Adagietto from Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 makes for a wonderful piano arrangement!

This is an accurate piano transcription of the full piece, created with great passion and attention to detail.

Please note: Although the "Adagietto" is a very slow piece, there are quite challenging parts in this arrangement, so it can only be recommended to experienced piano players.

The Adagietto is the fourth movement from Gustav Mahler's fifth Symphony, which he composed in the years 1901 and 1902.
Considered an expression of his love for his wife Alma, the Adagietto became arguably his most famous composition, and is frequently performed by the world's greatest orchestras.

Leonard Bernstein famously conducted the Adagietto at Robert F. Kennedy's funeral.
It also became a common theme for the remembrance of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Played by only the orchestra's string section and a solo harp, the Adagietto is certainly one of the most beautiful compositions ever written, and it makes for a magnificent piano piece!

"Christine Brown has created the most beautiful piano solo arrangement of this popular Billie Eilish hit song!" Known for her unique, lush arrangements of pop/rock songs, this piano version has rich textured chords and beautiful haunting melody, making this piano piece a popular piano cover heard on Spotify. Piano students and pianists young and old will enjoy playing this piece. From the album, Elegant Piano Covers, the third collection of piano covers from Christine Brown, an award-winning composer and distinguished Kawai Piano Artist.

With this sheet music, you can play the Christmas song "Carol of the Bells" on the piano!

It's a beautiful piano version based on the famous recording on the "Home Alone" soundtrack (arranged by film music legend John Williams).

The full melody is included in the piano part, so it makes for a perfect instrumental (piano solo) cover.

"Carol of the Bells" is a composition by Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (1877-1921), who wrote many choral arrangements of traditional folk music.
This piece, too, is based on an Ukranian folk song: "Shchedryk" (Щедрик) is originally a New Year's song, known in English as "The Little Swallow".

It 1921, the song was performed by the Ukranian National Chorus at the sold-out Carnegie Hall in New York City!

In 1936, American composer Peter J. Wilhousky added English lyrics to the song and rearranged the melody for orchestra. Together with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, he is largely responsible for the song's popularity today.

John Williams famously arranged the song for the soundtrack of the 1990 film "Home Alone".
Other famous cover versions were recorded by Richard Carpenter, The Piano Guys, Pentatonix, and Lindsey Stirling.

Today, "Carol of the Bells" is one of the most popular Christmas carols, and it makes for a wonderful piano piece!

THE ENTERTAINER by SCOTT JOPLIN for PIANO SOLO. This is the iconic Scott Joplin RAGTIME piano solo that was made famous in the 1973 Robert Redford/Paul Newman hit film, THE STING. This is the original Scott Joplin version of the piece. This is a favorite piano piece of many and is not that difficult to learn. This new edition also contains a short biography of Scott Joplin and a short essay about ?The Entertainer.?

This solo piano piece was written in the spring of 2020 in Oxford UK, during the "lockdown" period (i.e. confinement to home) associated with the the coronavirus pandemic. It is based on an earlier piece of mine (October Tango) which I wrote for string quartet, but is rendered here more pianistic, and includes new material. The pianistic standard is intermediate, and the duration is about 4 minutes. The soulful music is catchy, romantic and passionate, and can either simply be played for fun, or be used in a variety of events, such as Weddings, Parties, Tango Dances, Encores etc.

English ? German.

The latest volume in Hans-Günter Heumann's successful Best of Piano Classics series offers an attractive colourful mix of very easy to easy original piano pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods. In addition to popular repertoire pieces, it also includes discoveries that enrich modern teaching and auditions. The 100 short original pieces provide pure variety and motivation for beginners and those returning to the piano.

18 easy piano titles inspired by gemstones, healing stones and minerals. The result .is a collection of soothing pieces that explore the mystical effect of each gem and bring their particular characteristics to the fore.

With this sheet music, you can play "Beyond the Sea" (originally "La Mer") on piano!

It's a carefully created piano arrangement of the famous chanson which is playable, and sounds beautiful.

The entire melody is included in the piano part, so it makes for a perfect instrumental / piano solo cover.

"Beyond the Sea" was composed by French singer-songwriter Charles Trenet in 1943, then titled "La Mer". He recorded it in 1946.

Over time, it became a popular jazz standard / chanson classic, and has been recorded by many other artists.

The lyrics for the English version (retitled "Beyond the Sea") were written by Jack Lawrence.
Bobby Darin's 1959 recording was a big hit, and further popularized the tune.

The song was also used in the end credits of the 2003 Disney / Pixar film "Finding Nemo", in a version by Robbie Williams.

