Piano Adventures?-The Piano Adventures?: Gold Star Performance Primer Level is an adventurous collection for the elementary pianist featuring changing moods keys and hand positions. The series offers performance pieces ???with a challenge.??? This collection may also be used as a graduation book to improve artistic technical and rhythmic skills before advancing to the next level.As the title Gold Star suggests these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. A broad range of styles are presented to enhance the young musician???s awareness of classical jazz folk and impressionistic sounds. Pieces need not necessarily be taught in theorder presented.The Gold Star Performance CD is a discovery in sound for both listening and play-along. Repeated listening with and without the score will familiarize students with diverse musical textures and sonorities a lively marching band the bass sounds of roaming pterodactyls or ringing French cathedral bells.The educational recordings provide more than student demonstration they provide settings in harmony style and rhythm which explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Solo piano performances superlatively performed by Randall and Nancy Faber are included at the end of the CD.Gold Star characteristics of each piece are listed in the table of contents and a Gold Star music dictionary and certificate conclude the book.G-O-L-D Star Performance: a Guide Offering Lyricism and Drama at the Keyboard!

A delightful collection of well-loved piano solos (and one song) by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven; arranged - with equal difficulty parts - for violin, cello and piano. Whether just for pleasure, or a public concert, or as GCSE/A-level ensembles, these pieces will be very useful, with the added bonus of having familiarity in another form. They would also make appealing encores for amateur or professional chamber musicians. Level: Grades 6-7; Early Advanced-Advanced. / Ensemble Music, Instrumental Music / Recueil / Piano, Violon et Violoncelle

33 Themes from The Legend of Zelda™ Arranged for Solo Piano By Koji Kondo, Kozue Ishikawa, Toru Minegishi, Kenta Nagata, Akito Nakatsuka, Asuka Ohta, Manaka Tominaga, and Hajime Wakai Category: Piano Collection Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Intermediate / Advanced Version: Intermediate / Advanced Piano Solos After decades of anticipation, Alfred is proud to release the officially licensed, collectible sheet music companion folios to The Legend of Zelda™ video game series. The 33 arrangements in this intermediate-advanced piano edition are note-for-note transcriptions of instantly recognizable melodies beloved by generations of gamers around the globe. From Koji Kondo's iconic The Legend of Zelda™ Main Theme to The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks themes, the dozens of pieces in this book represent two and a half decades of Nintendo® video game favorites. Adding to the fun, graphics from the corresponding games grace each page of the sheet music. Impress friends, family, and audiences of all ages by playing from this magnificent collection, which makes a great gift for every pianist. Titles: * The Legend of Zelda™ Title Theme * The Legend of Zelda™ Main Theme * Zelda II™ - The Adventure of Link™ Title Theme * Zelda II™ - The Adventure of Link™ Palace Music * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ Title Screen * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ Hyrule Castle Music * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ The Dark World * The Legend of Zelda™: Link's Awakening™ Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Title Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Princess Zelda's Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Hyrule Field * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Lost Woods (Saria's Song) * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Gerudo Valley * The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ Song of Storms * The Legend of Zelda™: Majora's Mask™ Prelude of Majora's Mask * The Legend of Zelda™: Majora's Mask™Termina Field * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Dragon Roost Island * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Ocean Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: The Wind Waker™ Molgera * The Legend of Zelda™: Four Swords Adventures Village of the Blue Maiden Restored * The Legend of Zelda™: Four Swords Adventures Field Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess Hyrule Field Main Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess Hidden Village * The Legend of Zelda™: Twilight Princess Midna's Lament * The Legend of Zelda™: Phantom Hourglass Ciela's Parting Words * The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks Title Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks Field Theme * The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks Train Travel (Main Theme) * The Legend of Zelda™ Triforce Fanfare * The Legend of Zelda™ Correct Solution * The Legend of Zelda™ Whistle of Warp.

Advanced Piano Duet-This piece was comissioned the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy for a digital keyboard and piano. The piece can also be played as a 4-hand piano duet or by one performer with digital sequencer. The powerful maestoso opening introduces a recurring dotted-rhythm motif suggesting the tapping of morse code.

The Collaborative Artist Flute Viola Piano-Faber Piano Adventures is proud to present a new chamber music composition Curiouser and Curiouser. Composed by Nancy Faber this unique piece was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) to celebratethe organization's Year of Collaborative Music and was debuted at the 2011 MTNA National Convention.Written for late intermediate to early advanced students this chamber trio features a ?curious? one-noteopening followed by a quirky merry melody that leads the performers to unexpected musical places. The piece ends as mysteriously as it begins ? with a final flourish.This piece is suitable for piano students whohave completed Piano Adventures® Level 5.

