Piano - Grade 4

SKU: FA.MFCD007PN

By Nicolas Horvath. By Claude Debussy and Robert Orledge. Rediscoverd Debussy. Classical, Impressionistic. Score. Musik Fabrik #MFCD007PN. Published by Musik Fabrik (FA.MFCD007PN).

8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Debussy's friendship with the versatile poet and playwright Gabriel Mourey began in 1899, and in July 1907 Mourey offered Debussy a libretto based on Le roman de Tristan - Joseph Bedier's adaptation of a twelfth-century Breton romance by the Anglo-Norman poet known as Thomas - which had recently been published in Paris. Debussy enthusiastically outlined the four-act plot to Victor Segalen that October, and the main differences from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde are that none of the action takes place in Cornwall and that Isolde of the White Hands is found guilty of cuckolding King Marc with Tristan, who has to rescue her from the leper colony in which she is abandoned in Act 1. She also betrays him when he goes mad at the end.

The idea of a Tristan that restored its 'legendary character' and had no connections with Wagner, appealed to Debussy, who was extremely moved by the circumstances of Tristan's death. Even if he thought that Mourey's poetry was 'not very lyrical and many passages do not exactly invite music', he did work on the libretto and the music that summer and sent his publisher, Jacques Durand, 'one of the 363 themes for the Roman de Tristan' in a letter sent from Pourville on 23 August, 1907. The present prelude grows from this theme, together with the poignant Breton folksong Le Faucon. After a short atmospheric introduction, Debussy's dance-like theme (which is definitely not a leitmotif) gradually gains momentum and after it reaches its ecstatic climax, representing the transient happiness of the lovers, it dissolves into an expressive coda and an elegiac close (all growing from Debussy's opening, off-stage trumpet calls), leaving us with the ultimate tragedy of their ill-fated affair.

Unfortunat ely, Mourey's actual libretto has been lost and the project eventually foundered because Bedier's cousin, Louis Artus, wanted Debussy to use the scenario he had prepared and copyrighted for the stage, and would not allow him to proceed with Mourey's version. Debussy, it need hardly be said, would never have dreamed of collaborating with the author of the vaudeville hit La culotte (The pants)!

(Arrangement for Piano Solo). By Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Edited by Dominik Rahmer. For Piano, Piano/Keyboard. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 16 pages. G. Henle #HN558. Published by G. Henle

Piano

SKU: BT.EMBZ8526

Einleitung. By Zoltan Kocsis. By Richard Wagner. Book Only. Composed 1978. 8 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ8526. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ8526).

German.

Zoltá n Kocsis (1952-2016) left a lasting mark not only as a phenomenal pianist, but as a musical polymath: his genius combined the composer, conductor, editor, instrumentalist, and orchestrator. With his transcriptions he enriched the symphonic, chamber, song, and piano repertoires with a hundred and fifty works.This publication contains a transcription by Kocsis of the prelude to Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. In 1982 the work was recorded played by Kocsis, and today we regularly find it in pianists' programmes. This publication is printed on high quality, durable paper made from renewable raw materials in an environmentally friendly way.

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: CF.PL1072

Edited by Ruby Morgan. Collection. 168 pages. Carl Fischer Music #PL1072. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.PL1072).

ISBN 9781491160244. UPC: 680160918836.

An Anthology of Piano Music for the Left Hand Alone marks a rare and significant entry to the piano literature as one of the only collections of the oft-neglected left-hand piano repertoire. Serious literature for the left hand alone has a long and storied past. Contained within this volume, the serious advanced pianist will find a wealth of artistically satisfying repertoire for the left hand that will not only strengthen the technical development of the left hand, but also make for impressive showpieces on the recital stage.This volume includes hitherto unpublished gems like Earl Wild's Etude No. 3 for the Left Hand Alone (Based on Gershwin’s The Man I Love) and Ruth Wylie's Soliloquy for Piano, Left Hand, Op. 23, as well as established classics of the repertoire like Godowky's Chopin arrangements, and even modern and contemporary additions like Bartok’s Etude for the Left Hand and Corigliano's Etude No. 1 for the Left Hand Alone.

By Franz Liszt. For Piano. (Piano Solo). CD Sheet Music (Version 2.0). PDF file on CD. 3700 pages. Published by Subito Music.

Piano

SKU: BR.EB-8118

Composed by Richard Wagner. Solo instruments; Softcover. Edition Breitkopf. Sonata; Romantic. Score. Composed 1831. 24 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 8118. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8118).

ISBN 9790004175019. 9 x 12 inches.

Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is rightly considered as the 19th-century music dramatist whose formal and harmonic originality, for example in Tristan and Isolde, provided a significant impetus to the development of 20th-century music. Despite Wagner's fame, his reuvre for piano remains practically unknown. Tobe sure, these primarily early works and occasional compositions hardly even hint at the outstanding characteristics of the later works such as leit-motifs, flowing transitions or original forms. Nonetheless, whoever is acquainted with Wagner's later music dramas will undoubtedly not fail to be impressed by the individual melodic and harmonic traits of his piano works. The Sonata in B-flat Major Op. 1 is of special interest to us today since it is Wagner's first published work, composed in 1831 and printed in 1832 by Breitkopf & Hartel. At that time, Wagner was studying counterpoint with Theodor Weinlig, the choral master and music director of the Thomasschule in Leipzig. Weinlig, however, only agreed to give Wagner lessons if he promised to refrain from composing for half a year. In the course of his studies, Wagner was allowed to compose the piano sonata in B-flat Major as a kind of journeyman-work. His teacher Weinlig succeeded in having the work published by Breitkopf & Hartel. Hence the dedication of this piece to Weinlig is not surprising, since the 18-year-old Wagner would otherwise have had great difficulty finding a publisher. This Sonata in B-flat Major, which has long been out of print, is a reproduction of the first edition by Breitkopf & Hartel (plate number 10433). For this reprint, obvious typographical errors have been corrected (missing or wrong accidentals and dynamic indications). The work presents a four-movement classical sonata form and is stylistically reminiscent of Mozart and Beethoven. Shortly before composing this sonata, Wagner wrote a piano reduction of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which was easily playable and yet gratifying to hear. This helps explain the octave-doublings typical of piano reductions. Wiesbaden, Fall 1980

Respectfully dedicated to Theodor Weinlig, the choral master and music director of the Thomasschule in Leipzig.

