Five pianists playing one piano will surely receive smiles and a hearty response from the audience making these pieces an ideal choice for the school concert. As in its preceding volume, the pieces are light-hearted and entertaining but this time with the distinct Afro-Caribbean feel. The traditional pieces include: Linstead Market, Mango Walk, Cordelia Brown and Fan me solja man. A second copy of the score is included for easy reading in performance and to make practising at home possible. For studying free downloads of the single parts (2-5) available. / Piano

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra - Arranged on basis of the Cantata Yellow River. Par XINGHAI XIAN. Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky may have influenced it and Lang Lang has included it in his repertoire: the piano concerto 'Yellow River' features a brilliant virtuoso solo part, expressiveness and drama, contemplation, great pathos and wit. Based on the cantata of the same name by the famous Chinese composer Xian Xinghai (1905-1945), the concerto, arranged by Yin Chengzong among others, is similarly characterized by the combination of Chinese folk music and elements of the Peking Opera, with traditional European art music. 'Yellow River', the cradle of Chinese civilization and a symbol of the spirit of the Chinese people, can be compared to the 'Moldau' from Smetana's symphonic poem 'Má Vlast'. It is down to you to discover its programmatic content!/ Répertoire / Orchestre et Piano

Par WENNAKOSKI LOTTA. Lotta Wennäkoski tells about her 10 minute long work Päärme (Hem) for piano trio: 'We often speak in music of crafting in a figurative sense, and craftsmanship is, for the composer particularly, a traditional professional virtue. I personally have from time to time nevertheless been interested in the concrete images aroused by handicrafts, the way fabrics feel, and sewing. The pi-ano trio Päärme/Hem has a pulsative character, especially in the outer sections, and the idea of steady but erratically colourful stitching prompted the amusing and highly unusual word I chose for the title of the piece. The hemming in this trio is cheerfully brisk, though the result is not al-ways even intended to be over-neat or regular. For noise sounds are also an intrinsic feature of a hand-made texture. As is often the case with me, my source of inspiration in composing was the fact that the Sibelius Piano Trio would be giving the first performance. The slow, melodic material of the static middle section is to a great extent indebted to the knowledge of just how succulently such delicate, inten-sive lines can sound in the hands of ace players.' This product includes the score (=piano part) and parts for violin and violoncello, all in B4 size. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Trio avec Piano

Par MARCHETTINI PAOLO. I always considered the fugue the most perfect and pure of all musical forms. The possibility to build an entire piece of music from only one main idea represented an intriguing challenge for composers from different times. With this work, which I consider as a whole, I wanted to pay homage to this old, and beloved, form. I tried to infuse it with my personal view, hoping to give a contemporary feeling, still respecting the traditional tonal sense of the keys. Each fugue is preceded by a prelude which is sometimes connected thematically. Following the greatest baroque model, Johann Sebastian Bach, I avoided giving metronome and dynamic indications for the fugues. However, for the preludes I provided tempo and a few dynamic indications, only when I felt it was necessary. Note on performance: if the preludes and fugues are performed individually, they should be under the title: Prelude and Fugue I; Prelude and Fugue II, etc. It is also possible to indicate the key of each piece./ Répertoire / Piano

Rock Piano sensation Robert Wells has been touring his Rhapsody In Rock for over a decade, to sell-out venues across the world. For the first time in print, the Piano Concertos No I-IX have been transcribed for you to learn and play, and with the included download card, you can even play along to specially-mixed orchestral accompaniment tracks.Produced in direct collaboration with the world-renowned composer, this Rhapsody In Rock Piano Concerto sheet music collection features scores for all nine concertos, including The Overture, The Nordic Touch, The Royal, The Ballet and The Circus. The Rhapsody In Rock musical has been acclaimed for its blend of traditional classical styles, hard rock sounds as well as boogie-woogie and jazz influences. All nine Piano Concertos are transcribed here allowing solo pianists to enjoy playing these fantastically fun compositions.The accompanying download card features specially-mixed orchestral accompaniment tracks for you to play along with. One is a classical track while the other is in a rock style, so you can choose which one to play along with, or just try both! These tracks are very simple to download to your computer and you'll have great fun learning the scores as well as putting your own spin on them.The Piano Concertos I-IX were produced in direct collaboration with Robert Wells himself, who has written an extensive introduction to the songbook, detailing his inspiration, compositional process and some invaluable performance tips. Each Concerto also comes with a short introduction written by Wells, in which he describes how the idea for that particular track came about, or how the particular style developed. As explained in the songbook, the note-for-note transcriptions will allow you to play the tunes exactly as Wells composed them, whereas improvisation and creativity is encouraged, with chord symbols included to aid this. / Piano

