Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Full score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139S).
UPC:
680160682119.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
Composed
by Lowell Liebermann.
Large Score. Duration 15
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #116-41139L.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11641139L).
UPC:
680160682126.
Barca
rolles for a Sinking City
was inspired by the city
of Venice, a place that
has long held the
fascination of artists,
writers and composers,
and which I have been
lucky enough to visit on
several occasions. Sadly
it seems that future
generations may not be so
lucky: in addition to the
city's slow sinking and
recently discovered
tilting, studies predict
that if global warming
and the resultant rise of
ocean levels is unabated,
the entire city (as well
as many other coastal
cities around the globe)
will be under water by
2100. I. Funeral
Gondola The late, cryptic
piano works of Franz
Liszt made a profound
impression on me as a
young composer, among
them two works he
entitled La Lugubre
Gondola (usually
translated as The Funeral
Gondola ) which were said
to be a premonition of
Wagner's death in Venice,
his coffin transported
through the canals in a
black gondola. These late
pieces of Liszt acquired
even greater significance
to me after I spent two
summers in Bayreuth under
the patronage of
Friedelind Wagner, the
granddaughter of Wagner
and great-granddaughter
of Liszt. This movement
is a meditation on
Wagner, Liszt, Venice and
its own evanescence. II.
Barcarolle/Quodlibet The
Quodlibet (Latin for what
pleases) is a musical
form dating back to the
15th century where many
disparate melodies are
juxtaposed. Popular in
the Renaissance, sacred
and secular melodies were
combined, often to
comical effect due to the
resultant incongruity of
the words. The form was
considered the ultimate
test of a composer's
mastery of counterpoint.
The most famous Quodlibet
is without doubt the
final Variation of Bach's
Goldberg Variations. As a
form the Quodlibet is
less common in more
recent music, although
examples can be found in
the works of Kurt Weill
and David Del Tredici.
My own
Barcarolle/Quodlibet was
inspired by the (perhaps
apocryphal) story of the
funeral where musicians
were asked to play a Bach
Choral, but due to
miscommunication played
instead the Bacarolle
from The Tales of
Hoffmann. Here, the Bach
Choral Allen Menschen
mussen sterben (All Men
Must Die) is heard in the
strings pizzicato, with a
tempo indication In slow
motion. The alto line of
the Bach suggests a
phrase from Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony (Alle
Menchen werden Bruder)
heard in the muted
trombone. Before long,
the famous tune from
Offenbach's opera is
heard, followed by
quotations from iconic
Barcarolles by Chopin,
Mendelssohn and Faure, as
well as two Venetian
popular songs and more
Beethoven. III.
Barcarola/Ostinato/Carill
on An ostinato is a
repeated musical figure,
and carillon is Italian
for music box. This
movement references the
obsolete genre of salon
pieces that imitated
music boxes: such works
by composers like Liadov
and Gretchaninov used to
be a mainstay of
pianists' encore
repertoire. This movement
is however much darker in
conception than those
pleasant trifles.
Utilizing the full
battery of percussion,
the carefully notated
temporal slowing of the
ostinato becomes
overwhelmed by a poignant
chorale melody before
this box is snapped shut.
IV. Barcarolle
Oubliee (Forgotten
Barcarolle) Marked
limpido (still) the final
movement begins with the
sound of rain produced by
a percussion instrument
called (appropriately) a
rain stick. Halting
phrases in the harp
coalesce into the
accompaniment for a
plangent melody heard in
the clarinet. The central
Adagio of this movement
leads to a shattering
climax, before the
opening phrases return
and dissipate into
nothingness.
Piano 4 hands - Level 2 SKU: LM.P1363 Pantheon des pianistes. Classical. ...(+)
Piano 4 hands - Level 2
SKU: LM.P1363
Pantheon des pianistes.
Classical. Score.
Editions Henry Lemoine
#P1363. Published by
Editions Henry Lemoine
(LM.P1363).
ISBN
9790230916479.
BLAN
C et DAUPHIN : Aubade
florentine - LACK :
Barcarolle - Berceuse de
la poupee Op.61 bis -
LANDRY : Danse bretonne
Op.106 n. 1 - Les
faneuses Op.254 n. 1 -
WEBER : Derniere pensee
de Weber - Romance de
Preciosa - Valse de
Preciosa - TRADITIONNEL :
La petite Margot.
45 Teacher/Student Selections in Their Original Form. Edited by Gayle Kowa...(+)
45 Teacher/Student
Selections in Their
Original
Form. Edited by Gayle
Kowalchyk and E. L.
