Piano Solo SKU: YM.GTP01102000 J-POP BEST HIT RANKING. Anime Song; J-Pop....(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
YM.GTP01102000
J-POP
BEST HIT RANKING. Anime
Song; J-Pop. Score.
Yamaha Music Media
#GTP01102000. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTP01102000).
ISBN
9784636116595. 12 x 9
inches.
Brand New
Compilation of Japanese
hit songs for the first
half of 2024 !! The BEST
HIT RANKING features
piano arrangements of
theme songs and inserted
music written for dramas,
anime, and movies that
are very popular on
social media platforms
like TikTok. These songs
are selected based on
various rankings,
including Yamaha's
digital sheet music
service, Print-Gakufu;
e.g. Creepy Nuts'
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born (the
opening theme for the
second season of the TV
anime Mashle: Magic and
Muscles). You must find
many other anime songs
that are performed by
J-POP artists and have
received attention from
all over the world in the
following song lists!
[Easy Level] Presenting
an easy-to-play
collection of hit songs,
arranged 1st verse only
(some pieces are arranged
in full length),
transposition to easier
keys, simpler
arrangements for
beginners to enjoy!
Number of Songs: 25.
Piano Solo SKU: YM.GTP01101999 J-POP BEST HIT RANKING. Anime Song; J-Pop....(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
YM.GTP01101999
J-POP
BEST HIT RANKING. Anime
Song; J-Pop. Score.
Yamaha Music Media
#GTP01101999. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTP01101999).
ISBN
9784636116588. 12 x 9
inches.
Brand New
Compilation of Japanese
hit songs for the first
half of 2024 !! The BEST
HIT RANKING features
piano arrangements of
theme songs and inserted
music written for dramas,
anime, and movies that
are very popular on
social media platforms
like TikTok. These songs
are selected based on
various rankings,
including Yamaha's
digital sheet music
service, Print-Gakufu;
e.g. Creepy Nuts'
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born (the
opening theme for the
second season of the TV
anime Mashle: Magic and
Muscles). You must find
many other anime songs
that are performed by
J-POP artists and have
received attention from
all over the world in the
following song lists!
[Intermediate Level]
Introducing a collection
of hit songs for
intermediate players,
arranged complete verses
in full length, original
keys, authentic
arrangements. Number of
Songs: 25.
Piano SKU: HL.14030676 Ten Short Pieces for Piano. Composed by Rue...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.14030676
Ten
Short Pieces for
Piano. Composed by
Rued Langgaard. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2020.
Duration 1200 seconds.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
#KP00666. Published by
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
(HL.14030676).
ISBN
9788759863879.
Danish.
The 'Ten
short piano pieces' with
the title Sommerferie i
Blekinge (Summer Holiday
in Blekinge) (1916) have
not been preserved in
their complete form. The
only existing source is a
manuscript in Rued
Langgaard's hand that
lacks the first and last
pages with sections of
the music. This means
that the entire first
piano piece with the
title Paa rejse
(Travelling) is missing
as well as most of Piece
II, Mode (Meeting) (only
the conclusion of this
piece has been
preserved). A large
fragment exists of Piece
X, Aften med Dans
(Evening with Dancing),
but the conclusion is
missing. The manuscript
is to be found at the
Royal Danish Library in
Copenhagen (RLS 83,2). On
the first page,Langgaard
has merely written 'Piano
Pieces 1916': the real
title and titles of the
movements in the first
two pieces derives from
other sources. In 2008,
the Rued Langgaard
Society asked the Danish
composer Niels Marthinsen
(b. 1963) to add to the
work, the aim being to
create a 'performance
version'. Marthinsen
composed a complete new
first piece - Paa rejse
(Travelling) - and
allowed it to merge with
the preserved concluding
fragment of Langgaard's
second piece, Mode
(Meeting). Niels
Marthinsen further
composed a conclusion to
the incomplete Piece X,
Aften med Dans (Evening
with Dancing), and in it
incorporated a reference
to the first piece, so
that his additions came
to form a frame round
what hasbeen preserved of
Langgaard's work. This
supplemented version was
given its first
performance by Berit
Johansen Tange in 2008.
The overall title and
titles of the individual
pieces refer to a summer
stay in 1913, i.e. three
years before the work was
composed, when the then
20-year-old composed was
on holiday in Kyrkhult in
Blekinge (Sweden).
Piano SKU: YM.GTP01101268 Entry Piano Book. In C Major. Anime Song...(+)
Piano
SKU:
YM.GTP01101268
Entry Piano Book.
In C Major. Anime Songs,
Vocalo Music. Book.
