By Robert W. Smith, Michael Story. For Piano. Band Method. Expressions Music Cur...(+)
By Robert W. Smith,
Michael Story. For Piano.
Band Method. Expressions
Music Curriculum[TM].
Level: Level 2. Book and
CD. 96 pages. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.110418370 Composed by Charles Ives. Arranged ...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.110418370
Composed by Charles Ives.
Arranged by Danny Holt.
Performance Score. 20
pages. Duration 8
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #110-41837.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.110418370).
ISBN
9781491135075. UPC:
680160686247.
Compo
sed as an organ solo by
the 17-year-old Ives for
his own performance
purposes, the beloved
Variations on America is
a treat for any occasion,
whether a holiday
concert, a serious
recital, or other special
event. Danny
Holt’s
transcription for Piano,
Four Hands adds a
dazzling new option to
play at home or on stage,
taking best advantage of
Ives’ tremendous
contrasts in color,
dynamics, and
texture. Composed when
Charles Ives was a
teenager, Variations on
“America†is
both a convenient
introduction to
Ives’ body of
work, and an early
example of his
iconoclastic musical
voice and creative
genius. Just a few years
after composing this
piece, Ives would leave
home to study music at
Yale. But until then he
had been taught by his
father, George (who had
been a bandmaster in the
Civil War). George
subjected the young Ives
to experiments such as
singing a song in one key
while being accompanied
in another, or arranging
for two marching bands to
converge on a town
center, with the
resulting cacophony that
ensued.The Variations
exemplifies an early
period of experimentation
in Ives’ work,
spurred on by the unusual
pedagogy of his father.
The piece is particularly
notable for its use of
bitonality in the two
interludes, subtly
foreshadowing more
well-known examples by
Stravinsky, Bartók,
and others by
approximately two
decades.The bitonal
interludes were so ahead
of their time, in fact,
they were omitted from
the first copy that was
submitted to a publisher
in 1892. (Alas, the piece
was rejected even despite
these
“shockingâ€
elements having been left
out, and it wasn’t
published until more than
five decades later.)
There is some ambiguity
about when exactly Ives
added the interludes into
his manuscript copy,
though ample evidence
suggests he had performed
the piece with the
interludes around the
time he notated the piece
in 1891-92. In any case,
in light of this piece
and his other polytonal
explorations from the
last decade of the 19th
century, it seems fair to
give Ives credit for
being a pioneer in this
area!This arrangement for
Piano, Four Hands,
closely follows
Ives’ original
version for organ,
setting aside William
Schuman’s popular
adaptation for symphony
orchestra and William
Rhoads’ band
transcription of the
Schuman orchestration.
Pianists will find that
the piece translates well
to the instrument.
Ideally, the choreography
and logistics of
elbow-to-elbow four-hands
playing approximates the
wild joy one gets from
watching an organist play
the piece (e.g., the
elaborate pedal part in
the final variation).In
preparing this
publication, attention
was paid to details in
the dual Critical
Editions (Presser
443-41003) of both
Ives’ manuscript
edition and the 1949
publication edited by
organist E. Power Biggs
(who is credited with
discovering what had been
a long-lost, forgotten
work.) But as with much
of Ives’ output,
attempting to create a
true
‘urtext’
score is a futile
endeavor, and especially
with a piece such as this
one – in which
Ives incorporated
improvisation in live
performance –
seems unnecessary anyhow.
True die-hards are of
course encouraged to
consult the critical
editions and even find
inspiration in the
orchestrated version.
Generally, performers are
advised to be wild, have
fun, and not to be too
rigid in their
interpretive
choices.Dynamics in this
arrangement mostly follow
the organ score closely.
Pianists will use good
judgment about pedaling
throughout, which should
be straightforward and
intuitive. Courtesy
accidentals have been
provided frequently
– without
parentheses –
balancing the need for
extra clarity in the
context of Ives’
murky musical language,
and a desire to avoid
unnecessary clutter.A few
notes that might inform
interpretive
decisions:mm. 15-16:
There are inconsistencies
here between Ives’
original manuscript and
the 1949 Biggs edition,
regarding the top voice
in m. 15, beat 3 (C# vs.
Cn) and m. 16 (D Major
vs. D Minor).mm. 76-84 &
143-146: In both
Interludes, Ives
emphatically notates
extreme dynamic contrast,
in order to highlight the
bitonality. Although it
may seem counterintuitive
(or even a misprint, as
has apparently been
misconstrued by some),
performers are urged to
follow the
composer’s
marking!m. 109: Two-note
slurs have been added
here for clarity and
consistency with other
similar passages, though
they do not appear in
either the original
manuscript or Biggs.m.
