Chamber Music Percussion, Piano SKU: PR.114407510 For Solo Percussion ...(+)
Chamber Music Percussion,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114407510
For
Solo Percussion and
Orchestra. Composed
by Daniel Dorff. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation. 44+18
pages. Duration 20
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-40751.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114407510).
UPC:
680160011599. 9.5 x 13
inches.
Commissione
d by Marta Ptaszynska for
the 1992 Bydgoszcz
Percussion Symposium in
Poland, Dorff’s
concerto bears a secret
program reflecting the
proud strength of Polish
Solidarnosc standing up
to Soviet oppression.
Lurking in the
drama’s background
were the ironies of
Poland’s financial
dependence on the USSR,
and Dorff’s
ancestry with Russian and
Polish roots. The first
movement was completed in
August 1991, and an hour
later Gorbachev was
deposed by a coup; the
remainder of the concerto
was composed as the USSR
fell. This glorious
development for human
freedom also meant the
end of financial
commitments from the USSR
to its satellite
countries, leading to the
cancellation of the
Bydgoszcz Festival.
Percussionist Dean Witten
premiered the work with
the Haddonfield (NJ)
Symphony, conducted by
Maestro Alan Gilbert,
then in his 20s.
Chamber Music Percussion, Piano SKU: PR.11440751B Composed by Daniel Dorf...(+)
Chamber Music Percussion,
Piano
SKU:
PR.11440751B
Composed
by Daniel Dorff. Part.
Duration 20 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-40751B. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11440751B).
UPC:
680160685769.
Commi
ssioned by Marta
Ptaszynska for the 1992
Bydgoszcz Percussion
Symposium in Poland,
Dorff’s concerto
bears a secret program
reflecting the proud
strength of Polish
Solidarnosc standing up
to Soviet oppression.
Lurking in the
drama’s background
were the ironies of
Poland’s financial
dependence on the USSR,
and Dorff’s
ancestry with Russian and
Polish roots. The first
movement was completed in
August 1991, and an hour
later Gorbachev was
deposed by a coup; the
remainder of the concerto
was composed as the USSR
fell. This glorious
development for human
freedom also meant the
end of financial
commitments from the USSR
to its satellite
countries, leading to the
cancellation of the
Bydgoszcz Festival.
Percussionist Dean Witten
premiered the work with
the Haddonfield (NJ)
Symphony, conducted by
Maestro Alan Gilbert,
then in his 20s.
For Solo Percussion and Orchestra. Composed by Daniel Dorff. With Standar...(+)
For Solo Percussion
and Orchestra.
Composed by Daniel Dorff.
With Standard notation.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-40751. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11440751A).
Chamber Ensemble Baritone Saxophone, Percussion, Piano SKU: PE.EP14481 (+)
Chamber Ensemble Baritone
Saxophone, Percussion,
Piano
SKU:
PE.EP14481
Trio
for Baritone Saxophone,
Percussion and Piano.
Composed by Rebecca
Saunders. Baritone
Saxophone, Percussion,
Piano; Solo Small
Ensembles; Trio. Form:
Trio. Classical;
Contemporary. Score. 28
pages. Edition Peters
#98-EP14481. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP14481).
Orchestra Piano SKU: PR.11641861SP Composed by William Kraft. Part. 35 pa...(+)
Orchestra Piano
SKU:
PR.11641861SP
Composed by William
Kraft. Part. 35 pages.
Duration 21 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41861SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641861SP).
UPC:
680160685202.
What?
! - my composer
colleagues said - A
concerto for the piano?
It's a 19th century
instrument! Admittedly we
are in an age when
originally created
timbres and/or
musico-technological
formulations are often
the modus operandi of a
piece. Actually, this
Concerto began about two
years ago when, during
one of my creative jogs,
the sound of the
uppermost register of the
piano mingled with wind
chimes penetrated my
inner ear. The challenge
and fascination of
exploring and developing
this idea into an
orchestral situation
determined that some day
soon I would be writing a
work for piano and
orchestra. So it was a
very happy coincidence
when Mona Golabek phoned
to tell me she would like
discuss the Ford
Foundation commission.
After covering areas of
aesthetics and
compositional styles, we
found that we had a good
working rapport, and she
asked if I would accept
the commission. The
answer was obvious. Then
began the intensive
thought process on the
stylistic essence and
organization of the work.
