SKU: HL.14001903

ISBN 9788759859605. Danish.

Animals In Concert - Three pieces for Piano solo by Per Norgard. Programme Note  1. A Tortoise's Tango (1984) - dur.: 4'  2. Light of a Night - Paul meets bird (1989) - dur.: 6'  3. Hermit Crab Tango - Esperanza (1997) - dur.: 5'   The pieces can be performed together or one by one. In the1980s, quite a few finds turned up in Per Norgard's music. The material could be, say, a number of song birds' equilibrist melodic lines, the overtones of the ocean surf, or waltzing themes by the schizophrenic artist Adolf Wolfli (1864-1930). Or again, as heard here, it can be the rhythms and motifs of the tango and a Beatles song (with bird), explored in three independent piano pieces that form the Animals in Concert suite, about which the composer writes:  A Tortoise's Tango: The tortoise as tango dancer must presumably possess certain rhythmic peculiarities, which I have chosen to express by letting the tune of the tortoise shuffle broadly, tripartite through the strict four partite time of tango.  Tortoise Tango was the original title of this piece, written for Achilles (the pianist Yvar Mikhashoff), for his so called tango project, including new tangos for piano by composers from all over the world.  Light of a Night (Paul meets bird) was commissioned by pianist Aki Takahashi. It is a reworked arrangement for piano of the Beatles song Blackbird. As some of us will recall, the Beatles on The White Album let the beautiful song to the blackbird be accompanied by an (apparently) live blackbird song. It is this authentic bird-motif world that in Light of a Night weaves itself into the Beatles melody and in turn is gradually infected by it, so that a completely new third entity ensues: a kind of Bird-rock ballad (or maybe it is a Beatle-bird?).  Hermit Crab Tango (Esperanza): The tango situation is quite special for a Hermit Crab. It is a well-known fact that the hermit crab - this soft animal - must run the gauntlet among the many perils at the bottom of the sea when it must move hose. I have chosen to express the angers by a tango pattern - sharp as a cactus - through which the tune, optimistic, slips to its new shelter. I have borrowed the tune from songwriter Hanne Methling's Introduction: 'I want to get through this time!' she sings in a ecstatically ascending melody line - and I believe that these words must correspond very well to the mood of the hermit crab: 'Esperanza'- the green runners of hope wind among the latticework formed by the tango rows.

SKU: JK.01966

UPC: 093285019669. Mosiah 2:22, Doctrine and Covenants 59:23.

Easy Primary Songs for Piano is the perfect book for beginning pianists who can play hands together. You'll find many of the most well-loved primary songs in this book, arranged in a simple but beautiful way.

In an effort to make this book simple and approachable, every song has been arranged in the keys of C, G, or F. Each song displays a keyboard chart above, showing the beginning hand positions and the sharps/flats included in the piece. Songs have been ordered by level of difficulty (Beginner: Level 1 to Level 2). Watch for helpful tips above each song and don't be afraid to refer to the pages in the front which contain helpful tools and basic piano/music theory.
* While this book is perfect for developing pianists, it could also be used in a primary setting as a simplified songook for the accompanist.
This book was originally titled Simplified Favorites (#80095)
Contents:
A Happy Family
Baptism
Book of Mormon Stories
Dare to Do Right
Families Can Be Together Forever
Give Said the Little Stream
Happy, Happy Birthday
Have a Very, Merry Christmas
He Sent His Son
I Am a Child of God
I Believe in Being Honest
I Feel My Savior's Love
I Hope They Call Me on a Mission
I Lived in Heaven
I Love to See the Temple
I Want to Be a Missionary Now
I Will Be Valiant
In the Leafy Treetops
Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked
It's Autumn-time
Keep the Commandments
Mother Dear
My Dad
My Heavenly Father Loves Me
Oh, What do You Do in the Summertime?
Once There Was a Snowman
Quickly I'll Obey
Search, Ponder and Pray
Seek the Lord Early
Smiles
Teach Me to Walk in the Light
Thank Thee for Everything
The Golden Plates
We'll Bring the World His Truth
When Joseph Went to Bethlehem
When He Comes Again
Composers: various
Arranger: Paralee Miles Eckman
Lyricist: various
Difficulty: easy to medium easy
Reference: Mosiah 2:22, Doctrine and Covenants 59:23.

SKU: HL.49045014

ISBN 9790001202114. 9.0x12.0 inches.

The Belgian composer Nicholas Lens presents extremely varied etudes, exercises and simple phrases with wonderfully telling titles from poetry and everyday world for children and adults. For the most part the studies are tonal and simple and have no constructed line. They are not based on any educational concept but leave the musical dramatization to the pupils and teachers: 'Notes and rhythms are just notes and rhythms, they do not have that many rules, they do not have any pretension, they are just tools for you to use to express what you want to share'.

SKU: BT.NEVE9789463882903

ISBN 9789463882903. Dutch.

This book is for more advanced pianists. If you can play the last score of my book Start, I am sure you will find what you need in this book. When I was composing the songs for this book, I looked back to the time I was a young pianist, going to the music school where I could let my teacher hear my progression of last week. The book includes 13 pieces and it goes from easy to more advanced. We recorded every song in the studio so you can hear me play, the way I like it to be played. However, as a pianist, I believe it is essential to give it your touch, so I am looking forward to hearing your version too. On top of that, there is a tutorial video of every single song, where I talk you through the hardest parts and share some tips and tricks with you.

Deze drie prachtig geproduceerde boeken - START, 2 en PLAY - bieden een collectie van 42 composities, bedoeld voor beginners tot en met meer gevorderde pianospelers. De stukken zijn in een étudestijl en hebben audio- en tutorial video-ondersteuning van de componist.
Jef Neve is een internationaal gerenommeerde Jazz- en Klassieke pianist en componist uit België. Hal Leonard is er trots op de exclusieve distributeur van zijn composities te zijn. Deze boeken bieden interessant en boeiend repertoire voor pianisten van alle niveaus.