Yamaha Music Media
#GTP01101268. Published
by Yamaha Music Media
(YM.GTP01101268).
ISBN
9784636108996. 9.5 x 12
inches.
The In C
Major series, designed
for beginners who have
recently started playing
the piano, allows you to
choose and expand your
repertoire with the songs
you want to play, making
it easy for new piano
players to enjoy. This
collection features 20
popular songs from the
golden era of Vocaloid
music and beloved anime
theme songs. It includes
nostalgic and renowned
Vocaloid tracks, as well
as iconic anime songs
that have been covered by
music games and various
artists. All the songs
are arranged in keys
without key signatures
(either in C major or A
minor), making it an
enjoyable book to dive
into. Give your favorite
song a try and enjoy
playing!
Piano - Level 3 SKU: HF.FH-2354 Composed by Darren Fellows. Sheet music. ...(+)
Piano - Level 3
SKU:
HF.FH-2354
Composed
by Darren Fellows. Sheet
music. Friedrich
Hofmeister Musikverlag
#FH 2354. Published by
Friedrich Hofmeister
Musikverlag (HF.FH-2354).
ISBN 9790203423546. 9
x 12 inches.
1.
While Shepherds watched
their flocks; 2. Good
King Wenceslas; 3. God
Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;
4. O Little Town of
Bethlehem; 5. Silent
Night; 6. Once in Royal
David's City; 7. The
first Nowell; 8. See Amid
the Winter's Snow; 9.
Away in a Manger; 10.
Hark! The Herald Angels
Sing.
Piano - Easy to Intermediate Levels SKU: YM.GTP01101652 The Ultimate S...(+)
Piano - Easy to
Intermediate Levels
SKU:
YM.GTP01101652
The
Ultimate Studio Ghibli
Piano Solo
Collection. Composed
by Joe Hisaishi. Studio
Ghibli. Anime Song;
J-Pop. Book. Yamaha Music
Media #GTP01101652.
Published by Yamaha Music
Media (YM.GTP01101652).
ISBN 9784636113334.
8.75 x 12
inches.
Here is the
ultimate, official,
complete edition of
Studio Ghibli Piano Solo
Collection, featuring 77
of Studio Ghibli's
essential musical
masterpieces, fully
supported in three
languages: Japanese,
English and Simplified
Chinese! From 20 of
Studio Ghibli's most
beloved films, including
My Neighbor Totoro,
Princess Mononoke,
Spirited Away, and more,
comes a piano solo
collection featuring 77
iconic songs. In addition
to timeless favorites,
songs from popular
soundtracks such as
Kiki's Delivery Service
and Porco Rosso are
included. Featuring
Studio Ghibli's musical
masterpieces in solo
piano arrangements, this
collection includes the
film's theme songs as
well as fan-favorite
instrumental music. The
difficulty levels range
from easy to
intermediate, making them
accessible to a wide
range of players, and the
simpler arrangements can
be fully enjoyed by
players who can feel the
essence and atmosphere.
The book cover features
official Studio Ghibli
artwork. The book is
supported in Japanese,
English and Chinese. This
single volume offers a
comprehensive, special
collector's edition for
enjoying the music of
Studio Ghibli. Studio
Ghibli 77 Selections is
sure to take you on a
musical journey through
20 Studio Ghibli
films!
Piano SKU: BR.EB-8946 40 German and European Children's Songs for Pian...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BR.EB-8946
40
German and European
Children's Songs for
Piano in Very Easy to
Easy Settings.
Composed by Kerstin
Strecke. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Edition Breitkopf. Music
pedagogy. Score. 44
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 8946.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-8946).
ISBN 9790004186152. 9
x 12 inches. German /
English.
For
several years, Tio, The
Little Keyboard Man , has
been looking over the
shoulders of younger and
older piano beginners as
hero and helper. Used to
complement schoolwork,
the little Tio pieces
help to recreate and
deepen what has been
learned in other
contexts. Whether now as
a single player or paired
as a duet, whether
relaxed at Christmas or
bold in an expanded tonal
space - Tio is always on
the spot and has packed
the appropriate music.
After five volumes, a
sixth and final volume
will complete the piano
series. A Goodbye Song
For the sixth and closing
volume of her Tio series,
the piano pedagogue and
artist Kerstin Strecke
has compiled a selection
of German and European
children's songs.
Presented primarily as
supplementary literature
from the first piano
lesson, the volume even
includes several pieces
in two levels of
difficulty and for
four-hand playing. Song
texts are given in German
or in their original
language and freely
translated into German. A
table of contents of the
songs, in English, can be
found at the end of the
volume, lovingly
illustrated by the author
herself. Small,
interspersed additional
assignments also support
a first understanding of
music theory in the young
keyboard artists.