Along with this went a
renewed study of
idiomatic writing for the
piano, of the kind
Stravinsky undertook with
the violin when he began
his Violin Concerto. By a
stroke of great fortune,
the day in February 1972
that I received official
notice from the Ford
Foundation of the
commission, I also
received a letter from
the Guggenheim Foundation
informing me I had been
awarded my second
fellowship. With the good
graces of Zubin Mehta and
Ernest Fleischmann,
masters of my destiny as
a member of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, I
was relieved of my
orchestral duties during
the Hollywood Bowl
season. Thus I was able
to go to Europe to work
and to view the latest
trends in music
concentrating in London
(the current musical
melting pot and showcase
par excellence), Oslo,
Norway, for the Festival
of Scandinavian Music
called Nordic Days, and
Warsaw, Poland, for its
prestigious Autumn
Festival. Over half the
Concerto was completed in
that summer and most of
the rest during the 72-73
season with the final
touches put on during a
month as Resident Scholar
at the Rockefeller
Foundation's Villa
Serbelloni in Bellagio,
Italy. So much for the
external and
environmental influences,
except perhaps to mention
the birds of Sussex in
the first movement, the
bells of Arhus (Denmark)
in the second movement
and the bells of Bellagio
at the end of the
Concerto. Primary in the
conception was the
personality of Miss
Golabek: she is a
wonderfully vital and
dynamic person and a real
virtuoso. Therefore, the
soloist in the Concerto
is truly the protagonist;
it is she (for once we
can do away with the
generic he) who unfolds
the character and intent
of the piece. The first
section is constructed in
the manner of a
recitative - completely
unmeasured - with letters
and numbers by which the
conductor signals the
orchestra for its
participation. This
allows the soloist the
freedom to interpret the
patterns and control the
flow and development of
the music. The Concerto
is actually in one
continuous movement but
with three large
divisions of sufficiently
contrasting character to
be called movements in
themselves. The first
'movement' is based on a
few timbral elements: 1)
a cluster of very low
pitches which at the
beginning are practically
inaudibly depressed, and
sustained silently by the
sostenuto pedal, which
causes sympathetic
vibrating pitches to ring
when strong notes are
struck; 2) a single
powerful note indicated
by a black note-head with
a line through it
indicating the strongest
possible sforzando; 3)
short figures of various
colors sometimes ominous,
sometimes as splashes of
light or as elements of
transition; 4) trills and
tremolos which are the
actual controlling
organic thread starting
as single axial tremolos
and gradually expanding
to trills of increasingly
larger and more powerful
scope. The 'movement'
begins in quiescent
repose but unceasingly
grows in energy and
tension as the stretching
of a string or rubber
band. When it can no
longer be restrained, it
bursts into the next
section. The second
'movement,' propelled by
the released tension, is
a brilliant virtuosic
display, which begins
with a long solo of wispy
percussion, later joined
in duet with the piano.
Not to be ignored, the
orchestra takes over
shooting the material
throughout all its
sections like a small
agile bird deftly
maneuvering through
nothing but air, while
the piano counterposes
moments of lyricism. The
orchestra reaches a
climax, thrusting us into
the third 'movement'
which begins with a
cadenza-like section for
the piano. This moves
gently into an expressive
section (expressive is
not a negative term to
me) in which duets are
formed with various
instruments. There are
fleeting glimpses of
remembrances past, as a
fragmented
recapitulation. One
glimpse is hazily
expressed by strings and
percussion in a moment of
simultaneous contrasting
levels of activity, a
technique of which I have
been fond and have
utilized in various
fixed-free relationships,
particularly in my
Percussion Concerto,
Contextures and Games:
Collage No. 1. The second
half of the third
'movement; is a large
coda - akin to those in
Beethoven - which brings
about another display of
virtuosity, this time
gutsy and driving,
raising the Concerto to a
final climax, the soloist
completing the fragmented
recapitulation concept as
well as the work with the
single-note sforzando and
low cluster from the very
opening of the first
movement.
Piano - Late Elementary SKU: AP.48644 With Optional Percussion. Co...(+)
Piano - Late Elementary
SKU: AP.48644
With Optional
Percussion. Composed
by Millie Eben. Duet or
Duo; Piano Duet (1 Piano,
4 Hands); Solo Small
Ensembles. The Alfred
Duet Series. Score. 4
pages. Alfred Music
#00-48644. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.48644).
ISBN 9781470643522.
UPC: 038081557397.
English.
Two CAN
tango on this delightful
late elementary duet! For
one piano, four hands
with an optional
percussion
part.
Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet, Bass Trombone,
Double Bass, Narrator,
Percussion, Piano
SKU:
PR.11441803S
For
Narrator, Bass Clarinet,
Bass Trombone, Double
Bass, Percussion, And
Piano. Composed by
Amanda Harberg. Premiered
at the Academy of Music
Ballroom, Sound All
Around Ensemble.
Contemporary. Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2016. 15 pages.
Duration 7 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41803S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11441803S).
UPC:
680160639403.
A
delightful musical story
about a dog and her
day-long celebration of
life as told by various
instruments, Sadie's
Birthday Adventures
offers a moment of
audience participation
and invites discussion
about the individual
voices (instruments)
chosen to tell this tale.
Children will enjoy the
frog (bass trombone),
butterfly (glockenspiel),
and a romp in the forest
with a chipmunk (full
ensemble). Sadie's
Birthday Adventures was
commissioned by the
Philadelphia Orchestra
for its Sound All Around
series of children's
interactive concerts. For
advanced performers.
3-part Children's Choir,
Flute, Percussion, 2
Xylophones, Metallophone,
2 Glockenspiel,
Contrabass, Piano, Guitar
or Piano
SKU:
CA.1241041
Composed
by Gunther Kretzschmar.
Children's music and
musicals. German title:
Der Seekrebs von Mohrin.
Cantatas and Singspiele
for children, Secular
choral music. Single
Part, Percussion. 20
pages. Duration 30
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
12.410/41. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1241041).
ISBN
9790007028060. Language:
German. Text: Melles,
Hermann. Text: Hermann
Melles.
Chamber Music Percussion, Piano SKU: PR.114408420 A Musical Portrait f...(+)
Chamber Music Percussion,
Piano
SKU:
PR.114408420
A
Musical Portrait for
Piano and Percussion.
Composed by Samuel Adler.
Saddle. Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation. 34+9 pages.
Duration 10 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-40842. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114408420).
Voice and Instrument Violin, Bassoon, Trombone, Percussion, Piano SKU: PR.111...(+)
Voice and Instrument
Violin, Bassoon,
Trombone, Percussion,
Piano
SKU:
PR.11140220S
Version B: for
Narrator, Bassoon,
Trombone, Percussion,
violin, and Piano.
Composed by Daniel Dorff.
This edition: B.
Performance score. With
Standard notation. 8
pages. Duration 3:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#111-40220S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11140220S).
Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet, Bass Trombone,
Double Bass, Narrator,
Percussion, Piano
SKU:
PR.114418030
For
Narrator, Bass Clarinet,
Bass Trombone, Double
Bass, Percussion, And
Piano. Composed by
Amanda Harberg. Premiered
at the Academy of Music
Ballroom, Sound All
Around Ensemble.
Contemporary. Set of
Score and Parts. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2016. 15+4+4+4+4
pages. Duration 7
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-41803.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114418030).
UPC:
680160639380.
A
delightful musical story
about a dog and her
day-long celebration of
life as told by various
instruments, Sadie's
Birthday Adventures
offers a moment of
audience participation
and invites discussion
about the individual
voices (instruments)
chosen to tell this tale.
Children will enjoy the
frog (bass trombone),
butterfly (glockenspiel),
and a romp in the forest
with a chipmunk (full
ensemble). Sadie's
Birthday Adventures was
commissioned by the
Philadelphia Orchestra
for its Sound All Around
series of children's
interactive concerts. For
advanced performers.
(Piano) SKU: HL.3776333 Mixed Instruments/Woodwind And Percussion....(+)
(Piano)
SKU:
HL.3776333
Mixed
Instruments/Woodwind And
Percussion. Mixed
Instruments - Woodwind
And Percussion Ensemble.
Southern Music Woodwind.
52 pages. Hal Leonard
#SU421AC. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.3776333).
Cantata. Composed
by Gunther Kretzschmar.
2x 12.416/21 flute 1, 2x
12.416/22 flute 2, 2x
12.416/41 percussion.
Children's music and
musicals. German title:
Das Hemd des Glucklichen
6. Cantatas, Cantatas and
Singspiele for children,
Secular choral music. Set
of Orchestra Parts. 88
pages. Duration 28
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
12.416/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1241609).
ISBN
9790007028237. Language:
German. Text: Tolstoi,
Leo. Text: Leo
Tolstoi.
Piano SKU: M7.DUX-1290 Sehr leichte Klavierstücke mit einer Begleit...(+)
Piano
SKU:
M7.DUX-1290
Sehr
leichte Klavierstücke
mit einer Begleitstimme
für Body Percussion
und
Orff-Instrumentarium.
