Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.110418490

Composed by Carter Pann. 16 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #110-41849. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.110418490).

ISBN 9781491137260. UPC: 680160690022.

Carter Pann writes, the piece might have been titled Three Improvisations, but there is an expressive inertia baked in to these works which makes them truer as rhapsodies. This description tells us much about the work, whose movements are an enterprising tango, a bombastic central movement with virtuosic thrust, and a and a hymn heard from afar without any sense of marked time.
Three Rhapsodies was commissioned by the American Composers Forum with complete support from the Thelma E. Hunter Fund. The premiere performance took place in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York by pianist Marina Lomazov.As with all of my piano works, this was very much an at-the-piano compositional experience. As a pianist I cannot imagine writing a solo work away from the instrument (though at times that would be quite convenient).The whole work explores a palette of impassioned emotions – sometimes veiled, sometimes emboldened, or even outrageous at times. There are technical freedoms in each movement, allowing the pianist to stretch their interpretive inclinations to great lengths. In this way the piece might have been titled Three Improvisations, but there is an expressive inertia baked in to these works which make them truer as rhapsodies.The first movement is a tango with real wanderlust. The second reminds me of Rachmaninoff’s Polka de W.R. in its bombast, but also Chopin’s sixteenth prelude with its sheer virtuosic thrust. The third is a hymn heard from afar with no rhythmic drive, only sheened sonority.

By Carol Barratt. For Piano. Folk, Blues, Classical. 64 pages. Published by Music Sales

Edited by Amy Appleby. For piano. Format: piano solo book (spiral bound). With fingerings. Baroque, classical period, romantic period and americana. 240 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Music Sales.

Piano - Intermediate

SKU: MB.610405

20 Compositions for Piano. Composed by Olexandr Moyerer. Saddle-stitched, German Language, Piano and Keyboard, Pop, Solos, Classical, Latin. All styles. Book. 32 pages. AMA Verlag #610405. Published by AMA Verlag (MB.610405).

ISBN 9783899221237. 9 X 12 inches.

In his first book, “Hot Tea Swing”, the Ukrainian composer Olexandr Moyerer published 20 compositions which he composed over the course of 10 years. The titles reflect the wide range of his compositional creations, with each piece being dedicated to a specific dance and style. In “Alcodance“ you will find a Cha-Cha-Cha, in “Wooden Puppet“ a tango and in “Swinguin“ a classic swing dance. But even European styles like the waltz and the polka have not been left out. The playing instructions indicate the mood of the pieces and indicate opportunities for interpretation: the waltzes should be played thoughtfully or tenderly; the swing pieces should be interpreted slowly. In contrast, the Latin American pieces offer a challenge in terms of the rhythm. Each piece must be discovered and worked on by the pianist in their own particular way. This collection is suited to advanced pianists who are looking for new material for concerts or competitions. On the CD (AMA-No. 626671) you will find all pieces recorded by the composer to give an idea of how they could sound. Der aus der Ukraine stammende Komponist Olexandr Moyerer hat in seinem ersten Buch „Hot Tea Swing“ 20 Kompositionen veröffentlicht, die er innerhalb von 10 Jahren komponiert hat. Die Titel geben eine Bandbreite seines kompositorischen Schaffens wieder und jedes Stück ist einem bestimmten Tanz und einer besonderen Stilrichtung gewidmet. So findet sich im „Alcodance“ ein Cha-Cha-Cha, die „Holzpuppe“ tanzt Tango und im „Swinguin“ hat er einen klassischen Swing vertont. Aber auch die europäischen Stile wie Walzer und Polka kommen nicht zu kurz. Die Spielanweisungen geben Rückschlüsse auf die Stimmung der Stücke und die Interpretationsmöglichkeiten: so sollen die Walzer nachdenklich oder mit Zärtlichkeit gespielt werden, die Swing-Stücke sollen sehr langsam interpretiert werden. Dafür stellen die Lateinamerikanischen Stücke ihre Herausforderung auf der rhythmischen Ebene dar. Jedes Stück muss vom Pianisten auf seine spezielle Art und Weise entdeckt und erarbeitet werden. Die Sammlung empfiehlt sich für fortgeschrittene Klavierspieler, die nach neuem Spielmaterial für Vorspiele und Wettbewerbe suchen. Auf einer separaten Audio-CD (AMA-Nr. 626671) sind die Stücke alle vom Komponisten eingespielt und geben einen Höreindruck wieder.

Arranged by Andrew Balent; Joseph Compello. For Piano. This edition: Conductors Score- Piano Accompaniment. Level: Grade 2. Performance score. 35 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.