Nora's Dance Piano seul [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano SKU: PR.140401310 Composed by Nora Holt. Edited by La...(+)
Chamber Music Piano
SKU: PR.140401310
Composed by Nora Holt.
Edited by Lara Downes.
Sws. Score. 8 pages.
Duration 2 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#140-40131. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.140401310).
ISBN
9781491134153. UPC:
680160684250. 9 x 12
inches. Key: G
major.
NORA’
S DANCE is a
jazz-influenced rag from
1921, and among the only
surviving compositions by
Nora Douglas Holt. A
charming and exciting
work rejuvenated by Lara
Downes’ 2021
recording for the Rising
Sun label, the rag is
both a fun 2 minutes for
pianists and audiences,
and also a fascinating
time capsule. Composed
several years after Scott
Joplin’s death,
and several years before
the Charleston pervaded
popular music,
NORA’S DANCE
blossoms with the energy
and jazz harmony starting
to emerge as The Roaring
20’s, using
ragtime and stride as the
seed for pianistic
style. My own life in
music has been driven by
a quest to find strong
female role models,
trails to follow,
shoulders to stand on. In
Nora Douglas Holt, I find
an inspiring example of
creativity, independence,
and resilience –
with a dash of
troublemaking. She was a
free spirit, a force of
nature, and she lived a
fascinating and eventful
life on her own terms.
She reinvented herself
through five marriages
and at least as many
careers. From her
beginnings at the piano
at age four, she explored
many avenues of musical
expression –
performing, composing,
music journalism,
broadcasting, teaching
– all with
inventiveness, style, and
zeal.She made the most of
the Roaring ’20s,
as an artist, socialite,
jetsetter, muse, and
patroness of the Harlem
Renaissance. In 1921 she
started an independent
arts journal called
“Music and
Poetry,†where the
charming piano solo
Nora’s Dance was
first published. I think
the piece captures
beautifully, in a little
under 2 minutes, the
energy and excitement of
those heady years.In
1926, Nora left New York
to travel the world,
performing in nightclubs
throughout Europe and
Asia. She put her
belongings in storage
before she left, and when
she came back she
discovered that many of
her things had been
stolen, including more
than 200 of her musical
compositions. She never
composed again.When the
Depression hit, she moved
out to Los Angeles, where
she studied music
education at USC, taught
music in the LA public
schools, and opened her
own beauty salon. She
returned to New York in
the ’40s and
worked as a music critic
for several major
newspapers, then launched
yet another career, this
time in broadcasting. Her
popular radio concert
series “Nora
Holt’s Concert
Showcase†broadcast
to New York’s
classical music audience,
with a focus on Black
composers and
performers.Ahead of her
time, larger than life,
full of ideas…. I
am so pleased to
introduce you to the
feisty and free spirited
Nora Douglas Holt!
Piano Solo SKU: YM.GTP01100303 Composed by Various. Traditional Japanese ...(+)
Piano Solo
SKU:
YM.GTP01100303
Composed by Various.
Traditional Japanese
Song. J-Pop, Traditional
Japanese Song, Kayo,
Enka. Score. Yamaha Music
Media #GTP01100303.
Published by Yamaha Music
Media (YM.GTP01100303).
ISBN 9784636102109.
8.5 x 12
inches.
Well-known
Japanese songs are
arranged in easy Jazz.
Even if you are not good
at improvisation, you can
enjoy improvisation-like
arrangements along with
the score. Enjoy the
fusion of Japanese
melodies and Jazz!
The companion MP3 CD to book 5 of the bestselling series Piano Gefällt Mir! b...(+)
The companion MP3 CD to
book 5 of the bestselling
series Piano Gefällt
Mir! by Hans-Günter
Heumann features
demonstration tracks with
recorded Piano, Bass and
Drums, as well as backing
with the Piano part taken
out, allowing you to play
along. **Please note: The
CD included with this
title can only be played
through an MP3 compatible
program.**
Piano SKU: HU.HN4 Composed by Franz Schubert. Edited by Ernst Herttrich. Piano ...(+)
Piano
SKU: HU.HN4
Composed by Franz
Schubert. Edited by Ernst
Herttrich. Piano Solo,
Piano and Keyboard,
Repertoire, Solos.
Impromptus and Moments
Musicaux. Classical.
Softcover Book. 102
pages. G. Henle #HN4.
Published by G. Henle
(HU.HN4).
ISBN 9780101161305. 12.2
x 9.3 x 0.3 inches.
Piano SKU: HU.HN602 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Edited by Ernst Herttr...(+)
Piano
SKU: HU.HN602
Composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Edited by
Ernst Herttrich. Piano
Solo, Piano and Keyboard,
Repertoire, Solos. Piano
Sonata C major K. 330
(300h). Classical.
Softcover Book. 17 pages.
G. Henle #HN602.
Published by G. Henle
(HU.HN602).
12.2 x 9.3 x 0.1 inches.
Piano - Level 3 SKU: BA.BA10811 Composed by Erik Satie. Edited by Jens Ro...(+)
Piano - Level 3
SKU:
BA.BA10811
Composed
by Erik Satie. Edited by
Jens Rosteck. This
edition: urtext edition.
Stapled. Barenreiter
Urtext. Notes on
Performance Practice by
Steffen Schleiermacher.
Performance score.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA10811_00. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA10811).
ISBN
9790006521067. 31 x 24.3
cm inches. Language:
German/English. Preface:
Jens Rosteck.
In
the summer of 1913 Satie
once more poked fun at
himself and the world of
music with a set of
parodic piano pieces on
various marine animals,
giving it the grotesque
title “Embryons
desschsâ€
(Desiccated
Embryos). The notation
without barlines, the
‘stories’
beneath the music and the
spoofsof well-known
pieces of music, most
strikingly the Funeral
March from
Chopin’s Piano
“Sonata in B-flat
minorâ€, make the
work a barrel of musical
fun.
This Urtext
edition faithfully
adheres to the sources
and reflects the latest
findings of Satie
scholarship. It contains
translations of all of
Satie’s French
texts, practical
page-turns, notes on
performance practice by
Satie specialist Steffen
Schleiermacher and an
informative
Foreword. The pieces
range from an easy to
moderate level of
difficulty and provide an
ideal additional varied
repertoire for teaching
purposes.
About
Barenreiter
Urtext
What can I
expect from a Barenreiter
Urtext
edition?<
/p>
MUSICOLOGICA
LLY SOUND - A
reliable musical text
based on all available
sources - A
description of the
sources -
Information on the
genesis and history of
the work - Valuable
notes on performance
practice - Includes
an introduction with
critical commentary
explaining source
discrepancies and
editorial decisions
... AND
PRACTICAL -
Page-turns, fold-out
pages, and cues where you
need them - A
well-presented layout and
a user-friendly
format - Excellent
print quality -
Superior paper and
binding
Piano - late intermediate SKU: CR.977924 Composed by Benjamin Culli. Pian...(+)
Piano - late intermediate
SKU: CR.977924
Composed by Benjamin
Culli. Piano. Book. With
music. Concordia
Publishing House #977924.
Published by Concordia
Publishing House
(CR.977924).
ISBN
9780758668769. 8.5 X 11
inches.
Benjamin
M. Culli contributes
three delightful hymn
preludes to the piano
repertoire. ROCKINGHAM
OLD is arranged in the
style of Erik Satie's
delicate
Gymnopédies; LOVE
UNKNOWN gently places
eighth notes against
triplets; and the
highlight of the set is
FAITHFULNESS, which
features lush, rich,
subtly jazzy harmonic
language.
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
Ponies! Piano seul [Conducteur] Breitkopf & Härtel
Piano SKU: BR.EB-8780 Easy Piano Pieces with the Keyboard Crocodile(+)
Piano
SKU:
BR.EB-8780
Easy
Piano Pieces with the
Keyboard Crocodile.
Composed by V. (Hrsg.)
Weinhandl M. Schneider K.
Daxbock. Edited by Karin
et al. Daxbock. Solo
instruments; Softcover.
Edition Breitkopf. Music
pedagogy. Score. Composed
2004. 40 pages. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EB 8780.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-8780).
ISBN 9790004181935. 9
x 12 inches.
German.
Just about
every child loves horses,
and, not surprisingly,
many composers have
fondly recalled their
childhood love for horses
in a great variety of
piano pieces. The
collection Horses! Easy
Piano Pieces With The
Keyboard Crocodile goes
through all the paces,
trotting out bucking
broncos and little
ponies, but also
seahorses and rocking
horses... It depicts
general forms of broadly
equine motion transposed
into music. The
experienced Keyboard
Crocodile editorial team
has compiled a large
number of easy, original
piano pieces ranging from
Robert Schumann's classic
Wild Rider to Mike
Schoenmehl's Cowboy Ride.
And with Martina
Schneider's delightful
drawings, players
familiar with the
Keyboard Crocodile will
be pleased to find their
old friends once
again!
Saddle up
your piano stool and
start galloping!MP3
audiofiles, performed by
Aki Sakae, are to be
found in the download
section or on
YouTube.
Piano - Grade 4 SKU: FA.MFRO001P Composed by Claude Debussy and Robert Or...(+)
Piano - Grade 4
SKU:
FA.MFRO001P
Composed
by Claude Debussy and
Robert Orledge.
Rediscoverd Debussy.
Classical :
Impressionistic. Score.
Musik Fabrik #MFRO001P.
Published by Musik Fabrik
(FA.MFRO001P).
8.27 x
11.69 inches.
Over
the years 1908-16,
Debussy had produced a
viable scenario for Usher
on his third attempt.
Butwhen he came to making
a complete draft of the
music, he seems to have
lost interest during
Roderick Usher's long
monologue, even though he
was setting his own text.
As in No-ja-li he jumped
to the next passage that
interested him, in this
case the exciting final
melodrama and the
collapse of the Usher
house itself. In the
process of completing the
missing half of the
score, I discovered that
by reusing Debussy's
material for similar
psychological situations
across the opera, and by
metamorphosing existing
ideas (as Debussy does
with Melisande's theme in
his opera Pelleas et
Melisande), the only
things I really needed to
add were linking material
and any passages where
fast music was required.
So the 'nightmare
scherzo', and Lady
Madeline's escape from
her coffin and her final
bloody revenge on her
brother are all mine, but
most of the rest is
existing Debussy in
changing contexts (in
which the Russian
technique of 'changing
backgrounds', both
harmonic and textural,
proved extremely useful,
as it did to Debussy in
his Prelude a
l'apres-midi d'un faune).
Eventually, both my
completed ballet No-ja-li
and the House of Usher
were successfully
premiered in 2006 and the
latter soon began to find
its way into the
established repertoire in
Europe and the US. To
further support this, I
transcribed some of the
highlights of Debussy's
score as A Night in the
House of Usher for organ,
and subsequently
piano--with a focus on
Scene 2 and the final,
horrific and maca-bre
melodrama. This climaxes
in the double deaths of
Roderick Usher and his
Sister Madeline, together
with the disintegration
of the ill-fated House of
Usher into the stagnant
lake-all beneath a
blood-red moon.In this
form it was first
performed by Ian Buckle
in the Howard Assembly
Rooms, Leeds in 2010.
Piano/Keyboards - Intermediate SKU: AD.ADG247 Composed by Andrew D. Gordo...(+)
Piano/Keyboards -
Intermediate
SKU:
AD.ADG247
Composed by
Andrew D. Gordon. 100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Series. Jazz Funk. Book
and digital audio. ADG
Productions #ADG247.
Published by ADG
Productions (AD.ADG247).
ISBN 9781958017395.
UPC: 663389124721. 9 x 12
inches.
Step into
the dynamic world of
contemporary jazz-funk
with Andrew D. Gordon's
latest masterpiece, 100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Grooves for
Piano/Keyboards. Renowned
for his expertise in jazz
and funk music, Gordon
brings forth a
comprehensive collection,
offering a wealth of
inspiration and
exploration for pianists
and keyboard
enthusiasts.
As a
distinguished composer,
educator, and performer,
Andrew D. Gordon is
celebrated for his
ability to seamlessly
weave intricate jazz
harmonies with the
infectious energy of funk
rhythms pushing the
boundaries of musical
expression and inspiring
a new wave of
creativity.
With a
career steeped in jazz
and funk, he seamlessly
blends the sophistication
of jazz harmonies with
the infectious grooves of
funk, providing a
captivating experience
for musicians of all
levels.
100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Grooves is a journey
through the heart of
jazz-funk, featuring
mainly eight measure
grooves that capture the
essence of this vibrant
genre. Gordon's grooves
allows pianists and
keyboardists to explore
the rich tapestry of
jazz-funk while adding
their own creative
flair.
Each of the
100 grooves have been
recorded twice, the first
version has the
piano/keyboard part
playing along with a
rhythm section of guitar,
bass, drums and
percussion as well as
other instruments. The
second version consists
of a 2-3 minute
play-a-long track to
practice the
piano/keyboard part
with.
Whether you
are a seasoned performer
looking to expand your
repertoire or a
hobbyist/student who is
interested in the world
of jazz-funk, this book
offers a diverse array
of, chord progressions,
and melodic lines that
will challenge and
inspire.
100
Ultimate Jazz-Funk
Grooves for
Piano/Keyboards is an
invitation to explore the
syncopated rhythms,
sophisticated harmonies,
and infectious energy
that define the genre.
Step into the world of
limitless musical
possibilities, and let
the pages of this
extraordinary collection
be your guide to
unlocking the vibrant and
soulful world of
jazz-funk.
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.