During the visit to Brive-la-Gaillarde in 1940, Poulenc sketched a little piece for the children of his cousins: Sophie, Sylvie, Benoit, Florence and Delphine Périer, Yvan, Alain, Marie-Christine and Marguerite-Marie Villotte, and their two friends Marthe Bosredon and André Lecoeur. This took the form of a musical background to Jean de Brunhoff's popular illustrated children's story about Babar, a baby elephant whose mother is killed by a huntsman. Fortunately Babar meets a kind elderly lady who dresses him in a fine suit and gives him an impressive motor-car.However, Babar feels homesick for his forests, and is pleased when his cousins, Arthur and Celeste, find him and needs no persuasion to go home with them. Back in the forest, where the King of the Elephants has eaten a poisonous mushroom, Babar is elected to succeed as King. He marries Celeste, and the last we hear of him is thinking of a rosy future as he dreamily looks up at a marvellously star-filled sky.Poulenc's score, to which he returned and completed in 1945, is for a narrator and a Piano, so written that the individual sections offer the pianist a number of self-contained descriptive pieces, such as a Lullaby, a Reverie, a Galop, a Nocturne and so on. Indeed, some of Poulenc's finest Piano music is found in these charming pages.In 1962, Jean Françaix made an orchestral version, and Barbar has been enjoyed by children of all ages all over the world. An English translation of the text was made by Nelly Rieu.This particular edition is arranged for Narrator and Piano duet (1 Piano, 4 hands) and a separate insert with English translation is included. / Piano 4 Mains

'Vltava? (The Moldau) is Smetana's most famous and frequently performed tone poem. It was written between 20 November and 8 December 1874, but only in 1879-1880 with the completion of the entire cycle 'Má vlast?, did the full score and his version for piano duet appear in print.In addition to the orchestral version, Hugh Macdonald's new Urtext edition also includes the composer's own version for piano duet.- Urtext edition with Primo and Secondo parts printed on facing pages- Clear and uncluttered engraving- Informative foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) including a contribution by Smetana scholar Olga Moj?í?ová / Piano 4 Mains

This edition marks the beginning of Bärenreiter?s publication of Schubert?s complete works for piano duet in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. It includes Schubert?s late works, composed between 1826 and 1828 which are amongst the most important works in the piano duet repertoire. '
Suggestions on performance practice by Mario Aschauer and a selection of passages on practical performing aspects from the critical commentary of the ?New Schubert Edition? complete the edition, which presents the compositions in a clear score format.'
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- Based on the Urtext of the ?New Schubert Edition?'
- Scholarly-critical edition reflecting the latest state of research'
- Suggestions on performance practice by Mario Aschauer'
- Detailed foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)'
- With optimum page-turns'
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Contents'
Variations on a Theme from L. J. Ferdinand Hérolds opera ?Marie? by op. 82,1 (D 908) / Fantasy in F minor op. 103 (D 940) / Allegro in A minor op. post. 144 (D 947) / Rondo in A major op. post. 107 (D 951) / Fugue in E minor op. post. 152 (D 952) / [Pièces pour Piano 4 Mains 1 Piano Volume 3] / Classique / Partition / Cartonné / Plats de carton /

Par HEUMANN HANS-GUNTER. Nouveau volume thématique de la méthode moderne de piano pour les jeunes et les adultes « À vous de jouer Piano », ce recueil consacré au « quatre mains » ? propose une sélection de 32 jolies pièces faciles à quatre mains allant du classique à un répertoire moderne tiré du jazz, des comédies musicales et de la musique pop, ? constitue un complément idéal à la méthode « À vous de jouer piano » (vol. 1 et 2) et à toute autre méthode de piano, ? contient un CD à écouter pour se familiariser avec les morceaux et à utiliser comme soutien auditif, pour jouer chez soi lorsque son partenaire n?est pas disponible ou pour se préparer au jeu à deux / Niveau : facile - moyen / Date parution : 2022-03-03/ Recueil / Piano 4 Mains

Quatre mains Jouer du piano à deux, du baroque à la pop Auteur: Heumann, Hans-Günter Nouveau volume thématique de la méthode moderne de piano pour les jeunes et les adultes « À vous de jouer Piano », ce recueil consacré au « quatre mains » ' propose une sélection de 32 jolies pièces faciles à quatre mains allant du classique à un répertoire moderne tiré du jazz, des comédies musicales et de la musique pop, ' constitue un complément idéal à la méthode « À vous de jouer piano » (vol. 1 et 2) et à toute autre méthode de piano, ' contient un CD à écouter pour se familiariser avec les morceaux et à utiliser comme soutien auditif, pour jouer chez soi lorsque son partenaire n'est pas disponible ou pour se préparer au jeu à deux Scherzo op. 149, n° 6 (A. Diabelli) Barcarole op. 211, n° 18 (C. Gurlitt) Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' ' Oklahoma (O. Hammerstein II /R. Rodgers) Duettino (J. B. Vanhal) Memory ' Cats (A. L. Webber /T. Nunn/T. S. Eliot) Marche triomphale ' Aida (G. Verdi, arr.) Fips in the Park (M. Schoenmehl) Alla turca (W. A. Mozart, arr.) Cool Down (H.-G. Heumann) Spanish Eyes (B. Kaempfert/C. Singleton/E. Snyder ) In a Funny Mood (E. Pütz) Danse allemande (L. van Beethoven) Andante (J. A. Just) Amazing Grace (Traditional) Sonatine (D. G. Türk) Hangman's Blues (Traditional) Mélodie en fa op. 3, n° 1 (A. Rubinstein, arr.) Siciliano ' Sonate en mib majeur pour flûte et clavecin obligé, 2e mouvement (J. S. Bach, arr.) Guantanamera (J. Fernández Díaz/ J. Martí) Valse Charlotte ' Gasparone (K. Millöcker, arr.) Sonatina (compositeur inconnu) Hold the Line (D. Paich) Marche d'anniversaire op. 85, n° 1 (R. Schumann) Stompin' at the Savoy (B. Goodman/C. Webb/E. Sampson/A. Razaf) Ländler n° 1 (F. Schubert) Ländler n° 2 (F. Schubert) Valse de Faust ' Faust (C. Gounod, arr.) Menuetto op. 3, n° 3 (C. M. von Weber) Exercice mélodique op. 62, n° 25 (H. Berens) Il maestro e lo scolare, thème (J. Haydn) The Entertainer (S. Joplin, arr.) Valse op. 39, n° 15 (J. Brahms)

This early-intermediate duet is a joyful dance that students will love. The melody and harmony are traded back and forth between partners, and varied articulations help identify the location of the melody. Written in A minor and 4/4 meter, there are a few accidentals, and several hand position changes. A D. S. al Coda lets the performers play the exciting middle section one more time. / Piano 4 Mains