11 Miniaturen. Composed by Claus Kuhnl. Edition Breitkopf. In these eleven s...(+)
11 Miniaturen. Composed
by
Claus Kuhnl. Edition
Breitkopf.
In these eleven short
piano
pieces, the composer
follows
the cue of such
modern-day
masters as Olivier
Messiaen,
Karlheinz Stockhausen,
Helmut
Lachenmann and Nicolaus
A.
Huber.
Pedagogical. Breitkopf
and
Haertel #EB-9175.
Published
by Breitkopf and Haertel
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.140401330 Composed by R. Nathaniel Dett. Edit...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.140401330
Composed by R. Nathaniel
Dett. Edited by Lara
Downes. 32 pages.
Duration 18 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#140-40133. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.140401330).
ISBN
9781491134412. UPC:
680160684939.
Natha
niel Dett was among
America’s leading
composers in the early
20th century, and
MAGNOLIA SUITE is a
beautiful example of his
rich, hybrid style.
Deeply inspired by the
music and mission of
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor,
Dett’s piano music
springs from the late
Romantic traditions of
florid texture and
embellishment, along with
programmatic titles and
raw emotion. It is
notable for melody
writing inspired by and
paraphrasing
African-American song.
The 18-minute MAGNOLIA
SUITE contains five
movements, any of which
may also be performed
separately. This edition
by Lara Downes provides a
clean, new engraving that
corrects the many errors
and unclear indications
appearing in the
historical
printing. Robert
Nathaniel Dett was born
in a place that was built
on freedom. The little
village of Drummondville,
Ontario was founded by
enslaved Africans
– Dett’s
ancestors among them
– who traveled the
Underground Railroad out
of the American South
into Canada. Their
journey brought them to a
safe haven, a place where
fortunes and futures
could be transformed in
the span of one
generation, to lives full
of new possibilities. You
could call it “the
place where the rainbow
ends,†which is the
title of the last
movement of Dett’s
Magnolia Suite.When Dett
wrote these pieces, he
was a young teacher at
Lane College in
Tennessee, a historically
Black college that had
been founded in 1882, the
year of his birth. A
place built on freedom,
with the purpose of
educating
newly-emancipated slaves
– a place designed
to nurture the blossoming
of ideas, the vibrant
flowering of minds set
free. This music is
inspired by the gorgeous
splendor of the magnolia
blooms on that college
campus, and also by the
shared histories,
experiences, and
aspirations of the
community that Dett found
there.These five pieces
pay affectionate tribute
to lineage and legacy.
They express gratitude
for the bittersweet
beauties of the present;
nostalgia for the past (a
bit romanticized, as the
past always is); and an
effervescent optimism for
the future that awaits us
in the place where the
rainbow ends.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.110418160 Composed by Stacy Garrop. Performan...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.110418160
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance score. With
Standard notation. 16
pages. Duration 8:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#110-41816. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.110418160).
ISBN
9781491114049. UPC:
680160640393. 9 x 12
inches.
Stacy
Garrop began hiking in
northern
Colorado’s Rocky
Mountain National Park in
her early 20s. From the
start, she was drawn to a
jagged stretch of rock
formations linking Longs
Peak to Pagoda Mountain,
at over 13,000 feet.
These formations are
called the
“Keyboard of the
Winds,†as their
thin, spindly peaks
suggest splintered keys
of an old, broken piano.
Inspired by one
particular journey the
composer took through the
Keyboard of the Winds en
route to Pagoda’s
summit, this work is a
tribute to the Keyboard
of the Winds. Its fast,
whirling gestures depict
swirling clouds above,
and the musical high
points represent a hiker
reaching the peak of
Pagoda Mountain. These
sections are set in
contrast with quiet,
introspective material
embodying the hiker
quietly surveying the
grandeur and beauty of
the valley below, as well
as the soaring pinnacle
of Longs Peak
overhead. I began
hiking in the Rocky
Mountain National Park in
northern Colorado when I
was in my early twenties.