112: The last two eighth
notes of Primo appear as
16ths in the original
manuscript.mm. 183-186:
The original manuscript
has a slightly different
bass line.mm. 184 & 186:
Primo gestures have been
re-written to be slightly
more idiomatic for Piano,
Four Hands.m. 186: The
breath mark at the end of
this bar does not appear
in either the manuscript
or Biggs, but is an
editorial suggestion
– aside from being
appropriately dramatic,
it will indeed be
necessary in a
reverberant hall!I would
like to thank Steven
Vanhauwaert, the other
half of my piano duo,
4handsLA, for his input
on early drafts of this
arrangement.—
Danny Holt, April
2022.
Arranged by Carol Matz. For Piano. Includes instructional pages, and exercises e...(+)
Arranged by Carol Matz.
For Piano. Includes
instructional pages, and
exercises exploring the
12-bar blues, swing
rhythm, and the blues
scale; historical
information; and an
explanation of jazz and
blues styles (64 pages).
Contents include: After
You've Gone; Alexander's
Ragtime Band; Basses
Loaded; Bill Bailey,
Won't You Please Come
Home?; Crazy Blues; Early
Morning Blues;
Fascination; Fat Cat
Boogie; Frankie and
Johnny; House of the
Rising Sun; I Ain't Got
Nobody; I Love a Piano;
Quiet Waters; Royal
Garden Blues; The St.
James Infirmary; St.
Louis Blues; Tishomingo
Blues; When the Saints Go
Marching In. Jazz &
Blues. Level: Easy Piano.
Book. Published by The
FJH Music Company, Inc.
By David Hirschberg. Edited by Gail Lew. Piano method/supplement (late-elementar...(+)
By David Hirschberg.
Edited by Gail Lew. Piano
method/supplement
(late-elementary piano).
Level: late elementary
(preparatory), level 2.
52 pages. Published by
Belwin.
(22 Full Band Arrangements Correlated to Accent on Achievement (Piano)). By John...(+)
(22 Full Band
Arrangements Correlated
to Accent on Achievement
(Piano)). By John
O'Reilly and Mark
Williams. Concert Band.
For Piano. Band
Supplement; Book. Accent
on Performance. 48 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Piano/Keyboard SKU: AP.1-ADV14710 English/German Language Edition....(+)
Piano/Keyboard
SKU:
AP.1-ADV14710
English/German
Language Edition.
Composed by Fred Lipsius.
Improvisation;
Keyboard/Piano;
Method/Instruction;
Play-Along; Technique
Musicianship. Advance
Music: Reading Key Jazz
Rhythms. Jazz. Book and
CD. Advance Music
#01-ADV14710. Published
by Advance Music
(AP.1-ADV14710).
UPC:
805095147100.
English.
With
Reading Key Jazz
Rhythms:Piano Book & CD
set by Fred Lipsius, you
will learn essential jazz
rhythms first hand from
world-class
professionals! Reading
Key Jazz Rhythms is a
collection of 24 easy to
medium level jazz etudes,
and 24 simplified guide
tone versions of the
etudes. They are ideal
for learning the basic
language of jazz, swing
phrasing, and
articulation. A perfect
tool for preparing for
the jazz ensemble or for
any other
ensemble/orchestra which
performs jazz related
music (pops orchestras,
musical, studio, movie
scores, concert and
marching bands, etc.).
Each etude is based on a
specific rhythm or a
combination of rhythmic
figures. Some etudes
sound like very lyrical
improvised jazz solos,
while others are more
like a melody to a
standard. On the
accompanying CD the
soloist demonstrates the
24 melodious etudes
together with a
professional rhythm
section. You can also
improvise along with the
play-along tracks using
the chord symbols. The
guide tones are the
essential for defining
notes for each given
chord type. So if
improvising is new to you
and you find yourself
getting lost, you can
always return to a guide
tone and play
rhythmically around it.
Any etude and its
corresponding simplified
guide tone version can be
played together as a duet
(with or without the CD
accompaniment) with your
teacher or a friend.
Piano SKU: CL.072-6007-02 Composed by Kiefer. Vintage Band Collections & ...(+)
Piano
SKU:
CL.072-6007-02
Composed by Kiefer.
Vintage Band Collections
& March Books. Piano
book. Composed 1910. C.L.
Barnhouse #072-6007-02.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.072-6007-02).
CONTENTS: * The
Loyal Guards March and
Two Step * The Little
Prince March * The Violet
Mazurka * El Reno Spanish
Waltz * Twilight Serenade
* Pleasure Moments Waltz
* Ma Honey Belle March or
Two-Step * Apple Blossom
Waltz * Janty March or
Two-Step * The Advancer
March * La Petite
Overture * Asleep Funeral
March * Hanover March *
Pastime Schottische *
Jollity Polka * Vivo
Galop *.
By Jane Bastien. (Bastien Supplementary Books). Bastien Piano. Solo Collections....(+)
By Jane Bastien. (Bastien
Supplementary Books).
Bastien Piano. Solo
Collections. Level: Level
1. Music Book. Size 232.
Published by Neil A. Kjos
Music Company.
(22 Full Band Arrangements Correlated to Accent on Achievement (Piano)). Arrange...(+)
(22 Full Band
Arrangements Correlated
to Accent on Achievement
(Piano)). Arranged by
John O'Reilly and Mark
Williams. Concert Band.
For Piano. Band
Supplement; Book;
Masterworks. Accent on
Performance. Masterwork
Arrangement. 52 pages.
Published by Alfred
Piano - easy SKU: BT.BOE8013 Von Olivia Rodrigo bis Indiana Jones....(+)
Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.BOE8013
Von
Olivia Rodrigo bis
Indiana Jones.
Arranged by Hans Gunter
Heumann. Piano Gefällt
Mir!
TV-Film-Musical-Show.
Book Only. Composed 2021.
92 pages. Bosworth & Co.
#BOE8013. Published by
Bosworth & Co.
(BT.BOE8013).
ISBN
9783954562848.
German.
Von
Olivia Rodrigo bis
Indiana Jones
Nach dem großen
Erfolg der Serie
piano gefällt
mir! präsentiert
Hans-Günter Heumann
unter dem Motto Die
leichte Art Klavier zu
spielen“, den
Nachfolger zur
gleichnamigen Serie mit
neuem Outfit. Das
große Anliegen des
Autors ist es, mit
einfachen, aber dennoch
gut klingenden
Arrangements, die
Spielstücke sehr
leicht zugänglich zu
machen. Der 1. Spielband
von piano gefällt
mir! light
enthält 20 Chart- und
Film-Hits und bietet ein
unkompliziertes
Spielvergnügen für
Anfänger*innen und
Wiedereinsteiger* innen.
Die Titelliste umfasst
eine große Auswahl an
populären Charthits,
wie Wellerman,
My Head & My
Heart (Ava Max), Good 4 U
(Olivia Rodrigo), Girls
Like Us (Zoe Wees), The
Winner Takes It All
(ABBA).
Dazu kommen bekannte
Filmmusiken, u.a. Raiders
March aus Indiana
Jones“ sowie Theme
from Jurassic Park aus
Jurassic Park“.
Alle Songs sind
pädagogisch
aufbereitet und mit
Tempoangaben,
Fingersätzen,
Akkordsymbolen und dem
Text versehen.
(22 Full Band Arrangements Correlated to Accent on Achievement (Piano)). Arrange...(+)
(22 Full Band
Arrangements Correlated
to Accent on Achievement
(Piano)). Arranged by
John O'Reilly and Mark
Williams. Concert Band.
For Piano. Band
Supplement; Book. Accent
on Performance. Chanukah;
Christmas; Winter. 48
pages. Published by
Alfred Music (
Arranged by Michael Sweeney. Piano accompaniment part (for all solo instruments ...(+)
Arranged by Michael
Sweeney. Piano
accompaniment part (for
all solo instruments in
series) for piano.
Series: Hal Leonard
Essential Elements Band
Method. 36 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard.
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ8252A EMB New Listz Edition. March. Book Hardcover. Com...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ8252A
EMB New
Listz Edition. March.
Book Hardcover. Composed
1985. 180 pages. Editio
Musica Budapest
#EMBZ8252A. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ8252A).
Piano - easy SKU: HL.49003742 Favorite Melodies by Franz Schubert....(+)
Piano - easy
SKU:
HL.49003742
Favorite Melodies by
Franz Schubert.
Composed by Franz
Schubert. Edited by
Richard Krentzlin. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. 40 pages.
Schott Music #ED2424.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49003742).
ISBN
9790001037389.