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, images of nature and narrative structures. Many of her works focus on human existential angst and spiritual searching and growth. Helvi Leiviskä originally completed her Piano Quartet in A major op. 1 in 1926 but revised it a decade later, in 1935. Written for the traditional piano quartet lineup (violin, viola, cello and piano), the work is in three movements and has a duration of about 25 minutes. It features religious and ecstatic imagery such as may be found in French, German or Russian neo-Romantic styles. Leiviskä's Piano Quartet is considered one of the cornerstones of her chamber music output. Its early version was premiered in two parts at student recitals of the Helsinki Music Institute (the 1st movement in 1925 and the 2nd and 3rd movements in 1926). The revised version was performed in full by Timo Mikkilä (piano), Sulo Aro (violin), Ilmo Ranta (viola) and Pentti Rautawaara (cello) on Finnish radio in 1939. The work was also on the programme of Leiviskä's second composition concert in 1945, being performed on that occasion by Jussi Jalas (piano), Erik Cronvall (violin), Erik Karma (viola) and Yrjö Selin (cello). Two commercial recordings have been released (Finlandia Classics 2012 and Telos Music 2016). It is published for the first time 2022 with an extensive foreword by Susanna Välimäki. The product includes the full score (piano part) and a set of string parts. Duration: c. 25'. Have a look inside by clicking 'sample'. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Quatuor avec Piano

5 original pieaces for piano. Par DAVIDSON BRIAN. Embark on a delightful musical adventure through cherished childhood memories with Nursery Suite. This enchanting piano book, thoughtfully composed for adult players, invites you to rediscover the whimsical world of traditional nursery rhymes in a captivating and sophisticated way. Within its pages, you will find a collection of five enchanting pieces, each inspired by a beloved nursery rhyme. Designed to be accessible, Nursery Suite offers a delightful challenge that will inspire and delight players of all skill levels. Whether you perform these pieces in the comfort of your home or on a grand stage, the audience will be captivated by the unique blend of nostalgia and artistry that this collection brings to life. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Recueil / Piano

Par HEINIO MIKKO. Mikko Heiniö's Alla madre (2007) abandons the traditional virtuoso concerto concept: here a large orchestra engages in dialogue with a solo violin. The first movement is called Arrivo, ?Arrival?: the soloist literally arrives later, and by degrees, playing his/her first two solos offstage. Even then the orchestra continues to take the initiative for a long time. Not until the second movement, entitled Aura, ?Air or Wind?, does the initiative pass to the solo violin as it sets light to notes in the orchestra harmony like individual lamps. And not until the end of the second movement and the beginning of the third does the solo violin play completely on its own. The title of the first movement, ?Arrival?, underlines the event, the dramaturgy, whereas that of the second movement, ?Aura?, alludes to the texture and the shimmering space. The third movement is the most strongly emotional, as the name Carezza, ?Caress? suggests. This product includes the solo part and the piano reduction (B4 sized). The orchestral material is available from the publisher. The orchestration: 3(III picc)3(III ca)3(III=bcl)3(III=cfg)-4331-13-hp-str / Date parution : 2023-01-24/ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

7 Etudes Pour Piano. Par DUBEDOUT BERTRAND. Dans la langue basque, la locution « Zazpiak: bat », littéralement « Les sept (zazpiak:) » et « un (bat) », exprime l'unité identitaire des sept provinces qui forment le Pays Basque de part et d'autre des Pyrénées. Le Pays Basque est aussi celui de la tradition musicale immémoriale de « Txalaparta », jeux dont la richesse rythmique a conservé, intact, un extraordinaire potentiel de fascination. Cette tradition orale connaît depuis une quarantaine d'années une véritable renaissance, notamment sous l'impulsion du fameux duo des frères Jos Anton et Jesus Mari Artze. Zazpiak est un cycle de sept ?uvres pour différentes formations ou solistes. Il se fonde sur les typologies rythmiques de Txalaparta, projetées dans de multiples directions à partir de l'?uvre originale du cycle: 'Zazpiak B pour marimba solo, créée en avril 2014 par Jean Geoffroy, qui en constitue la matrice, puis de Zazpiak Z, pour ensemble, créée en novembre 2014 par l'ensemble Court-Circuit sous la direction de Jean Deroyer. En 2018 j'ai composé Zazpiak PH, une sorte d'extention électronique de la pièce pour marimba. D'une façon similaire, je tente avec Zazpiak K une extension pianistique de certaines séquences de Zazpiak B, en une suite de sept études qui focalisent chacune sur une caractéristique de jeu, une couleur, un mode d'énergie et de flux. Il s'agit donc tout à la fois de s'inscrire dans la tradition des études si chère à la littérature de piano, et de fonder sur la tradition basque de txalaparta les critères d'un nouveau chemin de l'invention musicale. Bertrand DUBEDOUT / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Etude / Piano

