Piano/Keyboard SKU: SU.12800062 For Piano/Keyboard. Composed by Jo...(+)
Piano/Keyboard
SKU:
SU.12800062
For
Piano/Keyboard.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Keyboard,
Piano/Harpsichord. Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#12800062. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.12800062).
Goldberg
Variations, BWV 988
(3-page Preface, 63
pages, edited for piano,
no fingerings). This
attractive Urtext of
Bach’s popular
variation cycle is not
only extremely
user-friendly and
extra-legible, but in
addition, presents
groundbreaking
performance practice
research that explains
Bach’s
never-before-revealed
plan of tempo
relationships between
variations. This
discovery is highly
significant with regards
to the tempi chosen for
the 30 variations in a
complete performance. The
first edition from 1741,
engraved by Bach himself,
shows fermatas after
some, but not all,
variations. Most editors
assume this was an
oversight by Bach, and
thus, add fermatas where
they do not belong.
Virtually all editions of
our time add fermatas
where Bach did not
indicate them. Perhaps
the only edition that
correctly reproduces
Bach’s fermata
indications is Peters
(ed. Kurt Soldan, 1937).
Mapping out Bach’s
fermata plan for the
complete cycle reveals an
ingenious and fascinating
symmetrical arrangement
of pairs and groups of
variations unified by
direct tempo
relationships.
Bach’s tempo plan
has never yet been
honored by commercial
artists because they have
been steeped in false,
19th-century tempo
traditions, they have
been too influenced by
Glenn Gould, and they
have never been made
aware of Bach’s
use of fermatas due to
faulty editions.
Bach’s master plan
is beautifully laid out
and all the tempo
relationships are
explained in the
three-page Preface, which
also contains a tempo
hierarchy matrix relevant
to Bach performance as
well as Bach’s
well-known Table of
Ornaments. This edition
is ideal for pianists
from the
late-intermediate levels
and higher as well as
concert artists,
scholars, and teachers
who seek an informative
edition of the Goldberg
Variations for the
concert hall or teaching
studio. Piano/Keyboard
Published by:
BachScholar.
By George Frideric Handel. Edited by Robert Heath. For Piano. Contents include: ...(+)
By George Frideric
Handel. Edited by Robert
Heath. For Piano.
Contents include:
Sonatina in Bb Major; air
in D Minor; Sarabande in
G Minor; Prelude in F
Major; Minuets #1 and #2
in F Major; Saraband in D
Minor; Minuet in D Minor;
Allegro in G Minor;
Minuet in G Minor;
Sarabande in D Minor;
Courante in E Minor;
Capriccio in G Minor;
Gigue in G Minor; Gavotte
in G Major; Gigue in G
Major; Air with 5
Variations (The
Harmonious Blacksmith);
Fantasia in C Major; Aria
con Variazone; Sonata in
C Major; Presto in D
Minor; Allegro in F
Major. Baroque Period.
Book. Published by The
FJH Music Company Inc.
Fanfare Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-390-120 Composed by Philip Sparke. Eli...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-390-120
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2013. 72
pages. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 390-120. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-390-120).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Variations
on a Scale was
commissioned by CMV
Excelsior Schraard in the
Netherlands, to celebrate
their 90th anniversary.
The piece is in the form
of six variations of
different lengths but
without a unifying theme.
Instead, each variation
includes either a melody
based on the notes of a
scale, or figurations
based upon scales in the
accompaniment.
Variations on
a Scale is geschreven
in opdracht van CMV
Excelsior Schraard
(dirigent Thom Zigterman)
ter gelegenheid van het
90-jarig jubileum van het
orkest in 2012. Het werk
werd gepresenteerd
tijdens het
jubileumconcert en de
première vond plaats
in maart 2013.De
compositie bestaat uit
zes variaties van
verschillende lengte,
zonder een verbindend
inhoudelijk thema. In
plaats daarvan wordt elke
variatie gekarakteriseerd
door óf een melodie
die is gebaseerd op de
noten van een toonladder,
óf een opvallende
toonladderfiguur in de
begeleiding.
Va
riations on a Scale
wurde 2012 anlässlich
des 90-jährigen
Bestehens des CMV
Excelsior Schraard
(Dirigent: Thom
Zigterman) in Auftrag
gegeben und vom Orchester
selbst bei der
Jubiläumsfeier im
März 2013
uraufgeführt. Das Werk
besteht aus sechs
verschieden langen
Variationen, die nicht
thematisch verbunden
sind. Den gemeinsamen
Nenner bildet das Motto
Tonleiter - alle
Variationen enthalten
entweder eine Melodie,
die auf einer Tonleiter
beruht oder eine wichtige
Tonleiter-Figur in der
Begleitung.