Composed by Andrea
Wieser. Sheet music.
Performance book. 40
pages. Edition Dux Verlag
#DUX 1290. Published by
Edition Dux Verlag
(M7.DUX-1290).
ISBN
9783868493474.
Sehr
leichte Klavierstücke
für den
Anfangsunterricht, dazu
Body Percussion und/oder
Orff-Instrumentarium,
manchmal noch ein Text -
gesungen oder gesprochen:
Das bringt Abwechslung
und Freude in den
Gruppenunterricht!
Liebevolle Illustrationen
regen zusätzlich die
Fantasie der Kinder
an.
English horn, 2 bass
clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3
trumpets, 3 trombones,
percussion (small drum,
large drum, cymbals),
piano
SKU:
CA.4058500
Pour
instruments a vent,
percussions et piano.
Composed by Jean
Langlais. This edition:
Paperbound. German title:
Trois Dances. Full score.
Op. 46. 52 pages.
Duration 14 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
40.585/00. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.4058500).
By Carlos Campos. For Piano, Keyboards. This edition: Piano. Piano/keyboard Lati...(+)
By Carlos Campos. For
Piano, Keyboards. This
edition: Piano.
Piano/keyboard Latin
method. Latin. Level:
Beginner. Book With Cd.
110 pages. Published by
ADG productions.
Piano/Keyboards - Intermediate SKU: AD.ADG247 Composed by Andrew D. Gordo...(+)
Piano/Keyboards -
Intermediate
SKU:
AD.ADG247
Composed by
Andrew D. Gordon. 100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Series. Jazz Funk. Book
and digital audio. ADG
Productions #ADG247.
Published by ADG
Productions (AD.ADG247).
ISBN 9781958017395.
UPC: 663389124721. 9 x 12
inches.
Step into
the dynamic world of
contemporary jazz-funk
with Andrew D. Gordon's
latest masterpiece, 100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Grooves for
Piano/Keyboards. Renowned
for his expertise in jazz
and funk music, Gordon
brings forth a
comprehensive collection,
offering a wealth of
inspiration and
exploration for pianists
and keyboard
enthusiasts.
As a
distinguished composer,
educator, and performer,
Andrew D. Gordon is
celebrated for his
ability to seamlessly
weave intricate jazz
harmonies with the
infectious energy of funk
rhythms pushing the
boundaries of musical
expression and inspiring
a new wave of
creativity.
With a
career steeped in jazz
and funk, he seamlessly
blends the sophistication
of jazz harmonies with
the infectious grooves of
funk, providing a
captivating experience
for musicians of all
levels.
100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Grooves is a journey
through the heart of
jazz-funk, featuring
mainly eight measure
grooves that capture the
essence of this vibrant
genre. Gordon's grooves
allows pianists and
keyboardists to explore
the rich tapestry of
jazz-funk while adding
their own creative
flair.
Each of the
100 grooves have been
recorded twice, the first
version has the
piano/keyboard part
playing along with a
rhythm section of guitar,
bass, drums and
percussion as well as
other instruments. The
second version consists
of a 2-3 minute
play-a-long track to
practice the
piano/keyboard part
with.
Whether you
are a seasoned performer
looking to expand your
repertoire or a
hobbyist/student who is
interested in the world
of jazz-funk, this book
offers a diverse array
of, chord progressions,
and melodic lines that
will challenge and
inspire.
100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Grooves for
Piano/Keyboards is an
invitation to explore the
syncopated rhythms,
sophisticated harmonies,
and infectious energy
that define the genre.
Step into the world of
limitless musical
possibilities, and let
the pages of this
extraordinary collection
be your guide to
unlocking the vibrant and
soulful world of
jazz-funk.
By Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee. Edited by Judith Olson And Helen Marlais. For Piano...(+)
By Dianne Goolkasian
Rahbee. Edited by Judith
Olson And Helen Marlais.
For Piano. The FJH
Contemporary Keyboard
Editions. Contemporary.
Level: Intermediate.
Book. Published by The
FJH Music Company Inc.
Composed
by Nancy Galbraith. Study
Score. Composed 1993.
Duration 33'. Subito
Music Corporation
#90810080. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.90810080).
Instrumentation
: piano; 2fl(picc), 2ob,
2cl, 2bn; 2tpt, 2tbn,
2hn, tba; perc; strings
Duration: 33' Full Score
& Parts: available on
rental Composed: 1993
Published by: Subito
Music Publishing A
formidable work for piano
in three movements, this
is an equally virtuoso
piece for orchestra, and
a welcome addition to the
concerto literature of
this century.