15 Gentle Arrangements by Phillip Keveren. Par . 15 joyaux pianistiques pour bercer et réconforter petits et grands ! Dans la préface, Phillip écrit que cette collection de ballades berceuses s\'inscrit dans la tradition du café et de la crème, du chocolat et du beurre de cacahuète, et de Simon et Garfunkel, c\'est-à-dire des mélanges qui vont bien ensemble ! La plupart des airs se situent dans des environnements familiers, mais d\'autres s\'envolent dans un tourbillon de fantaisie. La collection comprend également trois morceaux originaux. / Niveau : Facile / Date parution : 2022-07-30/ Recueil / Piano

Le Concerto slave de Borys Lyatoshynsky est considéré comme l'un des plus grands chefs-d'oeuvre de la musique classique ukrainienne.La singularité de cette oeuvre est d'être entièrement fondée sur les mélodies ou motifs populaires de l'Ukraine et de ses pays voisins. Écrite dans la tradition des grands concertos du XIXe et de la première partie du XXe siècle, cette oeuvre est très personnelle et parfaitement fidèle au style et à l'esthétique du compositeur en raison de ses trouvailles et audaces.La facture pianistique, très virtuose, malgré une difficulté parfois féroce, ne manque pas d'intimité, de richesse et de raffinement. Le dialogue enchevêtré entre le soliste et l'orchestre dans un discours dramaturgique global crée un véritable tableau symphonique. / Piano / Billaudot

for piano. Par DOBBINS BILL. 'These piano preludes have developed from my longtime love of the music from both the classical and jazz traditions. I have intentionally adopted a format which may or may not include improvisation. This format should serve as a friendly invitation to classically trained pianists. My own improvisations, which can be heard on the recording 'Preludes and Predilections, Vol. 1', may open up some avenues or points of departure. This same format should, on the other hand, serve to challenge the improvising pianist to make the written material sound fresh and spontaneous in each performance.' Bill Dobbins/ Répertoire / Piano

Vingt-cinq pièces, vingt-cinq compositeurs et vingt-cinq pays, réunis dans cette anthologie un. Ce merveilleux ensemble de pièces est une commission spéciale pour certains de nos meilleurs compositeurs d'écrire une musique qui est jouable par des non-professionnels pianistes. La collection affiche une grande diversité de styles, de sons et de saveurs, avec des compositeurs de profiter pleinement de leurs racines autochtones et les traditions folkloriques. / Piano / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition

Par ROLLIN CATHERINE. The strumming of Spanish guitars, the lyrical tribute to a great Spanish composer, the passionate excitement of Iberian sensations, the breathtaking exuberance of Spanish rhythms, the reminiscence of Spanish culture-Spanish elements are infused in each of these five pieces. Rolled chords evoking a Spanish guitar, enhanced rhythms with alternating hands, and lyrical passion are all found in Sounds of Spain, Book 4 by Catherine Rollin. These five late intermediate to early advanced solos explore many of the diverse dance and harmonic elements that make up the colorful Spanish music tradition. Each one is technically accessible yet contains dramatic sections that sound impressive. Titles: Fantasy at Alhambra - Homage to Granados - Rhapsodie Espagnole - Scherzo Brillante - Song of Spain/ Répertoire / Piano

Ces oeuvres originales présentent de nouveaux travaux pour les élèves d'un niveau avancé. Editée par Helen Marlais, cette collection contient des oeuvres ancrées dans la tradition le la musique Classique, comme les études, preludes, nocturnes, polonaises, ballades et fantaisies, en plus des genres comme la musique latine ou le jazz. / Piano / Partition