Piano

SKU: BT.EMBZ14888

Piano pieces for practising polyphony. Composed by Gyorgy Orban. Educational Tool. Book Only. Composed 2014. 80 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ14888. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ14888).

English-Hungarian.

Aulos to a certain degree continues Orbán's easy piano pieces for children, which he composed for Ágnes Lakos's piano tutor and which Editio Musica Budapest published in a separate volume entitled Enchanted Forest in 2011 (Z. 14742). Yet on this occasion the composer took on something which was both significantly different and more than his earlier pieces for children. On the one hand, he did not compose for beginners but for more advanced students who have studied piano for at least three years. On the other, he did not set developing the technique of piano playing as an aim, rather a systematic presentation of different polyphonic genres and compositional procedures(imitation, fugue, stretto, inversion, augmentation and diminution, double counterpoint, latent polyphony, double and triple fugue, cantus firmus technique, etc.). Orbán introduces his students to the mysteries of polyphony in a direct and practical manner, and thus actually makes them familiar with the art of composition.The educational use of the series is significantly increased by the fact that before each piece the composer presents and clarifies with demonstrative illustrations the polyphonic procedure he introduces. Orbán's explanations are not text-book-like at all, but are deliberately personal and subjective, full of lessons and individual associations taken from his practice as a composer. They were written in the same spirit as the works themselves - while they perfectly fulfil their educational purpose they are equally individual, witty and inspired pieces of music that are a joy to play.

Aulos is composed for more advanced students who have studied piano for at least three years. Aim is a systematic presentation of different polyphonic genres and compositional procedures (imitation, fugue, stretto, inversion, augmentation anddiminution, double counterpoint, latent polyphony, double and triple fugue, cantus firmus technique, etc.). The educational use of the series is significantly increased by the fact that before each piece the composer presents and clarifies withdemonstrative illustrations the polyphonic procedure he introduces. Orbáns explanations are not text-book-like at all, but are deliberately personal and subjective, full of lessons and individual associations taken from his practice as a composer. They were written in the same spirit as the works themselves - whilethey perfectly fulfil their educational purpose they are equally individual, witty and inspired pieces of music that are a joy to play.

Piano

SKU: BT.EMBZ14898

Piano pieces for practising polyphony. Composed by Gyorgy Orban. Educational Tool. Book Only. Composed 2014. 152 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ14898. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ14898).

English-Hungarian.

Aulos to a certain degree continues Orbán's easy piano pieces for children, which he composed for Ágnes Lakos's piano tutor and which Editio Musica Budapest published in a separate volume entitled Enchanted Forest in 2011 (Z. 14742). Yet on this occasion the composer took on something which was both significantly different and more than his earlier pieces for children. On the one hand, he did not compose for beginners but for more advanced students who have studied piano for at least three years. On the other, he did not set developing the technique of piano playing as an aim, rather a systematic presentation of different polyphonic genres and compositional procedures(imitation, fugue, stretto, inversion, augmentation and diminution, double counterpoint, latent polyphony, double and triple fugue, cantus firmus technique, etc.). Orbán introduces his students to the mysteries of polyphony in a direct and practical manner, and thus actually makes them familiar with the art of composition. The educational use of the series is significantly increased by the fact that before each piece the composer presents and clarifies with demonstrative illustrations the polyphonic procedure he introduces. Orbán's explanations are not text-book-like at all, but are deliberately personal and subjective, full of lessons and individual associations taken from his practice as a composer. They were written in the same spirit as the works themselves - while they perfectly fulfil their educational purpose they are equally individual, witty and inspired pieces of music that are a joy to play. The volumes and the CD are also available separatly.

Keyboards - Piano Piano Solo

SKU: AY.FRD26

Composed by John La Montaine. Keyboards - Piano. Fredonia Press #FRD26. Published by Fredonia Press (AY.FRD26).

ISBN 9790302114628.

John La Montaine's Fuguing Set for Piano Solo consists of seven pieces: Prologue, Fugue in G, Pastorale, Fugue in D, Cadenza, Fugue in C, and Epilogue. It was originally composed in 1965. Jocelyn Mackey (Pan Pipes, music critic): Amazing contrapuntal skill. Fuguing Set explores three different fugal techniques: the traditional tonic-dominant relationship of subject and answer, modal treatment of the subject and its inversions (all modes, including the Locrian appear), and chromatic procedures. A Prologue and Epilogue frame the set, while a Pastorale and Cadenza appear between the fugues. These pieces appealed immediately to this reviewer, who feels that many people who may not care for contemporary music will find them more than satisfying..