--Cincinnati Inquirer A
wonderful work --American
Record Guide.
Piano - Early Intermediate; Intermediate; Late Elementary SKU: FJ.JS2003 ...(+)
Piano - Early
Intermediate;
Intermediate; Late
Elementary
SKU:
FJ.JS2003
Composed by
Edwin Mclean. Piano
Ensemble; Piano
Supplemental. The FJH
Contemporary Keyboard
Sheets. Contemporary.
Score. The FJH Music
Company Inc #98-JS2003.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
(FJ.JS2003).
UPC:
241444396704.
English.
For 13
students---six pianists
on two pianos, three more
pianists each on an
electric piano
(keyboard), and four
percussionists playing on
simple, homemade
instruments. Each player
represents a sound in the
forest. Rather than
reading a score, the
musicians memorize a
single gesture, or
'lick and count
seconds before entering
and repeating their lick.
It lasts approximately 4
minutes, and will be a
refreshing addition to
your recitals! Check out
the piece on youtube.
Piano SKU: BR.BV-486 New Playing Techniques for Piano. Composed by...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BR.BV-486
New
Playing Techniques for
Piano. Composed by
Klaus Steffes-Hollander.
Solo instruments;
Softbound. Buchverlag
Breitkopf & Hartel (Music
Books). Music pedagogy.
Book. 136 pages.
Breitkopf and Haertel #BV
486. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.BV-486).
ISBN
9783765104862. 6.5 x 9.5
inches. German.
The
piano, the concert grand
piano as a percussion
instrument, as a string
instrument, as a plucked
instrument? Why not? -
here are resonant
surfaces and there are
strings. In fact, it
seems obvious to pluck
the strings, to produce
harmonics, to play in the
interior space with
mallets, to use bow
hairs, e-bow and
bottleneck.But how do I
find my way in this style
of playing beyond the
keys? Is that even
allowed? What if I break
something in the process?
And where is this or that
spot, and what do you
call it? What works
convincingly, and where
are the difficulties?
Klaus Steffes-Hollander
answers these and other
questions in this
book.
Piano (Piano) SKU: HL.48186472 Composed by Isabelle Aboulker. Leduc. Soft...(+)
Piano (Piano)
SKU:
HL.48186472
Composed
by Isabelle Aboulker.
Leduc. Softcover. 32
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL30732. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48186472).
Following on
the success of her two
operatic works for
children and teens ?
Douce et Barbe Bleue, Les
Fables Enchantees, Little
Thummie and Cendrillon
(based on Perrault), as
well as the adaptation of
Maupassant?s short story
The Dumpling (2014) ?
Isabelle Aboulker once
again hits the bull?s eye
with Myla and the
Boat-Tree, a commission
from the Villecroze Music
Academy. In 2015, this
musical tale for
narrator, children?s
choir and instrumental
accompaniment, was
awarded the ?Music for
Young Performers Prize?
by the French Music
Publishers Association.
Both in the French
version and Marci Meth?s
excellent English
translation, it provides
the material for an
enthralling educational
adventure in which
children between the ages
of five and eight are
invited into their first
experience of opera and
choir singing. With her
trademark finesse and
sensitivity, the composer
tells the story of a
little girl dealing with
the death of a person
she?d cherished above
all: her grandfather.
Written for choir in
unison, this tale wafts
shimmering melodies over
an instrumental
accompaniment suffused in
turn with gentle
melancholy and light
humour. An art that
speaks from an open
heart. The work was
written in three
versions:? for narrator,
children?s choir and
piano (AL 30 732)? for
narrator, children?s
choir and trio (clarinet
in B b, cello and piano:
AL 30 733)? for narrator,
children?s choir and
instrumental ensemble
(flute, oboe, clarinet in
B b, bassoon, horn,
trumpet in C, trombone,
percussion, 2 violins,
alto, cello, bass: AL 30
734) Choral score: AL 30
743 .
Concerto for piano &
orchestra. Composed
by Roberto Sierra. Study
Score. Composed 2007.
Duration 27'. Subito
Music Corporation
#92070380. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.92070380).
Instrumentation
: solo piano;
picc,22,eh,22; 4331;
timp; 3 perc; stgs
Duration: 27' Full Score
& Parts: available on
rental Reflections on a
Souvenir (for solo
piano): available for
sale (#92070230)
Composed: 2007 Published
by Subito Music
Corporation Based on
Souvenir de Porto Rico by
Louis Moreau
Gottschalk.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PO.PE161 Composed by Vincent Ho. Saddle stitch. ...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PO.PE161
Composed by Vincent Ho.
