Gathering Starflowers distils, in the form of a symphonic poem interspersed with narratives commenting on the story, elements of Günter Grass? 1969 novel - Local Anaesthetic - itself a powerful satirical polemic on the futility and wastefulness of war. In his novel, Grass has two of his characters, who lived through the 1939-1945 war as teenagers, continually relive it and relive major battles of the campaign in the East to overcome the Red Army and win Russia for the German Reich.

Gathering Starflowers is written to be performed as a melodrama. A 'drama with music'. The drama will be provided by a narrator who will read excerpts from Local Anaesthetic interspersed with dramatic dialogues from which the audience will learn a little about the main protagonists of Günter Grass? novel. The music, especially composed by Chris Gordon, is for two pianos.

Please note: this volume contains only the music for 2 pianos for Gathering Starflowers.

Baffled by music bindings? Read this:

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Alexander Rosenblatt, born in Moscow in 1956, completed his piano and composition studies at the renowned conservatoire of his home town. In his compositions, he combines classical elements with jazz elements to form an original blend of styles, a very characteristic musical language. He made himself a name as a pianist, especially in the piano duo with O. Sinking, a genre which then earned him great success as a creative artist as well: In 2001 he won a special award for his 'Modern Piano Duet' at the International Composition Competition in Tokyo.
In his 'Carmen Fantasy' Rosenblatt uses themes from Bizet's opera in a clever and witty manner, spicing them with jazzy rhythms and surprising harmonies - virtuoso fireworks for two pianos.

In January 1964 Bernd Alois Zimmermann interrupted the completion of his
opera Die Soldaten [The Soldiers] in order to rearrange his orchestral work Dialoge for two pianos. Monologe resulting therefrom takes up the original material but develops it towards a different direction: Zimmermann's collage technique based on quotations extends over the entire musical setting so that it is not only Mozart (Piano Concerto in C major KV 467) who has his say but Beethoven, Messiaen and Bach as well. 'Monologe - this
is a piece for two pianists. real monologues of these pianists who, though
simultaneously,[...] do not always play at the same 'time'. [...] losing themselves in their 'own thoughts', as it were.' (Zimmermann).

Nancarrow's music for player piano with .acrobatic complexity .that sounds .hardly performable has been known for more than four decades. The traditional notation is replaced by the accurate manual punching of individual holes in player piano roles, thus enabling multi-part sounds and rhythmic counterpoints in irrational relations which could never be played so accurately by human performers.
Fortunately, Nancarrow's less complex studies are again and again arranged for a wide variety of live instrumentation. The arrangement for two pianos by the renowned British composer and conductor Thomas Adè.s (*1971) presents the ideal opportunity for every experienced pianist to not only listen to the studies but to play them as well.

Have fun with 25 newly arranged pieces for 2 pianos, 4 hands with a brand new additional piano part by Simon Peberdy.
This anthology is a special offer giving you a saving $10 compared to if you buy the books separately.
This is a collection of books 1-5 of my series of Easy Pieces for 2 pianos, 4 hands.
Excellent for learners with other learners or teachers, or for more advanced pianists wanting to have some fun sight reading on 2 pianos.

Book 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsxdXu3Q9DY
Schumann - Stückchen
W A Mozart - Menuett
Tschaikowsky - Old French song
G F Handel - Sarabande
Haydn - German Dance

Book 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvSNEp_eq-w
Haydn - Shepherd's Song
Mozart - Air from a String Quartet
Handel - Sonatina in B flat
Rathgeber - Vivace in A
Hook - Pastorale

Book 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BugdfBm_2Y
W.A. Mozart - Minuet in F (K5)
Hook - Tempo di Minuetto
J.S. Bach - Gavotte en Rondeau
Gurlitt - Wild Mignonette
W.F. Bach - Menuett

Book 4: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwNeO_YaBEI
Hook - Air
Müller - Study in A minor
Purcell - Round O'
Couperin - Gavotte
Rameau - Minuet

Book 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbF5QeR95Q
J.S. Bach - Minuet in G (I)
J.S. Bach - Minuet in G minor
J.S. Bach - Minuet in G (II)
J.S. Bach - Minuet in A minor
J.S. Bach - Minuet in D minor
Arranged for 2 pianos, 4 hands by Simon Peberdy.

The pieces are also available individually from www.simonpeberdymusic.com

If you print out everything, there are 70 pages.

The mp3 is of Rameau's Minuet from Book 4 and is computer generated, I'm afraid. To hear the other pieces, please call them up individually from www.simonpeberdymusic.com