Lancaster. Book; Duet or
Duo; Graded Standard
Repertoire; Masterworks;
Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4
Hands). Alfred Masterwork
Edition: Essential
Keyboard
Repertoire. 20th Century;
Classical; Masterwork;
Recital; Romantic. 160
pages. Published by
Alfred
Music
(A Graded Collection of Piano Duets by Master Composers). Edited by Gayle Kowalc...(+)
(A Graded Collection of
Piano Duets by Master
Composers). Edited by
Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L.
Lancaster, and Jane
Magrath. For Piano. Book;
Duet or Duo; Graded
Standard Repertoire;
Masterworks; Piano Duet
(1 Piano, 4 Hands).
Alfred Masterwork
Edition: Master
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. Duet or Duo; Graded Standard Repe...(+)
Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk
and E. L. Lancaster. Duet
or Duo; Graded Standard
Repertoire; Masterworks;
Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4
Hands); Solo Small
Ensembles. Masterwork.
Book. 48 pages. Alfred
Music #00-6645. Published
by Alfred Music
(6 Duets for One Piano, Four Hands). Arranged by Carol Matz. For Piano. Book; Du...(+)
(6 Duets for One Piano,
Four Hands). Arranged by
Carol Matz. For Piano.
Book; Duet or Duo; Graded
Standard Repertoire;
Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4
Hands). Famous and Fun.
Early Elementary;
Elementary. 24 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Composed by
Frederic Vitiello.
Classical. Score. 39
pages. Editions Henry
Lemoine #25360. Published
by Editions Henry Lemoine
(LM.25360).
ISBN
9790230953603.
ARRO
S (d') : Le Voilier - Le
Phare - BAUDOUIN :
Divertissement - Compere
qu'as-tu vu (adaptation)
- Valse lente - BAUMANN :
Rouge vif - BERNAUD :
Hexacorda - BILLET
Jean-Pierre : Lima-Hong -
Trois petits lapins dans
la lune - BOISGARD :
L'Ami harmonique - BRUN :
Dans les couleurs de
l'Arc-en-ciel - Dans le
bleu du ciel - Dans la
nuit etoilee - CASTAIN :
Paresse valse - CASTEREDE
: Simple valse - En
ecoutant tomber la pluie
- COUASNON : Chanson
retro - Pour faire sonner
la guitare - COURTIN :
Histoire ancienne -
CROUSIER : Le Pinson et
le loup - La Marche des
pingouins - DAMASE :
Chanson - DEMILLAC Y :
Promenade - Jeux -
DEMILLAC F.P. : La
Plaintive - DUMOND : 13
syllabes, 3 mots, 4
phrases et 1 impro -
FABIANI : Le Cheval de
bois - Histoire a ecouter
- FOURCHOTTE : Cancion
primera para ninos -
FRANCE : Au-dela de l'ile
- Glissades - Dabo-Abac -
FRANCERIES : Tristesse -
GRIVEL : Deux histoires
courtes - HUBERT : Deux
petites pieces pour une
guitare presque neuve -
KLEYNJANS : Le Petit
Soldat de plomb -
LAJARRIGE : Impression -
LANCEN : Aux debutants
(piece n. 1) - Aux
debutants (piece n. 2) -
LARC'HANTEC : La Valse du
kangourou - Barcarolle -
LARGE : Blues mineur -
MALDONADO : Laetitia -
Indiana - MARCHAL :
Ballade d'octobre -
MORANCON : Deux petites
arabesques - NARVAEZ :
Petit poisson - Berceuse
de la mere qui a perdu
son enfant - PIRIS : La
Chanson paresseuse -
RENAULT : M'en allant
promener - Le Vieux
Manoir - Petite valse -
VITIELLO : Danse
primitive.
Piano - Level 2 SKU: LM.26419 Composed by Hans Gunter Heumann. Classical....(+)
Piano - Level 2
SKU:
LM.26419
Composed by
Hans Gunter Heumann.
Classical. Score and CD.
Editions Henry Lemoine
#26419. Published by
Editions Henry Lemoine
(LM.26419).
ISBN
9790230964197.
BIZE
T : Les Toreadors
(Carmen) - BEETHOVEN :
Concerto pour piano n. 3
Op.37 (theme du 2e mvt) -
ELGAR : Land of Hope and
Glory (Pomp and
Circumstance) - GIORDANI
: Caro mio ben - HAENDEL
: Rigaudon - LLOYD WEBBER
: Memory (Cats) -
OFFENBACH : Barcarolle
(Contes d'Hoffmann) -
Cancan (Orphee aux
enfers) - PACHELBEL :
Canon - PUCCINI : E
Lucevan le stelle (Tosca)
- SCHUBERT : Serenade
(Chant du cygne) - Valse
Op.18a - STRAUSS (fils) :
Valse de l'Empereur -
TCHAIKOVSKI : Concerto
pour piano n. 1 Op.23
(theme du 1e mvt) -
TRADITIONNEL : Midnight
Special - The House of
the Rising Sun.
