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.

For Piano. By Adoniram J. Gordon; Anonymous; Arthur Seymour Sullivan; Charles C. Converse; George J. Webb; H.Cutler Fall; John Baptiste Calkin; Oliver Holden; Robert Lowry; Samuel Sebastian Wesley; Samuel Webbe; William B. Bradbury; William H. Doane; Wm. R. Fischer. Edited by Clarence Kohlmann. Arranged by Clarence Kohlmann. Solo piano. For Piano Solo. Collection. 51 pages. Published by Theodore Presser Company

106 Graded Pieces from Baroque to the 20th C. Compiled and Edited by P. Low, S. Schumann, C. Siagian. Composed by Various. Edited by Charmaine Siagian. Willis. Classical, Recital, Solos. Softcover. Published by Willis Music

Etudes for Jazz Piano: Conversations of the Hands by Emiko Hayashi. Learn to get the left and right hand working together and independently. Book. Published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz

By Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For Piano. Accelerated Piano Adventures. Level: Primer/Level 1. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company, Inc.

By Maurice Ravel. For Piano. Piano Collection. Masterwork. Book. Published by Dover Publications.

For the Later Beginner. By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco. For Piano. Piano Method. Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Book. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

(A Step-by-Step Guide for Learning to Compose). By Wynn-Anne Rossi. For Piano. Book; Piano Supplemental; Piano Theory Supplement; Theory. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

By Faber/Mclean. For Piano. Blues. Book with CD. Published by The FJH Music Company, Inc.

Piano

SKU: HL.14030976

Piano. Composed by Bent Sorensen. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. 24 pages. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #KP01588. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (HL.14030976).

ISBN 9788759853757. 9.5x14.25x0.086 inches. English.

The composer writes, 'Quite some time ago I heard - through a conversation in a mobile phone - a wonderful concert of ringing church bells from an European capital. I found it very hard to concentrate about the conversation, because I was so engrossed by the chaotic world of bell sound. The night after, I dreamt that the sound of those low singing bells was rising up from a piano in a huge empty concert hall. That experience became the starting point for my piano piece, 'The Shadows of Silence'. But before the piece gets to the ringing bells it moves through a landscape of shadows - Shadows of the silence before the bells - Silence before the storm - Shadows of melodies which all the time leaves traces even in the short passages of storm. After the passage with the low ringing bells the shadows of silence returns melted in to a lament, which are sending two regards. One to two small beautiful - not very well known - bars by Mozart, and one to the sextet in my own opera, 'Under the Sky'.

(Lesson Book 1 2-CD Set). By Nancy Faber and Randall Faber. For Piano. Faber Piano Adventures®. Primer/Level 1. CD only. Faber Music #CD1016. Published by Faber Music

Master Text II. By Various. Piano Collection. 432 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PO.PE048

Composed by John Psathas. Performance Score. Promethean Editions #PE048. Published by Promethean Editions (PO.PE048).

ISBN 9781877218484.

Suit able for performers of approximately Grade VIII to Diploma-level ability, Waiting for the Aeroplane is Psathas response to the emotional experience of contemporary air travel. Interjections of melodic fragments above the work's alternating two-note ostinato are like the fleeting, distracted thoughts and conversations occupying the individual obliged to wait at the behest of influences outside his or her control.

No tricks and all treats!. By Keith Snell And Diane Hidy. For Piano. Piano Town Halloween. The Perfect Place to Learn to Play the Piano. Level: Level 2. Collection. 16 pages. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

By Janet Vogt. piano. Level: Early Intermediate. Educational piano collection. Published by Heritage Music Press.

Three Piano Excerpts from the Film Score. By Aaron Copland. (Piano). Boosey and Hawkes Piano. Size 8.5x11 inches. 10 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

Celebration Series, Sixth Edition. Method book. The Frederick Harris Music Company #C6R01. Published by The Frederick Harris Music Company

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack. Composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Easy Piano Songbook. Movies, Children, Disney. Softcover. 74 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Janet Vogt. piano. Level: Easy. Educational piano collection. Published by Heritage Music Press.

On the Lighter Side. By John Kember. Schott. Size 9x12 inches. 22 pages. Published by Schott.

Composed by Various Artists. Piano Solo Songbook. TV-Film-Musical-Show. Book Only. Composed 2014. 96 pages. Wise Publications #MUSAM1009118. Published by Wise Publications

By Janet Vogt. piano. Level: Easy. Educational piano collection. Published by Heritage Music Press.

By Janet Vogt. piano. Level: Intermediate. Educational piano collection. Published by Heritage Music Press.

Piano

SKU: FG.55011-871-3

Composed by Lauri Mäntysaari. Classical, contemporary. Score. Fennica Gehrman #55011-871-3. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.55011-871-3).

Lauri Mäntysaari explores the theme nature in Chats before Sunrise (2007, rev. 2022). The atmosphere created in this composition is one of early dawn after a long night spent with good friends (and wine, perhaps), a moment where an unseen element lighter than the air seems to hold the still bubbling conversation in its arms and let us feel relieved. Not only does the word chat mean a light conversation, but also a family of birds which is particularly known for their habit of making clicking sounds. These chats also find their place in the composition.

Durat ion: c. 6'

Lauri Mäntysaari (b. 1982 Helsinki) is known for his wide variety of composing for different media. His output consists of orchestral works, music for instrumental ensemble, solo works, songs and choir music. His works have been performed widely in Finland, but also in eg. Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Austria and Canada. Mäntysaari's works have recently gained success in international competitions in Italy and The Netherlands.