SKU: BT.BWH003644

English.

Barbara Kirkby-Mason (1910-2000) was a British composer, pianist and pedagogue. She studied Piano at the Royal Academy of Music, and developed a career as a composer, lecturer and adjudicator. She is best known for herPiano method books such as The Modern Piano Course and The Adult Beginner, and continued writing books on Piano playing and theory right into her 80s.

Solo Album for the Adult Beginner is asuperb addition to the rather neglected market of adult beginner pianists. It quickly and carefully covers the basic salient points, allowing the interested adult to make speedy progress.

SKU: HL.49008100

ISBN 9790001115490.

Scarlet Letters was composed in 1984 on commission of the pianist and harpsichordist Franzpeter Goebels (1920-1988) on the occasion of the 300th birth day of Domenico Scarlatti. The original working title 'Lettere scarlattine' is a concealed homage to the Italian composer. The compositional material is limited to the tones D, E, C, Es (= S, spoken 'Es' = E flat in German notation) and A, derived from the musical letters of Domenico Scarlatti's name, and the tones B (= B flat in German nota tion) and H (= B natural), the initials of my name. With 7 tones and 7 parts, this music is a sort of story about my imaginary encounter with the composer Domenico Scarlatti who was then one of my favourite composers. Sometimes I also used compositional means which I discovered in the sonatas of Scarlatti, such as quick 6/8 figures, afterbeat octaves and repetitions of short motifs. I tried to translatethe clarity, brightness and cheerfulness, the astounding modulations and the pianistic brilliance of his music into my compositional language.Barbara HellerThe piece was recorded on CD by the American pianist Deborah Richards (WERGO 6610-02). First performance: 31. October 1987 International Festival of Women Composers, Unna; Rosario Marciano, piano.

SKU: HL.49008099

ISBN 9790001115469.

Das musikalische Gegensatzpaar Freude und Trauer hat seine Verbindung durch die Verwendung der beiden Intervalle Sekunde und Septe. Damals realisierte ich musikalische Einfalle gerne zusammen mit einer strukturellen Aufgabe und untersuchte die Wirkung von Aufwarts- oder Abwartsbewegungen in der Musik. Der Teil Trauer ist zudem noch mit einer besonderen Methode komponiert: ich entwickelte kurze Melodien, deren Tone gleichzeitig Harmonietrager sein konnten.' (Barbara Heller).

SKU: HL.1115723

ISBN 9781705179840. UPC: 196288105749.

16 traditional, secular works for solo piano (grades 4-6 ABRSM). Carefully collected from all over the world, the two composers worked together to bring us a wonderful choice of traditional, or new works all about the joys of winter...

SKU: HL.49044426

ISBN 9790001199995. UPC: 888680078881. 9.0x12.0x0.195 inches.

SKU: HL.49046413

UPC: 842819111603.

The piece was written as one of the Project 250 pieces for Beethoven, which was initiated by Susanne Kessel in the lead up to 2020. 250 new piano pieces are being written by composers all over the world. Barbara Heller writes: 5 notes from Ludwig's wastepaper bin.

SKU: HL.49045896

Barbara Heller opens a new world of etudes by combining finger technique with vocal quality. Pianist and teacher Irina Schwertfeger presents all these studies in progressive order from easy to difficult. This edition is a collection of different studies, containing both diatonic, chromatic and bitonal studies as well as studies using only black keys, and easy triad exercises and studies concerning unusual rhythmic figurations, touch technique, and hand postures. All studies are fairly short and designed to develop dexterity, strength and agility.

SKU: HL.14017986

ISBN 9780711995161. 9.0x12.0x0.129 inches.

As well as eleven solo pieces, the First Album Part 2 contains two duets. Daily exercises and a study are included at the beginning and first steps in theory at the end of this book. A keyboard guide, work headings, revision notes and the Reference Pages are additional aids.

SKU: BT.BWH003633

English.

Very First Step for Piano was written by Barbara Kirkby-Mason for young children, and for pupils who struggle to make use of more than the thumb and first two fingers of each hand.

The minimumof concentration is required by the pupil, as each piece only contains one or two musical ideas. The pieces are built up by means of imitation between the right and left hands an octave apart.

This progressive volume willgive the beginner confidence to move on to further methods when ready.