RMNP is home to some of
the most gorgeous
mountains in North
America, encompassing
265,000 acres of
wilderness, flora, and
fauna. Among the
park’s numerous
summits is Longs Peak, a
mountain that is 14,259
feet high (the highest in
the region). From my
earliest days of hiking,
I was drawn to Longs
Peak, as well as to a
jagged stretch of rock
formations that link
Longs Peak to Pagoda
Mountain (which stands at
13,497 feet). These
formations are called the
Keyboard of the Winds, as
their thin, spindly peaks
loosely suggest the
splintered keys of an
old, broken piano.One
summer, I made the ascent
to Pagoda Mountain using
a route that took me
along the right side of
the Keyboard of the
Winds. My hiking partner
and I started up the
trail in the pre-dawn
hours, and the weather
was stormy. Dawn had
broken by the time we
reached the base of the
Keyboard, but its peaks
were still surrounded by
clouds. As we climbed
higher and higher, the
Keyboard’s thin
spires became visible,
along with the top of
Pagoda Mountain. We
reached the summit of
Pagoda, admired the view
(what we could see
through the clouds), and
made our descent.My piece
is a tribute to the
Keyboard of the Winds.
The fast, whirling
gestures depict swirling
clouds, and the musical
high points represent a
hiker reaching the peaks
of the Keyboard. I have
contrasted these sections
with quiet, introspective
material; these embody
the hiker quietly
surveying the grandeur
and beauty of the valley
below (on a cloudless
day), as well as the
soaring pinnacles of
Longs Peak and Pagoda
Mountain overhead.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.140401250 Composed by Miguel Del Aguila. Scor...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.140401250
Composed by Miguel Del
Aguila. Score. With
Standard notation. 8
pages. Duration 10
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #140-40125.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.140401250).
ISBN
9781491113639. UPC:
680160669011.
Traci
ng the journey of a
bottle carrying music,
Miguel del
Aguila’s MUSIC IN
A BOTTLE is exhilarating
and ravishing, yet
equally poignant with
sadness. The 10-minute
work draws inspiration
from post-minimalist
textures and rich
harmony. It is
technically within the
reach of intermediate to
advanced students, as
well as enticing for
professional
recitals. Music in a
Bottle portrays the
symbolic journey of a
bottle carrying a message
across the oceans and
finally sinking without
its message ever having
been delivered.The bottle
and its journey represent
to me our own selves and
our own lives’
journey, and how when we
die we take with us most
of the memories within
us, many of which were
undisclosed to everyone
else.The work is divided
in 3 sections:I. The
Bottle’s
JourneyII. The
MessageIII. The Bottle
SinksMusic in a Bottle
has been recorded by
James Miltenberger on the
Scotwood Music CD,
“20th Century
Dances and
Improvisations.â€â
” Miguel del
Aguila.
(Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!). Composed by Morton Manus, W...(+)
(Everything You Need to
Know to Start Playing
Now!). Composed by Morton
Manus, Willard A. Palmer,
and Thomas Palmer. For
Keyboard; Piano. Book;
Keyboard/Piano;
Method/Instruction;
Other. Teach Yourself
Series. Beginner. 96
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Piano SKU: DB.01-00681 Fur Klavier, Theremin und Electronica. Comp...(+)
Piano
SKU:
DB.01-00681
Fur
Klavier, Theremin und
Electronica. Composed
by Gernot Wolfgang.
Keyboard music. 19 pages
pages. Doblinger Music
Publishers #01-00681.
Published by Doblinger
Music Publishers
(DB.01-00681).
ISBN
9790012200284.
Cont
emporary Classical meets
Jazz
Grooves.
Theremin'
s Journey is quite
different. True, there is
a piano - which plays
bluesy, filmic, generally
quite unmemorable music -
but add in the theremin
and pre-recorded
electronics and the
listener is off on a
bizarre jazz meets sci-fi
meets film-pop journey.
The high-pitched spooky
whine of the theremin is
unmistakable, and
unforgettable in small
doses, as here; the work
was in fact commissioned
by Joanne Pearce Martin,
who plays both theremin
and piano. This track
actually carries a
'health' warning on the
cover: Crackles are part
of the electronic track
and are intentional: the
CD is not defective! As
it happens, the crackling
is not particularly
noticeable, and in
general the electronics
are atmospheric and
additive in combination
with the theremin.
Especially the first and
last two or three minutes
of the 'journey' are
really quite fascinating
musically.
(musicweb-international.c
om, May 2011) //
Theremin's Journey places
that curiously
otherworldly instrument
and piano in cheeky
avant-garde tandem with
electronic
sonorities...(GRAMOPHONE,
August 2011).
Piano Solo Piano/Keyboard SKU: HL.1112406 Composed by Various. Piano Solo...(+)
Piano Solo Piano/Keyboard
SKU: HL.1112406
Composed by Various.
Piano Solo Songbook.
Softcover. 64 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1112406).