"Beyond the Sea" makes for a wonderful piano piece!

With this sheet music, you can play "Theme of Mitsuha" on piano!

It's a beautiful piano piece from the 2016 anime film "Your Name" (Kimi no Na wa, 君の名は。).

Mitsuha's Theme (三葉のテーマ, "Mitsuha no Tēma") was composed by Yojiro Noda (野田洋次郎), the lead vocalist of Japanese rock band RADWIMPS, who recorded most of the music for the film.

"Your Name" was a huge success - it was the highest grossing anime film in its release year, and the third highest-grossing anime film of all time!

The film won numerous awards, including a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and "Best Animated Feature Film" at the 49th Sitges Film Festival.

"Theme of Mitsuha" is a wonderful song to play on the piano!

Mountains of Jazz (Intermediate Piano):
* Intermediate piano piece!
* Key of F major, with elements of F minor and F minor blues
* Includes classical and blues elements
* Composed by: Kathryn Carpenter.

Piano solo sheet music songbook featuring original, piano love songs from the popular CrusaderBeach ?Piano Songs? albums. This 22-page songbook is a collection of beautiful, relaxing and romantic piano pieces by CrusaderBeach, all with tender, emotional, heart warming melodies. Perfect music for wedding ceremony or reception, anniversary celebration, Valentine?s Day, romantic dinner, or serenading the one you love.​

Comprising quality sheet music for six modern piano songs: ?The Last Dance?, ?Responsible For You?, ?Touch The Skin?, ?The Girl Who Loved The World?, ?Falling Star? and ?Who Wants To Fall In Love? (Ballad Version)?. All CrusaderBeach solo piano music has been composed by Adrian Webster (PRS CAE/IPI: 702739746).​

If you like the contemporary instrumental, new age music of Ludovico Einaudi, Yiruma, Yann Tiersen, Michele McLaughlin, Jon Schmidt of the Piano Guys, George Winston or David Lanz, 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 download and stream from all major outlets (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify 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/63QzX4E7DAA​

To find out more about CrusaderBeach please visit: http://www.crusaderbeach.com/

Piano solo sheet music songbook featuring original, sad piano music from the popular CrusaderBeach ?Piano Songs? albums. This 40-page songbook is a collection of beautiful, emotional, sad piano pieces by CrusaderBeach, all with reflective, melancholy melodies. Appropriate atmospheric music for moments of personal reflection, sadness, worship or special occasions such as remembrance service, contemplative interlude during church ceremony, memorial or funeral service.​

Comprising quality sheet music for ten modern piano songs: ?Falling Star?, ?Random Acts?, ?Leaving?, ?43?, ?Weaver's Song?, ?The Girl Who Loved The World?, ?Ivana?, ?The Last Dance?, ?Shine? and ?Responsible For You?. All CrusaderBeach solo piano music has been composed by Adrian Webster (PRS CAE/IPI: 702739746).​

If you like the contemporary instrumental, new age music of Ludovico Einaudi, Yiruma, Yann Tiersen, Michele McLaughlin, Jon Schmidt of the Piano Guys, George Winston or David Lanz, 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 download and stream from all major outlets (iTunes, Amazon, Spotify 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/6-Lzfkq9-TE​

To find out more about CrusaderBeach please visit: http://www.crusaderbeach.com/

G. I. Gurdjieff travelled for many years through Central Asia and the Middle East collecting melodies and ritual dances, which his friend and pupil Thomas de Hartmann wrote down and arranged as piano pieces. (Vol. 1 = ED 7841, Vol. 2 = ED 7842, Vol. 3 = ED 7844, Vol. 4 = ED 7844) CD recordings: Vol. 1 = WER 62842 Vol. 2 = WER 62922 Vol. 3 = WER 66252 Vol. 4 = WER 66432.

Made in SA is a collection of new beginning-to-intermediate piano pieces composed by members of the Composers Alliance of San Antonio (CASA). The compositions have been collected into five graded volumes, from the most straightforward to the most musically advanced. Book 5 includes "In Bartók's Modes" and "Ludicrous Tonalis" by Brian Bondari; "Solarium (On the Music of the Spheres)" by Juan Luis de Pablo Enríquez Rohen; "Lonely Stroll, Autumn Garden" by Kevin Salfen; Two Dolphin Interludes (No. 1, "Playing"; No. 2, "Hydroplaning") by S. Beth May; Canon (Op. 32, No. 4) by Dimitar Ninov; "Dizzy Carousel" by Ken Metz; "Willow in the Wind" by Susan M. Bell; and "Qwe-Ji-Na Ching-Ching Na-Ne" by Misook Kim.