Scott Joplin Reconsidered. Composed by Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Edited by Lara Downes. Collection. Theodore Presser Company #440-40028. Published by Theodore Presser Company

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Riemenschneider. For piano. Format: piano solo book. With piano reduction, introductory text, instructional text, lyrics and performance notes. Baroque. 184 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Schirmer

Piano - Grade 7-8

SKU: ST.C463

Composed by Federico Ruiz. Edited by Clara Rodriguez. Piano and keyboard music. Collection. Clifton Edition #C463. Published by Clifton Edition (ST.C463).

ISBN 9790570814633.

This volume contains contrasting works by Federico Ruiz spanning quite a large and rich period of his compositional output that goes from his early Micro-Suite (1971), to lilting, sweet and rhythmic Venezuelan waltzes passing by the mysterious, intimate, and intense Nocturno (1994) plus pieces originally composed for film, and theatre. Real eclecticism in styles, moods and atmospheres that show Ruizâ??s talents and scope.

The Nocturno is a deep, intriguing, substantial piece presenting a satisfying length which moves from different paths of the mind and the heart written in an abstract, chromatic idiom, that does not dissociate itself from the Venezuelan waltz and the joropo. One could perhaps say that there is a deconstruction of the latter. For the interpretation, the composer has suggested to me that it is allowed to have some flexibility in the tempo. Ruiz kindly dedicated it to me, and I have had the pleasure of performing it in many concerts.

Although all highly expressive, the Three Venezuelan Waltzes present in this collection as well as the piece titled Aliseo, are works that are close to the colourful Venezuelan folk tradition. Federico Ruiz had given me two of them when we first met: â??Tu Presenciaâ?? (1981) and â??Eloísaâ?? (1989) and then I attended a performance of the play â??Office Number Oneâ?? by Miguel Otero Silva with a fantastic actor, Elba Escobar in the role of Carmen Rosa and, I just fell in love and was very moved by the incidental music that I later discovered, by reading the programme, had been written by Federico Ruiz. Later that evening, I called him and asked to please make a piano score of the composition, so I could have the desired piece in my hands. That is how â??Carmen Rosaâ? waltz (1987) came to exist in a piano version.

â??Elois aâ?? is another Venezuelan waltz with more jazzy harmonies where precision in the rhythm and elegant playing is also essential, as it is in most of his pieces.

â??Tu Presenciaâ?? was dedicated to his mother, Margarita. It is written with the structure of the Venezuelan waltz, which consists of a nostalgic subject that leads to a faster, happier middle section where the typical graceful rhythm is given by the left-hand accompaniment figure of a dotted crotchet followed by a quaver and a crotchet.

The craft and magic found in the five movements of the Micro-Suite is based on a dodecaphonic row by Ernst Krenek. They remind us of the idiom of the Second Viennese School. These real miniatures seem to tell short stories. The â??Preludioâ?? is full of humour. I imagine dancing figures given by the jumps all over the keyboard and extreme dynamics; the phrases give the impression of a conversation with many questions and answers. The â??Invenciónâ?? is a kaleidoscopic piece where the hands mirror each other. The â??Passacagliaâ?? is the longest movement, at just over a minute where the prime motif is repeated three times on the bass line. For its construction Federico Ruiz uses as well the retrograde and the retrograde inversion of the twelve-tone series. It must be played expressively with dynamic contrasts between pianissimo and louder events. The â??Scherzoâ?? has repetitive motifs of a minor third in both hands and the â??Finalâ?? displays virtuosic passages for the pianist.

Aliseo was originally written for the film â??Aire libreâ? (1995), by Luis Armando Roche. It contains elements of diverse types of Venezuelan joropo. In the film, the character of Aliseo Carvallo is played by the composer himself who performs this piece on a harpsichord to welcome scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland one day at the turn of the 1800â??s, as a sample of the new music from the South American land. It presents the refinement of the late European classical era in fusion with Venezuelan folk music.

By George Winston. Songbook for solo piano. Exact transcriptions from the recordings, authorized by George Winston. 104 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Michael Aaron Piano Course Adult Piano Course, Book 2 by Michael Aaron. For Piano. Method/Instruction; Piano - Aaron Method. Adult Approach to Piano Study. Book. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume 1). By Alexandr Skrjabin. Edited by Christoph Flamm. For piano. This edition: Urtext edition. Performance score, Anthology (paperbound). Text language: German, English. 123 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.110418370

Composed by Charles Ives. Arranged by Danny Holt. Performance Score. 20 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #110-41837. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.110418370).

ISBN 9781491135075. UPC: 680160686247.

Compo sed as an organ solo by the 17-year-old Ives for his own performance purposes, the beloved Variations on America is a treat for any occasion, whether a holiday concert, a serious recital, or other special event. Danny Holt’s transcription for Piano, Four Hands adds a dazzling new option to play at home or on stage, taking best advantage of Ives’ tremendous contrasts in color, dynamics, and texture.
Composed when Charles Ives was a teenager, Variations on “America” is both a convenient introduction to Ives’ body of work, and an early example of his iconoclastic musical voice and creative genius. Just a few years after composing this piece, Ives would leave home to study music at Yale. But until then he had been taught by his father, George (who had been a bandmaster in the Civil War). George subjected the young Ives to experiments such as singing a song in one key while being accompanied in another, or arranging for two marching bands to converge on a town center, with the resulting cacophony that ensued.The Variations exemplifies an early period of experimentation in Ives’ work, spurred on by the unusual pedagogy of his father. The piece is particularly notable for its use of bitonality in the two interludes, subtly foreshadowing more well-known examples by Stravinsky, Bartók, and others by approximately two decades.The bitonal interludes were so ahead of their time, in fact, they were omitted from the first copy that was submitted to a publisher in 1892. (Alas, the piece was rejected even despite these “shocking” elements having been left out, and it wasn’t published until more than five decades later.) There is some ambiguity about when exactly Ives added the interludes into his manuscript copy, though ample evidence suggests he had performed the piece with the interludes around the time he notated the piece in 1891-92. In any case, in light of this piece and his other polytonal explorations from the last decade of the 19th century, it seems fair to give Ives credit for being a pioneer in this area!This arrangement for Piano, Four Hands, closely follows Ives’ original version for organ, setting aside William Schuman’s popular adaptation for symphony orchestra and William Rhoads’ band transcription of the Schuman orchestration. Pianists will find that the piece translates well to the instrument. Ideally, the choreography and logistics of elbow-to-elbow four-hands playing approximates the wild joy one gets from watching an organist play the piece (e.g., the elaborate pedal part in the final variation).In preparing this publication, attention was paid to details in the dual Critical Editions (Presser 443-41003) of both Ives’ manuscript edition and the 1949 publication edited by organist E. Power Biggs (who is credited with discovering what had been a long-lost, forgotten work.) But as with much of Ives’ output, attempting to create a true ‘urtext’ score is a futile endeavor, and especially with a piece such as this one – in which Ives incorporated improvisation in live performance – seems unnecessary anyhow. True die-hards are of course encouraged to consult the critical editions and even find inspiration in the orchestrated version. Generally, performers are advised to be wild, have fun, and not to be too rigid in their interpretive choices.Dynamics in this arrangement mostly follow the organ score closely. Pianists will use good judgment about pedaling throughout, which should be straightforward and intuitive. Courtesy accidentals have been provided frequently – without parentheses – balancing the need for extra clarity in the context of Ives’ murky musical language, and a desire to avoid unnecessary clutter.A few notes that might inform interpretive decisions:mm. 15-16: There are inconsistencies here between Ives’ original manuscript and the 1949 Biggs edition, regarding the top voice in m. 15, beat 3 (C# vs. Cn) and m. 16 (D Major vs. D Minor).mm. 76-84 & 143-146: In both Interludes, Ives emphatically notates extreme dynamic contrast, in order to highlight the bitonality. Although it may seem counterintuitive (or even a misprint, as has apparently been misconstrued by some), performers are urged to follow the composer’s marking!m. 109: Two-note slurs have been added here for clarity and consistency with other similar passages, though they do not appear in either the original manuscript or Biggs.m. 112: The last two eighth notes of Primo appear as 16ths in the original manuscript.mm. 183-186: The original manuscript has a slightly different bass line.mm. 184 & 186: Primo gestures have been re-written to be slightly more idiomatic for Piano, Four Hands.m. 186: The breath mark at the end of this bar does not appear in either the manuscript or Biggs, but is an editorial suggestion – aside from being appropriately dramatic, it will indeed be necessary in a reverberant hall!I would like to thank Steven Vanhauwaert, the other half of my piano duo, 4handsLA, for his input on early drafts of this arrangement.— Danny Holt, April 2022.

Twenty new songs for contemporary all-age worship. Composed by William Llewellyn. Children. Royal School of Church Music. Sacred. 68 pages. GIA Publications #9549. Published by GIA Publications

Edited by Maurice Hinson. For Piano. Piano Collection. Masterwork. Level: Intermediate / Early Advanced (grade 4/5/6/6+). Book. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Howard Hanson. Solo piano. For Piano. Master's Collection. Classical. Solo part. 40 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

Piano solo

SKU: HH.HH386-SOL

Composed by Ming Wang. Piano Solo. Playing score. Edition HH Music Publishers #HH386-SOL. Published by Edition HH Music Publishers (HH.HH386-SOL).

ISBN 9790708146001.

Thes e twelve piano miniatures, of increasing difficulty, are a magical distillation of Ming Wang’s long-desired encounter with the Alpine landscape: Rustling Brook, Two Marmots, Colourful Clouds, The Cricket and the Butterfly, The Day the Snow Fell, Lullaby, Mountain Song, Eternal Ice, Ptarmigan’s Song, Dancing Wind, The Valley of Echoes and Ice Pellets. Written mostly in the conventional manner but also incorporating playing techniques and sound effects frequently used in New Music, they are an ideal introduction to the composer’s sound world – a mixture of European contemporary language and Asian colour. Detailed performing instructions, with added fingering by pianist and teacher Przemek Dembski, help to make these brief, unique works a joy for pupil and teacher alike.

Composed by John W. Schaum. Method/Instruction; Piano - Schaum Method Supplement; Theory. Piano method/supplement. Early elementary, primer level. Instructional. Instructional book. With fingerings. 32 pages. Schaum Publications, Inc. #00-EL00244A. Published by Schaum Publications, Inc.

Composed by Andrea Cutuli. Carisch - Music Sales. Book with CD & DVD. 56 pages. Play Music Italy #CARML3755. Published by Play Music Italy

Chamber Ensemble Solo Piano (solo piano) - medium

SKU: CN.17440

Composed by Jon Metzger. Arranged by Michael Brand. Duration 4:30. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.17440).

Riversong was originally composed for solo vibraphone and was presented in lead sheet format (for an improvising musician's use) and in a completely written-out version. Spelled here for piano, the original flow and lure of a river's pull is augmented by two additional vignettes - Water Catcher and Terra Firma - that depict both an unexpected outing and the satisfaction of a completed trip.

Riversong was originally composed for solo vibraphone and was presented in lead sheet format (for an improvising musician's use) and in a completely written-out version. Spelled here for piano, the original flow and lure of a river's pull is augmented by two additional vignettes that depict both an unexpected outing and the satisfaction of a completed trip. Water Catcher reminds us of what may lie around the next bend when storms follow the river and powerfully replace calm with chaos. Terra Firma confirms our respect and desire for the journey - natural repose and quiescence in harmony with anticipation of revisiting the river's song.

Piano/Keyboard

SKU: SU.12800058

For Piano/Keyboard. Composed by Cory Hall. Keyboard, Piano/Harpsichord. Score. Subito Music Corporation #12800058. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.12800058).

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Hanon for Beginners (1-page Preface, 10 pages). This short and practical volume, which presents the first 20 exercises (Part 1) of Hanon's book, is the perfect primer for the pianist’s first encounter with Charles-Louis Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist. In addition to indicating the traditional fingerings, this volume also supplies alternate fingerings in preparation for the playing of real music. A short introduction as well as important practice tips are included in the one-page Preface. This edition is ideal for teachers and students of all ages who desire a less difficult introduction and primer to the indispensable exercises of Hanon. Piano/Keyboard Published by: BachScholar.

Arranged by Shelley Helzerman Houser. For Piano. The FJH Sacred Piano Library. Titles include: Open My Eyes, That I May See; On Jordan's Stormy Banks; Poor Wayfaring Stranger; Sweet By and By; Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us; Nearer, My God, to Thee; Nothing but the Blood; and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear; as well as some rare arrangements of specialized hymns like The King Shall Come; Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire; Ring Out, Wild Bells and Into the Woods My Master Went. Spiritual. Level: Late Intermediate. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Piano (Piano solo) - x, x

SKU: HL.51481156

Piano. Composed by Claude Debussy. Edited by Ernst-Gü and nter Heinemann. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. Single edition from HN 404. Classical, Romantic Period. Softcover. 12 pages. G. Henle #HN1156. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481156).

ISBN 9790201811567. UPC: 888680749705. 9.25x12.25x0.07 inches.

In his youth, when still searching for his own personal style, Debussy composed a series of short, stand-alone piano pieces. He took traditional genres such as the ballade, mazurka, nocturne and waltz, but in general used each of them just once, as if trying them out. One such was the “Valse romantique”, published by Choudens of Paris in 1891 and thus written at the same time as his famous piano works “Two Arabesques” and the “Suite bergamasque”. This charming waltz is of moderate difficulty and thus ideal either as a pedagogical piece or for concert performance. Our collected volume “Debussy: Piano Pieces” (HN 404) offers numerous other short piano pieces of modest difficulty for those who find that this practical, stand-alone edition awakens in them a desire for more.

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By Various. Arranged by Crawford Gates / Gerald Dick / Robert P. Manookin / A. Laurence Lyon / Reid Nibley / Edited By Robert P. Manookin. -. For Piano Book. Level: Varied. Published by Jackman Music Corporation.

Meredith Music. Book only. Size 7x10 inches. 160 pages. Published by Meredith Music.

By Various. Arranged by Brent Jorgensen. For Piano Book. Level: Varied. Published by Jackman Music Corporation.

Written by June Weybright. Instructional book for piano. Elementary, level 1. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Piano - Beginning

SKU: MB.94270M

Composed by Robin Jarman. Piano and Keyboard, Squareback saddle stitch, Saddle-stitched. You Can Teach Yourself. Contemporary, Method. Book and online audio/video. 56 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #94270M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94270M).

ISBN 9780786692866. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Developed by Robin Jarman to enable anyone to accompany songs on the piano without music, change key when a song is pitched too low or too high, and provide accompaniment when only the melody and chord symbols are given. It is ideal for teachers, students, parents, and members of the community who would like to accompany sing-alongs. The book does assume that the student can sing in tune, can read simple rhythm and notation, is familiar with the treble and bass clefs and the piano keyboard, and has a sense of humor and a desire to learn. Includes access to online audio and video recordings that walk you through the exercises, providing additional instruction and help.

Composed by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Edited by Thomas Kabisch. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. 2me Livre. Performance score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA10819. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

(Ten Short Pieces for Piano). By George Benjamin. Orchestra. For piano. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Score. Faber Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork. Published by Faber Music