9.0x12.0x0.158
inches.
Ein
volkstumlicher
Schubert-Band mit den 20
beliebtesten
Melodien.
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ14506 EMB Liszt Works. March. Book Only. Composed 2008....(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14506
EMB
Liszt Works. March. Book
Only. Composed 2008. 208
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ14506.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14506).
English-German-Hungari
an.
Volume11 of in
the series of Supplements
represents an important
step towards completion
of the series for solo
piano included in the
NLE, as a complete
critical edition. By
publishing all the early
versions it makes the
piano versions of these
symphonies by Beethoven
available for study by
performers and those
engaged in music
research.Similarly to the
other NLE volumes already
published, this volume
comes cloth-bound (Z.
14506a) or
hard-paper-bound (Z.
14506), the former as
part of the Complete
Edition, the latter as
part of the series
containing solo piano
works. The preface to the
series, the prefaces to
the works contained in
this volume (in German,
English and Hungarian)and
the facsimiles with which
it is illustrated are to
be found in both
versions, the critical
notes in English are
included only in the
cloth-bound version.
Mit dem 11. Band
der Supplementbände
der NLA (Neuen Liszt
Ausgabe) wird wieder ein
großer Schritt zur
Vervollständigung der
Soloklavier-Serien in der
Gesamtausgabe
unternommen: Durch ihn
wird das Studium der
Klavierversionen der
Symphonien Beethovens
(inkl. alle früheren
Versionen) für die
Musiker und deren
Forschung für
Musikwissenschaftler
ermöglicht.Die Ausgabe
ist ähnlich den
bisherigen Bänden der
Neuen Liszt Ausgabe, sie
ist sowohl in einem
Leineneinband (Z. 14506A)
wie auch kartoniert (Z.
14506) erhältlich,
erstere als Teil der
Gesamtausgabe, letztere
als Teil der
Soloklavierwerke-Serie.
Das Serien-Vorwort, die
Vorworte der Stücke im
Band (auf Deutsch,
Englisch undUngarisch)
und die den Band
illustrierenden
Facsimile-Seiten sind in
beiden Ausgaben
anzutreffen, die
kritischen Bemerkungen in
Englisch werden nur in
der Leineneinband-Ausgabe
veröffentlicht.
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ14506A Suppl. 11 - First versions. EMB New Listz...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14506A
Suppl. 11 - First
versions. EMB New
Listz Edition. March.
Book Hardcover. Composed
2008. 228 pages. Editio
Musica Budapest
#EMBZ14506A. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14506A).
English-German-Hungari
an.
Volume 11 of in
the series of Supplements
represents an important
step towards completion
of the series for solo
piano included in the
NLE, as a complete
critical edition. By
publishing all the early
versions it makes the
piano versions of these
symphonies by Beethoven
available for study by
performers and those
engaged in music
research.Similarly to the
other NLE volumes already
published, this volume
comes cloth-bound (Z.
14506a) or
hard-paper-bound (Z.
14506), the former as
part of the Complete
Edition, the latter as
part of the series
containing solo piano
works. The preface to the
series, the prefaces to
the works contained in
this volume (in German,
English and Hungarian)and
the facsimiles with which
it is illustrated are to
be found in both
versions, the critical
notes in English are
included only in the
cloth-bound version.
Mit dem 11. Band
der Supplementbände
der Neuen Liszt Ausgabe
(NLE) wird wieder ein
grosser Schritt zur
Vervollständigung der
Soloklavier-Serien in der
Gesamtausgabe
unternommen: Durch ihn
wird das Studium der
Klavierversionen der
Symphonien Beethovens
(inkl. alle früheren
Versionen) für die
Musiker und deren
Forschung für
Musikwissenschaftler
ermöglicht. Die
Ausgabe ist ähnlich
den bisherigen Bänden
der Neuen Liszt Ausgabe,
sie ist sowohl in einem
Leineneinband (Z. 14506A)
wie auch kartoniert (Z.
14506) erhältlich,
erstere als Teil der
Gesamtausgabe, letztere
als Teil der
Soloklawierwerke-Serie.
Das Serien-Vorwort, die
Vorworte der Stücke im
Band (auf Deutsch,
Englisch undUngarisch)
und die den Band
illustrierenden
Facsimile-Seiten sind in
beiden Ausgaben
anzutreffen, die
kritischen Bemerkungen in
Englisch werden nur in
der Leineneinband-Ausgabe
veröffentlicht.