Bohuslav Martin (1890-1959) was a prolific Czech composer writing many large scale works. The composer moved to Paris in 1923 where he began experimenting in a variety of composition styles. His Preludes For Piano were published in 1930. Martin himself was a violinist and many of his experiments in composing for solo instruments and small ensembles saw him write for his own instrument however he also composed substantially for other instruments. Preludes For Piano are composed in a variety of forms including Blues Scherzo Andante Dance Capriccio Largo Study and Foxtrot. Dedicated to Charlotte Quennehen the Preludes For Piano provides advanced pianists with an exciting challenging and inspiring works addressing a variety of musical features. Martin 's Preludes For Piano is essential to aspiring pianists.

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-A comprehensive and carefully graded introduction to authentic Keyboard Sonatinas selected from the established Piano repertoire and arranged to be suitable for the early-advanced student.Alongside melodies by composers as celebrated as Beethoven Mozart and Haydn this anthology of performance pieces includes a guide to help you understand Sonata and Sonatina form itself. You'll also find carefully devised warm-up exercises to help stretch and prepare the hands before tackling these musical challenges.With ten substantial pieces on offer this collection is an ideal source to expand your performance repertoire as well as an ideal opportunity to gain valuableearly experience of the rigours of classical piano playing.

The Buzzard The Black Wheatear and the Curlew-Catalogue D'Oiseaux by Olivier Messiaenis a set of 7 books with 13 pieces for Piano composed between 1956 and 1958. Each volume refers to a special bird and to the French region where the bird is typically from. The piece does not only describe the bird it also depicts its surroundings such as other birds the landscape of its area the colours and the temperature. Book 1 - Le Chocard des Alpes (Alpine Chough) - Le Loriot (Golden Oriole) IH Le Merle Bleu (Blue Rock Thrush) Book 2 - Le Traquet Stapazin (Black-Eared Wheatear) Book 3 - La Chouette Hulotte (Tawny Owl) - L'AlouetteLulu (Wood Lark) Book 4 - La Rousserolle Effarvatte (Reed Warbler) Book 5 - L'Alouette Calandrelle (Short-Toed Lark) - La Bouscarle (Cetti's Warbler) Book 6 - Le Merle de Roche (Rock Thrush) Book 7 - La Buse Variable (Buzzard) - Le Traquet Rieur (Black Wheatear) - Le Courlis Cendré (Curlew) As mentioned above this 7th Volume focuses on the buzzard the black wheatear and the curlew. The first one the Buzzard represents “La matheysine” in the Dauphiny area the Black Wheatear the area of Roussillion and the Curlew the west coast of Brittany. The interpretation of these pieces requires a strong level of ability on Piano (upper advanced) due to some complex techniques required. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Treatise on rhythm colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.

The Short-toed Lark and the Cetti's Warbler-Catalogue D'Oiseaux by Olivier Messiaenis a set of 7 books with 13 pieces for Piano composed between 1956 and 1958. Each volume refers to a special bird and to the region where the bird is typically from in France. The piece not only describes the bird it also depicts its surroundings such as other birds the landscape of its area the colours and the temperature. Book 1  - Le Chocard des Alpes (Alpine Chough) - Le Loriot (Golden Oriole) IH Le Merle Bleu (Blue Rock Thrush)  Book 2 - Le Traquet Stapazin (Black-Eared Wheatear)  Book 3 - La Chouette Hulotte(Tawny Owl) - L'Alouette Lulu (Wood Lark)  Book 4 - La Rousserolle Effarvatte (Reed Warbler)  Book 5 - L'Alouette Calandrelle (Short-Toed Lark) - La Bouscarle (Cetti's Warbler)  Book 6 - Le Merle de Roche (Rock Thrush)  Book 7 - La Buse Variable (Buzzard) - Le Traquet Rieur (Black Wheatear) - Le Courlis Cendré (Curlew) As mentioned above this 5th volume focuses on The Short-Toed Lark And The Cetti's Warbler. The first one the Short-Toed Lark represents the wilderness of Provence and the Cetti's Warbler the Charente area. The interpretation of these pieces requires a strong level in Piano (upper advanced) due to some complex technique requirement. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer who was passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music he had a very special way of composing and his work can be identified by its complexity its diatonic aspect its harmony with limited transposition its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong including the 'Treatise on Rhythm Colour and Ornithology' in 7 volumes.

Special Arrangements for 2 Advanced Pianists. 7 brilliant arrangements of Liszt's solo piano works.

The Collaborative Artist Chamber Music Series-Celebrate the joy of the holiday season with this advanced-level trio arrangement of a beloved carol. This expansive concert arrangement by Nancy Faber offers sparkling melodic interplay and captivating harmonies for flute cello and piano.

The Collaborative Artist Chamber Music Series-This serene presentation of Silent Night offers an expressive chamber music performance for flute cello and piano. Arranged by Nancy Faber. (moderately advanced)