Variations on a Scale Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Fanfare Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-390-020 Composed by Philip Sparke. Eli...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-390-020
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2013.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
390-020. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-390-020).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Variations
on a Scale was
commissioned by CMV
Excelsior Schraard in the
Netherlands, to celebrate
their 90th anniversary.
The piece is in the form
of six variations of
different lengths but
without a unifying theme.
Instead, each variation
includes either a melody
based on the notes of a
scale, or figurations
based upon scales in the
accompaniment.
Variations on
a Scale is geschreven
in opdracht van CMV
Excelsior Schraard
(dirigent Thom Zigterman)
ter gelegenheid van het
90-jarig jubileum van het
orkest in 2012. Het werk
werd gepresenteerd
tijdens het
jubileumconcert en de
première vond plaats
in maart 2013.De
compositie bestaat uit
zes variaties van
verschillende lengte,
zonder een verbindend
inhoudelijk thema. In
plaats daarvan wordt elke
variatie gekarakteriseerd
door óf een melodie
die is gebaseerd op de
noten van een toonladder,
óf een opvallende
toonladderfiguur in de
begeleiding.
Va
riations on a Scale
wurde 2012 anlässlich
des 90-jährigen
Bestehens des CMV
Excelsior Schraard
(Dirigent: Thom
Zigterman) in Auftrag
gegeben und vom Orchester
selbst bei der
Jubiläumsfeier im
März 2013
uraufgeführt. Das Werk
besteht aus sechs
verschieden langen
Variationen, die nicht
thematisch verbunden
sind. Den gemeinsamen
Nenner bildet das Motto
Tonleiter - alle
Variationen enthalten
entweder eine Melodie,
die auf einer Tonleiter
beruht oder eine wichtige
Tonleiter-Figur in der
Begleitung.
Cello and orchestra SKU: FG.55011-608-5 Variaatioita sellolle ja orkes...(+)
Cello and orchestra
SKU:
FG.55011-608-5
Variaatioita sellolle
ja orkesterille op 5.
Composed by Aulis
Sallinen. Score. Fennica
Gehrman #55011-608-5.
Published by Fennica
Gehrman (FG.55011-608-5).
ISBN
9790550116085.
Auli
s Sallinen (b. 1935) is
one of the most famous
Finnish contemporary
composers. In his early
instrumental works,
Sallinen was still
seeking to establish a
style of his own. He had
studied at the Sibelius
Academy in the late
1950s, first with Aarre
Merikanto - a composer
representing a national
brand of Neoclassicism -
and then with Joonas
Kokkonen, at that time
just transitioning from
Neoclassicism to
dodecaphony. Twelve-tone
music had won fairly
widespread acceptance in
contemporary Finn-ish
music, and Sallinen was
influenced, too. The
Variations are Sallinen's
first real work for the
cello - an instrument
that would later be one
of his favourites, its
warm, deep voice
corres-ponding to his
music's often dark
undercurrent.
The Variations for Cello
and Orchestra, Op. 5 were
composed in 1961-1962 and
premiered in October
1962. The basic motif
consists of a set of
three descending
intervals stated by the
cello at the beginning:
D-D flat-F, C-B-G and B
flat-A-F sharp. Their use
as basic material is a
ref-lection of the
composer's
dodecaphony-oriented
period, and variation of
this material provides
the framework for the
piece.
Variations for Cello and
Orchestra are now
published for the first
time. Available are a
reduction for cello and
piano, study score and
complete performance
material with
orchestra.
Cello and piano SKU: FG.55011-609-2 Variaatioita sellolle ja orkesteri...(+)
Cello and piano
SKU:
FG.55011-609-2
Variaatioita sellolle
ja orkesterille op 5.
Composed by Aulis
Sallinen. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-609-2. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-609-2).
ISBN
9790550116092.
