(60 Classical Masterpieces in Easy Piano Arrangements). By Various. Edited by Ha...(+)
(60 Classical
Masterpieces in Easy
Piano Arrangements). By
Various. Edited by
Hans-Günter Heumann.
Piano Collection.
Softcover. 184 pages.
Schott Music #ED20764.
Published by Schott Music
Piano SKU: PA.H07988 Fur Klavier. Composed by Luboš Fišer. S...(+)
Piano
SKU:
PA.H07988
Fur
Klavier. Composed by
Luboš Fišer.
Stapled. Performance
score. With Text
Language:
Czech/German/English.
Editio Baerenreiter Praha
#H07988_00. Published by
Editio Baerenreiter Praha
(PA.H07988).
ISBN
9790260104471. 31 x 23.5
cm inches.
Piano
Sonata No. 4 from the
years 1962-1964 is
dedicated to the memory
of Fiser's friend, the
pianist Antonin Jemelik,
who died tragically. As a
tribute to their
friendship the composer
incorporated into the
introduction a quotation
from their favourite
work, Piano Sonata No.
10, Op. 70, by Alexander
Scriabin. The tragedy of
the death of the
composer's friend
pervades the emotionally
intense passage of unison
octaves which follows the
three-bar quotation. From
a compositional point of
view this work is a
masterpiece of the
mid-Sixties. Written as
one movement, the piece
is divided into numerous
mutually contrasting
segments which themselves
are clearly grouped into
two sections, exposition
and development. The
individual themes are
introduced in the first
section and thematically
expanded in the second
section. The motif
treatment lies almost
exclusively in the
fragmenting or curtailing
of the theme, or in the
use of a combination of
several themes, for the
most part brief and
eloquent. This
compositional method,
together with a clear-cut
manner of execution,
mainly semitonal melody
and sharply contrastive
dynamics, lends force and
transparency to the
piece. Piano Sonata No. 4
was completed in 1964
together with Symphonic
Fresco, Concerto da
camera for piano and
orchestra and Fifteen
Prints after Durer's
Apocalypse and has earned
its rightful place
alongside them as
masterpieces of Fiser's
oeuvre.
The work
was first performed by
Pavel Stepan in Prague's
Rudolfinum in 1965. The
new setting for this
piece is based on the
single edition to date
(Panton, 1969); only with
regard to a few
inconsistencies in the
score was it necessary to
consult the composer's
manuscript (kept at the
National Museum - Czech
Museum of Music).
SKU: HL.50605438 Composed by William Bolcom. E.B. Marks. Softcover. Edwar...(+)
SKU: HL.50605438
Composed by William
Bolcom. E.B. Marks.
Softcover. Edward B.
Marks Music #MR00489.
Published by Edward B.
Marks Music
(HL.50605438).
ISBN
9781705185865. UPC:
196288118190.
11.25x17.0x3.0
inches.
I. A
Legend, II. Complainte,
III. Nightmare-Scherzo,
IV. Finale: Introduction
and Variations. The
Second Piano Concerto was
commissioned by The
Heidelberger Fruhling
Music Festival
(Heidelberg, Germany). It
premiered in Heidelberg
on April 22, 2022 with
Igor Levit, soloist, and
The Mahler Chamber
Orchestra conducted by
Elim Chan.
Instrumentation: Solo
Piano:
2(2dPicc).2(2dEH).2(2dSCl
/BCl).2(+CBsn):
4.2(2dFlglHn).2(+BTbn).0:
Timp.Perc(3): Harp:
Str.
Level 4 Piano - Intermediate SKU: HL.645108 Level Four Method. Edu...(+)
Level 4 Piano -
Intermediate
SKU:
HL.645108
Level
Four Method.
Educational Piano.
Instruction, Method.
Softcover. 48 pages.
Schaum Publications, Inc.
#0154. Published by
Schaum Publications, Inc.
(HL.645108).
ISBN
9781495082054. UPC:
008148001545.
9.0x12.0x0.145
inches.
The Schaum
Piano for Adults series
feature lessons that are
much more gradual than
other adult methods with
an emphasis on music
appreciation. It teaches
piano mastery tailored
for busy teens and adults
featuring an array of
music from orchestra,
opera, ballet, vocal,
choral literature and
folk songs. Includes
music appreciation
stories and musical
exploration through
creative directions and
explanations. Progress is
easily adapted to each
student's needs and may
be used for children as
young as age 10. Level
Four presents detailed
ideas to help in
memorizing and making
practice more effective;
introduces 9/8 and 3/2
time, double
sharps/flats, polyphonic
music, three-staff
reading; suite form is
explained and
illustrated.