Saddle stitch.
Performance Score.
Promethean Editions
#PE161. Published by
Promethean Editions
(PO.PE161).
ISBN
9781877564567. 30.5 x 22
cm
inches.
Nostalgia
was originally intended
as an encore piece for
Ho's percussion concerto
The Shaman. Now it is
available as a
stand-alone arrangement
for solo piano. The
evocative and lyrical
lines of the original
work for vibraphone also
lends well to the
sustained resonance of
the piano. Ho expresses a
sense of nostalgia
throughout the work with
simple melody lines and
ebbing accompaniment. The
work also has virtuosic
flare with fast cascading
lines and textural
flourishes. Nostalgia is
an excellent work for
creating a beautiful and
thoughtful point within
recital programmes.
Nostalgia also exists in
a version for solo
vibraphone.
Piano - Intermediate SKU: AP.48672 Composed by Wynn-Anne Rossi. Duet or D...(+)
Piano - Intermediate
SKU: AP.48672
Composed by Wynn-Anne
Rossi. Duet or Duo; Piano
Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands);
Solo Small Ensembles.
Duet Recital Suite
Series. Form: Suite.
Score. 8 pages. Alfred
Music #00-48672.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48672).
ISBN
9781470643768. UPC:
038081559469.
English.
This
three-movement suite for
one piano, four hands was
inspired by one of the
largest lakes in North
America, bordering
Vermont, New York, and
Quebec. The first
movement, Wind on the
Water, is a flowing piece
in 5/4 meter that uses
broken chords, broken
intervals, and an
expansive melody to
capture the play of waves
on the lake. The second
movement, Mystery of the
Deep, uses two
contrasting sections, one
mysterious and one
cheerfully swinging, to
musically portray a
folkloric monster who
lurks in the depths of
Lake Champlain but also
delights locals with
occasional sightings. The
final movement, Tides of
Revolution, draws upon
the lake's history as a
pivotal battleground
during the American
Revolutionary War.
Driving rhythms, biting
dissonances, changing
meters, and dramatic
exchanges between the
players bring the suite
to an exciting close.
Optional parts for
percussion and
violin/flute are
available for download
for two of the
movements.
Piano - Level 3 SKU: BA.BA08772 Composed by Edgar Knecht. Stapled. Perfor...(+)
Piano - Level 3
SKU:
BA.BA08772
Composed
by Edgar Knecht. Stapled.
Performance score,
anthology. 43 pages.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA08772_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA08772).
ISBN
9790006502349. 30 x 23 cm
inches. Language:
German/English. Preface:
Knecht,
Edgar.
Edgar Knecht
is a jazz pianist who has
created his own unique
style. His dbut CD,
“Good Morning
Lilofee†(with
four-piece combo),
conquered the clubs and
earned him invitations to
international festivals.
His treatment of the
original melodies is
refreshingly different
from standard jazz
arrangements: It is
characterized by a free
perception of the tunes,
varied rhythms as well as
unconventional harmonies.
The same recipe for
success underlies his
second CD, “Dance
On Deep Watersâ€,
with which the Edgar
Knecht Quartet is again
going on tour, with many
gigs lined up for spring
and summer.
All
eight of the songs in our
edition offer agreeable
and stimulating
literature outside the
classical and jazz
pigeonholes for pianists
everywhere, whether or
not they dig German
folksongs. Familiar tunes
such as “Es freit
der wilde
Wassermann†or
“Die Gedanken sind
frei†gain a wholly
new quality and pizzazz
in his arrangements.
Though based on the
original songs, the
pieces go far beyond them
in form, harmony and
rhythm, thereby turning
the originals into
top-quality jazz ballads.
All the pieces have
suggestions for
improvised passages,
usually with chords and
written-out ostinato bass
lines.
All the
pieces are recorded on
the like-named CD with
Edgar Knecht at the
piano, accompanied by his
trio of bass, drums and
percussion.
Th
e Author Edgar Knecht
lives in Kassel
(Germany), where he heads
a piano school and tours
with his combo. Since the
age of 14 he has held
concerts with his own
piano pieces and written
many theatre, film and TV
scores. With his Edgar
Knecht Trio he transforms
German folksongs into
fascinating jazz ballads
with which he fills his
programmes and
venues.