Auli
s Sallinen (b. 1935) is
one of the most famous
Finnish contemporary
composers. In his early
instrumental works,
Sallinen was still
seeking to establish a
style of his own. He had
studied at the Sibelius
Academy in the late
1950s, first with Aarre
Merikanto - a composer
representing a national
brand of Neoclassicism -
and then with Joonas
Kokkonen, at that time
just transitioning from
Neoclassicism to
dodecaphony. Twelve-tone
music had won fairly
widespread acceptance in
contemporary Finn-ish
music, and Sallinen was
influenced, too. The
Variations are Sallinen's
first real work for the
cello - an instrument
that would later be one
of his favourites, its
warm, deep voice
corres-ponding to his
music's often dark
undercurrent.
The Variations for Cello
and Orchestra, Op. 5 were
composed in 1961-1962 and
premiered in October
1962. The basic motif
consists of a set of
three descending
intervals stated by the
cello at the beginning:
D-D flat-F, C-B-G and B
flat-A-F sharp. Their use
as basic material is a
ref-lection of the
composer's
dodecaphony-oriented
period, and variation of
this material provides
the framework for the
piece.
Variations for Cello and
Orchestra are now
published for the first
time. Available are a
reduction for cello and
piano, study score and
complete performance
material with
orchestra.
Flute and Piano - easy SKU: BT.AMP-297-400 Arranged by Philip Sparke. Ang...(+)
Flute and Piano - easy
SKU:
BT.AMP-297-400
Arranged by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Play-Along Series.
Classical. Book with CD.
Composed 2013. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
297-400. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-297-400).
ISBN
9789043138048. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Part of the
Anglo Music Play-along
Series, Philip Sparkes
15 Easy Classical
Solos is aimed at the
young instrumentalist who
can play just over an
octave. Specifically
tailored to suit the
individual instrument,
this book introduces
thebeginning player to
the world of the classics
by using simple yet
attractive melodies that
fit their limited range.
The carefully selected
pieces include music from
the 16th to the 20th
century and cover a wide
variety of styles, from
Bach to Grieg and from
Purcell to Satie.
This
book will provide
invaluable additional
material to complement
any teaching method and
includes both piano
accompaniment and a
demo/play-along
CD.
Philip
Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy
Classical Solos,
onderdeel van de Anglo
Music Play-Along
Series, is bedoeld
voor de jonge
instrumentalist die iets
meer dan een octaaf kan
spelen. Het boek sluit
qua instrumentaal bereik
en gebruikte
toonsoortenaan bij het
Artist Level van Hal
Leonards Essential
Elements ®, maar
kan ook los daarvan
worden gebruikt.De
zorgvuldig geselecteerde
melodieën, die
specifiek zijn
toegesneden op elk
instrument, beslaan een
breed scala van klassieke
stijlen:van Bach tot
Grieg en van Purcell tot
Satie.Het boek bevat
waardevol materiaal ter
aanvulling op elke
lesmethode en wordt
geleverd met
pianobegeleiding en een
cd met demo- en
meespeeltracks.
15
Easy Classical Solos ist
als Ergänzung zur
bewährten Anglo Music
Play-Along Reihe gedacht
und richtet sich an
Schüler, die
ungefähr einen
Tonumfang von einer
Oktave beherrschen. Das
Niveau entspricht dem des
Artist Levels der
Essential Elements
®Methode von Hal
Leonard, kann aber auch
unabhängig davon
verwendet werden.Genau
auf jedes Instrument
zugeschnitten,
ermöglicht die
wohlüberlegte
Stückeauswahl ein
erstes Kennenlernen von
Melodien aus
verschiedenen Epochen der
Klassik von Grieg über
Purcell bis Satie.Jeder
Band bietet wertvolles
Ergänzungsmaterial,
das zu jeder
Instrumentalschule passt
und enthält sowohl
Klavier- als auch
CD-Begleitungen.
1
5 Easy Classical Solos,
de Philip Sparke, est un
ouvrage qui sâ??adresse
aux jeunes musiciens,
maîtrisant un peu plus
dâ??une
octave.
Il
concetto della collana
Anglo Music Play-Along
Series è quello di
integrare al più
presto nel processo di
apprendimento dei giovani
strumentisti la
possibilit di poter
suonare accompagnati al
piano o con lâ??ausilio
di unâ??incisione su CD.
Ilchiaro vantaggio di
questo metodo è che
gli allievi imparano da
subito lâ??aspetto
fondamentale del suonare
insieme, vale a dire
tenere il tempo in modo
costante. 15 Easy
Classical Solos
consente agli allievi che
hanno una conoscenza
limitatadelle note di
suonare brani di Bach,
Schubert, Purcell, Grieg
e altri, grazie alle
versioni facilitate. Il
livello di 15
Intermediate Classical
Solos permette invece
agli allievi che
padroneggiano
lâ??estensione superiore
a unâ??ottava
dicimentarsi nei
â??primi concertiâ?
con brani di Haendel,
Clementi, Rameau, Glueck,
Beethoven e altri. Il CD
propone una traccia con
lâ??incisione completa e
una con il solo
accompagnamento.
Piano SKU: HL.49002680 Composed by Knight. This edition: Hardback/Hard Co...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.49002680
Composed
by Knight. This edition:
Hardback/Hard Cover.
Book. Edition Schott.
Classical. 112 pages.
Schott Music #ED 11151.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49002680).
ISBN
9780901938039.
English.
Ballet an
its Music traces the
influence of the
outstanding personalities
in the world of ballet
from the seventeenth
century to the present
day. The development of
dance-technique and
ballet music is followed
from the courtly and
peasant dances of the
High Renaissance through
to contemporary
productions. The author
deals in detail not only
with the great
choreographers, past and
present, but also with
the composers whose names
are especially linked
with ballet and who have
made a significant
contribution to music for
the dance. She combines a
historical narrative with
a perceptive treatment of
world-famous Schools and
Companies. Ballet and its
Music is copiously
illustrated with
photographs and
engravings. A special
feature of the book is
the collection of music
extracts from many famous
ballets, arranged for
piano solo, which will
make it particularly
attractive to the student
an amateur musician.
Althrough primarily
intended for young people
embarking on a study of
ballet, the wealth of
information contained in
this book will make it a
stimulating and
invaluable guide for
readers of all ages.
Alto saxophone and piano SKU: M7.DOHR-12644 Sur l'Air de Marlborough(+)
Alto saxophone and piano
SKU: M7.DOHR-12644
Sur l'Air de
Marlborough. Composed
by Paul Agricole Genin.
Edited by Christoph Dohr.
Sheet music. Score and
part. Op.15/3. 20 pages.
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) #DOHR 12644.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.DOHR-12644).
Chamber Music & Piano Accompaniment 1 Bb Cornet 1 Piano - Grade 5 SKU: FL.FX0...(+)
Chamber Music & Piano
Accompaniment 1 Bb Cornet
1 Piano - Grade 5
SKU:
FL.FX072036
Composed
by Jean-Baptiste Arban.
Arranged by Eric Vireton.
Arrangement, Republished
Master Piece. Classical,
Educational. Score and
Set of Parts. Duration 8
minutes, 40 seconds. FLEX
Editions #FX072036.
Published by FLEX
Editions (FL.FX072036).
I strongly
encourage the thorough
study of the work of
Jean-Baptiste ARBAN,
among which his famous
Twelve Celebrated
Fantasies and Air Varies.
These 12 tunes, among
which this piece, include
all difficulties faced by
a trumpet player to
control his instrument. I
had, together with
Mireille CAPET MERAUD,
lot of fun doing the
recording of these Airs
Varies, and I wish you a
lot of joy and fun to
re-discover them in this
brand new version... -
Franck PULCINI ;
Instruments: 1 Bb Cornet
1 Piano; Difficuly Level:
Grade 5.
For Clarinet
Quintet. Composed by
Henry Clay Work. Arranged
by Takao Shirakawa. De
Haske Ensemble. Concert.
Softcover. Composed 2006.
De Haske Publications
#1064066. Published by De
Haske Publications
(HL.44006661).
ISBN
9789043124539. UPC:
884088135508. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
In the 1870s,
visiting American
composer Henry Clay Work
(1832-1884), from
Connecticut, happened to
stay at the George Hotel,
in Piercebridge, in the
North of England, and was
told the story of the
Jenkins brothers and the
old clock. He was
fascinated by the story,
and using it as
inspiration, composed a
song which he published
in 1878 after his return
to the States. This song
- My Grandfather?s Clock
- is reputedly his own
interpretation of the
Piercebridge clock story,
and became very famous,
selling over a million
copies. Japanese arranger
Takao Shirikawa has
produced this theme and
variations, based on the
famous melody, for four
clarinets.