ISBN
9781705179093. UPC:
196288104704. 9.0x12.0
inches.
Known for
its irreverent sense of
humor and realistic
gameplay that allows
players to create and
control families through
their everyday lives, The
Sims franchise has
reached over 70 million
players around the world
through four generations
of games starting with
the original game back in
2000. Our matching
songbook features 19
instrumental themes
arranged for piano solo
that can be heard
throughout all three
modes of gameplay through
all four generations,
including the themes from
The Sims and The Sims 2.
Jump into Build Mode and
start creating your Sims
journey on the piano!
Piano - Early Elementary SKU: AP.12-0571542719 1. Composed by Lang...(+)
Piano - Early Elementary
SKU:
AP.12-0571542719
1. Composed by
Lang Lang. Classroom
Resources; Piano Method;
Theory. Lang Lang Piano
Academy. Book. Faber
Music #12-0571542719.
Published by Faber Music
(AP.12-0571542719).
ISBN 9780571542710.
English.
Discover
the world of Lang Lang
and come on a theory
adventure! This
progressive series
provides an imaginative
way for beginners to
learn and practice music
theory with the world's
most successful concert
pianist, Lang
Lang.
Through
plenty of fun and
imaginative activities,
the fundamentals of music
theory are established
whilst developing core
musicianship skills. This
book can be used
alongside The Lang Lang
Piano Method, Level 1 but
also works as a
standalone method ideal
for introducing young
students to music
theory.
Lang Lang
Music Theory, Level 1
takes complete beginners
on their first theory
journey through a range
of exciting exercises.
Students are encouraged
to explore notation
starting with identifying
notes on the keyboard,
learning simple note
values and rhythms, and
gradually reading and
notating treble and bass
clef notes on the
staff.
The perfect way to rediscover the piano. Composed by Melanie Spanswick. This...(+)
The perfect way to
rediscover
the piano. Composed by
Melanie Spanswick. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music. Piano
Method. Educational,
Classical. Softcover. 156
pages. Schott Music #ED
14017. Published by
Schott
Music
Piano/Keyboard - Intermediate to Early Advanced SKU: HL.1303099 Arranged by Phi...(+)
Piano/Keyboard -
Intermediate to Early
Advanced
SKU: HL.1303099
Arranged by Phillip
Keveren. Piano Solo
Songbook. Movies, New
Age, Pop. Softcover.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1303099).
ISBN 9798350108439. UPC:
196288172833. 9.0x12.0
inches.
16 gorgeous piano solos,
each arranged in a way
intended to soothe the
soul and spirit. Phillip
writes in the preface how
he finds practicing the
piano in itself relaxing,
and how the joy really is
in the journey.
Music by John Williams Featuring Themes from All Nine Films. Composed by John ...(+)
Music by John Williams
Featuring Themes from All
Nine
Films. Composed by John
Williams. Piano Solo
Songbook.
Movies. Hardcover.
Published
by Hal Leonard
(Humorous Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann for Piano). By Peter Wittrich...(+)
(Humorous Variations on a
Theme by Robert Schumann
for Piano). By Peter
Wittrich. For Piano.
Piano Solo. Softcover. 44
pages. Schott Music
#ED20904. Published by
Schott Music
Composed by Thomas Keesecker. Offertories, Preludes. Passion/Palm Sunday, Lent...(+)
Composed by Thomas
Keesecker.
Offertories, Preludes.
Passion/Palm Sunday,
Lent,
Holy Week, 21st Century.
MorningStar Music
Publishers
#MSM-15-847. Published by
MorningStar Music
Publishers
By Lucy Wilde Warren. For Piano. Composers In Focus. Celestial Journey is a musi...(+)
By Lucy Wilde Warren. For
Piano. Composers In
Focus. Celestial Journey
is a musical fantasy that
sparks the imagination.
These mystic solos form a
suite that transports us
through time and space.
This is a fresh
collection for the
student who wishes to "go
beyond." Contents
include: Journey to a New
World; Native Encounter;
Primeval Kingdom; River
of Life. Space, Sky and
Stars. Level: Late
Intermediate/Early
Advanced. Book. Published
by The FJH Music Company,
Inc.
(A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Blues Keyboard Playing). By David Gleason. ...(+)
(A Fun and Comprehensive
Overview of Blues
Keyboard Playing). By
David Gleason. For
Keyboard; Piano. Book;
CD; Keyboard/Piano;
Method/Instruction. The
Total Keyboardist. Blues.
128 pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing