Early to Later Intermediate Level. Par AUSTIN GLENDA. Each piano suite is addictive! Austin's Jazz Suite No. 2 in B-flat Major (2001) remains hugely popular, but this collection also features the charming first suite in F Major (one of her first published pieces), as well as the exciting third suite, also in F major and originally composed in 2019 for clarinet, cajon, and piano. The outer movements of all three suites are rhythmic and melodic, but it is the inner soulful movements that surprise and illuminate./ Répertoire / Piano

Music For Millions: New Classics To Moderns has been developed from the original much-loved series by Denes Agay. As with previous volumes, the collection opens with music from the 1600s before taking the player on a journey through many different periods of musical history. / Piano

June Armstrong's songbook The Girona Suite - Eight Evocations For Piano features eight original and challenging compositions for grades five to seven standard, all inspired by the shipwreck of the Spanish galleas, the Girona.The pieces included in this songbook were all composed specifically for this collection by revered pianist and teacher June Armstrong. Her many years of experience in teaching have allowed her to craft compositions both subtle and powerful that stretch the ability of students while giving them an engaging story on which to base their expression and feeling when playing. Armstrong is an advocate of focusing learning on atmosphere and tonal awareness, which, when combined with the necessary techniques and theory, makes this songbook a learning tool that is theoretically sound and musically enticing.From the first page, the composer has shown her commitment to creating pieces specifically for students learning the Piano, as she writes of how many people, including former students, have inspired her. She then writes in detail about the historical context of the theme of the work, before giving more practical advice on the music itself and how to go about playing it. The friendly and warm approach that Armstrong brings to presenting her suite makes it more than a simple songbook, it becomes a personal journey, where the composer herself guides you through the characters and settings that the music has been composed to evoke. As well as presenting challenging and entertaining pieces, Armstrong's work serves as a fantastic introduction into how major and minor keys can be manipulated to different ends, and how motifs can be used together with a theme. Armstrong writes:?The final piece, Sarabande for the Lost Souls returns to the desolation of Eb minor, closing with a final statement of the No Tengo theme.?The songs in The Girona Suite are designed to cultivate a student's ability to play in keys containing more than three flats or sharps, as well as a number of different time signatures and with varying degrees of expression. This songbook would be ideal for a student of any age who is unafraid to experiment with evoking feeling and emotion in their playing, while also learning and practicing numerous techniques in an appealing and informative context. If you would like to listen to any of the songs that are listed below, these can be heard free of charge on the composer's website. / Piano

Compositeur de l'époque baroque, Johann Sebastian Bach a été un acteur majeur et influent dans le développement de la musique occidentale. Il a inspiré les plus grands. C'est ainsi que vous retrouverez tout son génie à travers cette partition 6 Suites for Violoncello solo BWV 1007-1012 qui a été écrite pourVioloncelle. Les éditions Henle qui ont éditées cette oeuvre l'ont répertoriée sour la référence 666. / Violoncelle / Chanson En Séparée

An exciting collection of forty short classical masterpieces for Piano. Including work by J.S. Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Vivaldi, Handel, Beethoven and Mozart, this fabulous assortment of pieces offer ideal repertoire for concert performances or to learn and play from memory. Each of these classical pieces has been written or specially arranged for pianists working at Grade 2 to Grade 3 level. / Classique / Partition /

A new edition, with extensive historical and pedagogical commentary. Four movements: Prélude, Menuet, Clair de lune and Passepied. Edited and recorded by Christopher Harding.Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. These editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by experienced artists and master teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. The book also includes access to companion recorded performances online, for download or streaming. / Piano

«Je veux le composer tout à fait d?après le caractère de Mlle Rose». Voici ce que répondit Mozart à la question de savoir comment il allait concevoir l?Andante de sa Sonate en Ut majeur. Il avait fait la connaissance de Rosina Cannabich à Mannheim durant l?automne 1777. Composée à son intention, la Sonate K. 309 lui fut tout de suite présentée lors d?une leçon, si bien que d?après les dires de son professeur, elle la jouait déjà de manière «admirable» en décembre 1777. Afin que de nombreux élèves puissent faire de même, nous présentons ce joyau de la musique de piano de Mozart, jusqu?alors seulement disponible dans les recueils intégrals des sonates (HN 1 et 3), sous la forme d?une édition séparée avec, en sus, une nouvelle préface de l?éditeur.


1er MOUVEMENT Le premier mouvement de la sonate K 309 en ut majeur est un modèle pour enseigner la structure de la forme sonate. Dans les formes sonate, pas plus que dans la fugue de Bach, aucun dogme ne sert de base au processus de composition, mais chaque sonate apporte une nouvelle variation à un principe fondamental. Cela impliquait, pour Mozart, l?obligation stricte de se conformer à certains schémas sans pour autant laisser entraver sa propre liberté de création. Pour ses mouvements de sonates en tonalités majeures, il était, par exemple, favorable à la dominante comme la plupart de ses contemporains. Sur ce point, Haydn, en revanche, se délectait à tenter de nouvelles expériences.
Il serait peut-être utile, par une brève analyse, de montrer quel était le modèle de référence d?une «forme d?allegro de sonate» pour Mozart, et le premier mouvement de la sonate en ut majeur K 309 est, à cet égard, un exemple idéal pour un tel examen. Le premier thème est un début caractéristique en marcato, suivi d?une «réponse» de cinq mesures. La quarte descendante et la sixte ascendante du début forment un des motifs favoris de Mozart; c?est son procédé mélodique habituel. Il l?utilise souvent en mineur comme en majeur et beaucoup de ses thèmes commencent par ce motif (pour exemple le deuxième mouvement de la sonate en la majeur K 331 et l?Adagio en si mineur K 540 et certains thèmes des Symphonies K 114, 124, 319/II et 551/II). Les sept mesures du thème principal sont répétées avec une légère variation. Les mesures 12 à 30 viennent conclure la période du premier thème par une phrase réponse (3 3 mesures). La transition fait appel à un nouveau matériau puis, dans la mesure 35 (âpres 2 mesures préliminaires) vient un second thème cantabile à la dominante (sol majeur), comprenant deux fois quatre mesures. Il est également repris et s?achemine vers un thème de clôture plein d?allant (groupe conclusif) qui traverse un passage d?ornementation pianistique (m. 43) et enferme une merveilleuse réduction des mesures 35 et 36 dans la mesure 45. L?exposition se termine par une «codetta» de cinq mesures. Le développement présente d?abord le motif d?exposition en sol mineur puis les différentes idées du premier thème sont élaborées. Dans cette démarche, Mozart s?en réfère beaucoup plus aux principes d?école qu?il ne le fait d?habitude. Deux autres expositions du motif du départ nous conduisent à la réexposition dans la mesure 94. Le second thème, maintenant à la tonique, s?est interverti avec son accompagnement. On assiste à un rappel du début dans une coda qui s?impose avec force.

2eme MOUVEMENT Le deuxième mouvement de cette sonate est un Andante un poco adagio introspectif. Mozart avait fait part dans une lettre de sin désir d?adapter cet Andante au caractère de la jeune pianiste Rosa Cannabich pour laquelle il l?avait écrit : «c?est une jolie et charmante jeune fille, tout comme cet andante. Elle est très mûre et posée pour son âge, elle ne parle pas beaucoup et c?est toujours avec grâce et gentillesse».

3eme MOUVEMENT C?est un Rondo élégant et fluide, d?une longueur inusitée, qui clôt cette sonate. / [Sonate pour piano en Ut majeur K. 309 (284b)] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /

Some of the most beautiful and diverse pieces by some of the finest composers in recent history are included in this enormous Library Of Modern Piano Music. Such a comprehensive collection of brilliant works for solo Piano belies the rich quality and sheer amount of music being composed that just begs to be learned. Over 100 fantastic pieces are guaranteed to keep you learning from this truly classic selection until the next century!The Library Of Modern Piano Music boasts an unprecedented volume and variety of amazing compositions, some well-known, some more unfamiliar, some composed as standalone pieces and others as film scores, but the one thing uniting them all is their impeccable musicality and how enjoyable they are to play. Featuring the biggest names in contemporary classical music, composers like Einaudi lend their wonderful compositions (Primavera, Una Mattina), and all-round geniuses like Philip Glass are represented with a generous selection of their finest work (Metamorphosis Five, Opening Piece From Glassworks and more).The varied progression of Piano music through the 20th century to the present day has given rise to an exceptionally vast and diverse repertoire. The unbelievable depth of the composers included here means you'll rarely be stuck for something to play. Kaija Saariaho, Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Dustin O'Halloran, Nico Muhly and Witold Lutoslawski are genuinely just a fraction of the composers featured in The Library Of Modern Piano Music. Some great standalone compositions like Samuel Barber's incomparable Adagio For Strings sit aside excerpts from longer works like a portion of Edward Gregson's An Album For My Friends or Joby Talbot's Once Around The Sun.If you happen to be a fan of film and television scores, a taste of Michael Nyman's distinguished score for The Piano is included, a section from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as parts of Richard Rodney Bennett's score for the now rarely-seen but superb 1980s miniseries of Tender Is The Night. Many established composers are included in this collection who are widely-recognised as masters. However, The Library Of Modern Piano Music also includes many young virtuosos who have not yet achieved that status but are certainly well on their way.These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from diverse talents, making The Library Of Modern Piano Music a collection that is certain to be seen by future generations as a perfect collection of the best of contemporary classical music. / Piano

The Library Of Baroque Music is an enormously expansive collection of the greatest works produced during that prolific period that flourished between the Renaissance and Classical eras. All arranged for solo Piano, this volume features works drawn from all the major Baroque composers, including some of the greatest pieces of music ever composed. The progression and development of music during the Baroque period can be heard in these pieces, providing you not only with a window into musical history, but also many exciting additions to your repertoire. The retrospective 'Baroque' label was applied to a diverse range of European compositions-often combining a spirit of experimentation with elaborate new musical structures. Dominated primarily by the Harpsichord and Organ, this period also saw the rise and development of larger-scale forms such as the concerto and oratorio. This superb volume is comprised of Keyboard and ensemble works from all the major Baroque composers, arranged for Piano. Featuring Arne, Boyce, Buxtehude, Corelli, Couperin, Gibbons, Lully, Pachelbel, Purcell, Rameau and Vivaldi, the composers here include some of the most respected and revered figures in musical history. The Library Of Baroque Music spans compositions of many of these masters, ranging from Frescobaldi in the early 1600s to Pergolesi a century later, and the famous three - J.S. Bach, Handel and Domenico Scarlatti.Baroque music, so called for its ornateness, was characterised by a bold exploration of counterpoint and new harmonic possibilities. This was variously expressed through the work of perhaps fifty or so major European composers. By the time Baroque began to segue into a new Classical period around 1750 it had already irrevocably changed and expanded the possibilities of music. The works that precipitated this change are available to play in this single volume, perfect for pianists looking to expand their repertoire with both challenging and exciting music.In this thoroughly enjoyable Library Of Baroque Music, the triumphant progression of this period is illustrated in the best possible way - through the compositions themselves, forming the definitive Baroque collection for solo pianists. / Piano

Par WEISSENBERG ALEXIS. This book presents pianists and ambitious amateur musicians with unfamiliar, surprisingly flamboyant and often witty compositions. These piano works are by one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth Century, one of the most recent all-round musical grand masters: Alexis Weissenberg, who was born in Sofia on 26 July 1929 and died in Lugano on 8 January 2012. This first edition includes all Weissenberg’s surviving completed piano works, apart from those written for two pianos and for piano duet, stage works and the Romance for piano and violin. Fingerings and pedal markings by Alexis Weissenberg are printed in italics (fingerings and allocation of notes between hands, too) or in large type (pedal markings); recommendations added by the editor are shown in roman font (fingerings and allocation of notes between hands) or in smaller type (pedal markings). / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Recueil / Piano

Offering insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering and historical and stylistic commentary, the Schirmer Performance Editions series is designed for Piano students and teachers, as well as professional pianists.This volume contains 20 pieces by 11 composers, including C. P. E. Bach, J. S. Bach, Couperin, Dandrieu, Handel, Kirnberger, Paradies, Rameau, D. Scarlatti and Telemann.Complete with online access to recorded performances, this book provides the intermediate level pianist with a newly-engraved collection of pieces from the Baroque Era, accompanied by historical notes and performance suggestions. / Piano

Christian Köhn is a pianist with a deep understanding of Brahms' piano music. Now he has edited a new Urtext edition of Brahms' variations (1861) on an eight-bar theme from Handel's 'Keyboard Suite #1? ('Suite de pièces de Clavecin?, Vol. 2).Köhn has drawn on every available source and incorporated the most recent musicological discoveries. With his fingering, a well-presented layout and optimum page turns, the volume meets all the demands of a practical performing edition.A detailed foreword illuminates the work's genesis and sources while presenting valuable information on contemporary performance practice. This scholarly-critical edition of the 'Handel Variations? adds a central work to Bärenreiter's comprehensive series of Brahms' piano music in Urtext editions.- Urtext edition based on all known sources and the latest musicological findings- With optimum page turns- Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)- Includes fingering and suggestions on performance practice (Ger/Eng) / Piano

The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey and Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others.Carefully selected by Iain Farrington, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 pianist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.Each volume contains:a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tipgrade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercisesbrand new sight-reading and improvisation activitiesnewly-commissioned aural awareness tasksPackaged with a CD of full performance demonstrations and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources.Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He has performed across the world, notably at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, and has worked with many leading musicians, including Bryn Terfel and Sir Paul McCartney. As a composer, Iain's music has been performed, recorded and broadcast worldwide, and his wide-ranging catalogue of arrangements receives regular international performances. / Piano