In
Piercebridge, Engeland,
ligt het George Hotel,
dat in de negentiende
eeuw werd gerund door
twee broers met de naam
Jenkins. In de hal stond
een staande klok, die
perfect gelijk liep. Na
de dood van een van de
gebroeders begon deklok
achter te lopen. Nadat de
tweede heer Jenkins
overleed, gaf de oude
klok er voorgoed de brui
aan. Toen de Amerikaanse
componist Henry Clay Work
in het George Hotel
verbleef, kreeg hij het
verhaal over de klok te
horen. Hijschreef daarop
de bekende song My
Grandfather's Clock -
die Takao Shirakawa
gebruikte voor deze
Grandfather's Clock
Variation.
Hen
ry Clay Work komponierte
dieses Stuck im 18.
Jahrhundert, inspiriert
von der Legende uber eine
alte Standuhr in einem
Hotel in England, die zum
Todeszeitpunkt ihres
Besitzers fur immer
stehen geblieben war. Das
Stuck wurde sehr beruhmt
und uber eine Million Mal
verkauft. Der Japaner
Takao Shirakawa
bearbeitete es fur
Klarinettenquintett.
En 1878, le
compositeur americain
Henry Clay Work
(1832-1884) compose la
chanson My
Grandfather's Clock
(L'horloge de mon
grand-pere) qui fera le
tour du monde et se
vendra a plus d'un
million
d'exemplaires.Henry Clay
Work ne pouvait imaginer
que le titre de sa
composition allait donner
naissance a un nouveau
modele d'horloge dont la
notoriete depasserait
celle de la chanson. La
desormais celebre horloge
de parquet dite horloge
grand-pere etait
nee.
Herny Clay
Work compose questo brano
nel XVIII secolo,
ispirato dalla leggenda
di un orologio appeso
alla parete di un albergo
che cesso di contare le
ore alla morte del
proprietario. Il brano
divenne molto famoso e fu
venduto in oltre un
milione di volte. Il
giapponese Takao
Shirikawa ha arrangiato
il brano per quintetto di
clarinetti.
Hardcover Boxed Set. Composed by Various Artists. Legendary Series. Classical. B...(+)
Hardcover Boxed Set.
Composed by Various
Artists. Legendary
Series. Classical. Book
Only. 255 pages. Wise
Publications
#MUSAM1003530. Published
by Wise Publications
(Orchestra) SKU: HL.49013034 (Der Sohn der Luft oder Das Kind, das zum...(+)
(Orchestra)
SKU:
HL.49013034
(Der
Sohn der Luft oder Das
Kind, das zum jungen Mann
wird). Composed by
Hans Werner Henze. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1962/1996. 170
pages. Duration 35'.
Schott Music #ED 9457.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49013034).
ISBN
9790001131926.
2
(2. auch Picc. u. Altfl.)
* 2 (2. auch Engl. Hr.) *
2 (2. auch Bassklar.) * 2
- 2 * 2 * 2 * 0 - P. S.
(Glsp. * Crot. * Vibr. *
Marimba * Trgl. * 3 hg.
Beck. * 3 Tomt. * 3 Tamt.
* 3 Bong. * kl. Tr. [mit
u. ohne Schnarrs.] *
Schellentr. * gr. Tr.
[mit u. ohne Beck.] *
Kast. * Ratsche * Woodbl.
* Guiro) (4 Spieler) -
Hfe * Klav. (auch Cel.) -
Str. - Hinter der Buhne:
Rohrengl.
2 (2.
auch Picc. u. Altfl.) * 2
(2. auch Engl. Hr.) * 2
(2. auch Bassklar.) * 2 -
2 * 2 * 2 * 0 - P. S.
(Glsp. * Crot. * Vibr. *
Marimba * Trgl. * 3 hg.
Beck. * 3 Tomt. * 3 Tamt.
* 3 Bong. * kl. Tr. [mit
u. ohne Schnarrs.] *
Schellentr. * gr. Tr.
[mit u. ohne Beck.] *
Kast. * Ratsche * Woodbl.
* Guiro) (4 Spieler) -
Hfe * Klav. (auch Cel.) -
Str. - Hinter der
Buhne: Rohrengl.
Piano Acc.. This edition: Revised. Method/Instruction; Suzuki; Woodwind - Flute ...(+)
Piano Acc.. This edition:
Revised.
Method/Instruction;
Suzuki; Woodwind - Flute
(Suzuki). Suzuki Flute
School. Book. 32 pages.
Alfred Music #00-0174S.
Published by Alfred Music
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.
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