John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. Composed by Various. Arranged by Eric Ba...(+)
John Thompson's Easiest
Piano
Course. Composed by
Various.
Arranged by Eric
Baumgartner.
Willis. Classical, Duet.
Softcover. 32 pages.
Published by Willis Music
Piano (4 hands) (Piano For 2 Players) - easy to intermediate SKU: HL.49043954...(+)
Piano (4 hands) (Piano
For 2 Players) - easy to
intermediate
SKU:
HL.49043954
Original works from
the Classical to the
Modern era. Edited by
Monika Twelsiek. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Piano Duet. Leichte
vierhandige originale
Klavierwerke, einige in
der Bearbeitung
bedeutender Zeitgenossen.
Die fruhesten Werke
stammen aus dem 18.
Jahrhundert, die jungsten
aus unserer Zeit.
Softcover. 86 pages.
Schott Music #ED21684.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49043954).
ISBN
9783795748265. UPC:
841886021105.
9.25x12.0x0.386
inches.
This
'treasure chest' contains
- in chronological order
- easy original piano
pieces by classical
composers, some of them
arranged as duets by
well-known
contemporaries. The
earliest pieces are from
the 18th Century,
stylistically they range
from Classical to
Romantic, through to
Jazz, Rock and Pop. The
collection also features
an improvisatory piece
with partly graphic
notation. All of the
pieces are approachable
and even the sometimes
more demanding Secondo
parts are well within the
range of piano students
and amateur players.
By Sergei Rachmaninoff. For Piano. Piano Duet (One Piano, Four Hands). Alfred's ...(+)
By Sergei Rachmaninoff.
For Piano. Piano Duet
(One Piano, Four Hands).
Alfred's Classic
Editions. 0. Masterwork.
Level: Late Intermediate
/ Advanced. Book. 96
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Composed by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880). Arranged by Richard Meyer. Orchestra....(+)
Composed by Jacques
Offenbach (1819-1880).
Arranged by Richard
Meyer. Orchestra.
Masterworks; Part(s);
Score; String Orchestra.
Highland� String
Explorer. Form:
Transcription. Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Grade 1. 140 pages.
Published by
Highland/Etling
Piano seul [Partition] - Débutant Faber Music Limited
(Theory Book 1). By Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. For Piano. Faber Piano Advent...(+)
(Theory Book 1). By Nancy
Faber and Randall Faber.
For Piano. Faber Piano
Adventures®. Theory.
Softcover. 64 pages.
Faber Music #FF1206.
Published by Faber Music
One Piano, Four Hands. By Sergei Rachmaninoff. (Piano). Boosey and Hawkes Piano...(+)
One Piano, Four Hands. By
Sergei Rachmaninoff.
(Piano). Boosey and
Hawkes Piano. Book only.
Size 9x12 inches. 64
pages. Published by
Boosey and Hawkes.
Mezzo-Soprano Voice and Piano SKU: BT.ALACF021192 Opera or Operetta. Book...(+)
Mezzo-Soprano Voice and
Piano
SKU:
BT.ALACF021192
Opera
or Operetta. Book with
CD. Choudens
#ALACF021192. Published
by Choudens
(BT.ALACF021192).
French.
This
Book and CD collection of
Volume 1 of Les
Plaisirs Du Bel
Canto features a
selection of songs for
singers that have been
taken from the classic
repertoire of the great
operas. For
Mezzo-SopranoVoic
e.
Piano seul [Partition] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Famous and Fun: Classic Themes, Book 1 offers a wonderful introduction to the ti...(+)
Famous and Fun: Classic
Themes, Book 1 offers a
wonderful introduction to
the timeless masterpieces
of the great composers.
Featuring arrangements of
themes from symphonic,
operatic and keyboard
literature, these works
have been carefully
selected to appeal to
beginners at the early
elementary level.
Optional duet parts for
teacher or parent.
By Carl Reinecke. Edited by Maurice Hinson. For Piano. Piano Duet (One Piano, Fo...(+)
By Carl Reinecke. Edited
by Maurice Hinson. For
Piano. Piano Duet (One
Piano, Four Hands).
Masterwork. Level: Late
Intermediate / Early
Advanced (grade 6/6 ). 64
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Barcarole. Composed by Richard Eilenberg. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sh...(+)
Barcarole. Composed by
Richard
Eilenberg. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music.
Edition Schott. Book
Only. Op.
222. 7 pages. Schott
Music
#CRZ 43057. Published by
Schott Music