The FJH Adult Piano Curriculum. By Various. Edited by Helen Marlais. For Piano. The Treasures Series. Level: Intermediate. Collection. 48 pages. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Piano

SKU: HL.278745

Piano Solo. Composed by Frederick Viner. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 8 pages. Duration 300 seconds. University of York Music Press #M570368143. Published by University of York Music Press (HL.278745).

Herz an Herz, as the title implies (heart to heart), is a love duet. Two distinct voices, characterised through their respective male and female vocal registers, negotiate a warm, heartfelt melody through a loosely strophic form. Initially the voices sing in turn, each section - or verse - led predominantly by one. Each time their lines entwine, virtuosic flourishes ascend the keyboard, interrupting to render them silent again. It is only after one particularly tumultuous episode that the true duet appears: Out of the murky resonances of the lowest “A” emerges the throbbing chords and impassioned vocal lines from Wagner’s famous duet, O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebefrom the second act of Tristan und Isolde. The 'singers', now reconciled, come together for one final verse before a fleeting memory of the beginning gently ushers in the end of the piece. Herz an Herz was awarded 1st prize in William Howard's Love Song Composing Competition and was premiered on 26th April 2017 at Hoxton Hall, London, by William Howard.

By Franz Liszt. Edited by Sauer. For piano. Transcriptions(13)from Wagner Operas. Published by C.F. Peters.

Piano Solo - Medium

SKU: BU.EBR-A040

Composed by Claude Debussy. This edition: French Edition. Classique. Anacrouse. Partition Biographie Notes sur l'oeuvre. Score. Editions Bourges #EBR-A040. Published by Editions Bourges (BU.EBR-A040).

ISBN 9790560151113. 8.58 x 12.48 inches.

La collection ANACROUSE offre aux pianistes novices et confirmés un large choix d’œuvres classiques, allant de la Renaissance à l’époque moderne.

Proposer tout à la fois des « incontournables  Â» du répertoire classique et des pièces de compositeurs parfois oubliés, toutes d’une valeur pédagogique indéniable, tels sont les objectifs que nous nous sommes fixés. Chaque pièce, vendue à l’unité, a fait l’objet d’un travail éditorial attentif, tant sur le plan de l’établissement du texte musical que de sa gravure, afin de garantir aux musiciens les conditions indispensables aux plaisirs tirés du commerce fréquent de ces Å“uvres.

Les partitions sont proposées sous la forme d’ouvrages traditionnels (feuillets papier), et disponibles également par téléchargement.



Golliwogg's Cake-Walk est la dernière et sixième pièce d'un recueil de suites pour piano intitulé Children's Corner (« le coin des enfants »). Debussy commence à composer en 1906 ce petit recueil plein de féérie, une dédicace à sa fille Claude-Emma, plus connue sous le surnom de Chouchou, en 1908. C'est cette même année que le recueil est publié chez les éditions Durand, avec une couverture originale et plaisante faite par le compositeur lui-même. La première écoute officielle est créée au Cercle Musical à Paris le 18 décembre 1908 par Harold Bauer. Quelques années plus tard, Children's Corner est retranscrit pour orchestre par le compositeur André Caplet. Son audition est conduite par Debussy lui-même le 25 mars 1911.
Bien que ces six petites suites soient dédicacées à sa fille avec les mots suivants : « A ma très chère petite Chouchou, avec les tendres excuses de son père pour ce qui va suivre », elles ne s'adressent pas à des mains d'enfants. Car elles possèdent, pour certaines, des difficulté techniques inaccessibles pour de très jeunes éxécutants.
Les six pièces ont toutes un titre anglais, peut être faut-il y voir une aimable moquerie à l'anglomanie dominante de cette époque :
1) Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
2)Jimbo's Lullaby (Berceuse des éléphants)
3)Ser enade for the doll (Sérénade à la poupée)
4)The snow is dancing (La neige danse)
5)The litthe shepherd (Le petit berger)
6)Golliwogg's cake-walk

Golliwogg's Cake-walk (allegro giusto, mi bémol à 2/4) est la pièce la plus célèbre du recueil, surnommée par le pianiste Alfred Cortot « Ataxique et dégingandée ». Elle représente l'apothéose finale de ce recueil. Il faut noter que le terme Cake-Wake correspond à une danse noire américaine et le mot Golliwogg représente une poupée de nègre en étoffe.
Debussy emprunte pour la première fois la musique jazz pour exprimer la danse des gestes articulés et saccadés de cette poupée nègre. Au milieu du Cake-Walk, il cite à demi-ironique les premières mesures de Tristan de Wagner en indiquant une annotation piquante : « avec une grande émotion »! puis reprend une deuxième citation dans l'accord final.
Gràce à cette pièce pleines d'effets musicaux et de contre temps rythmiques, le pianiste interprète développera un touché nuancé, de la sensibilité et de l'imagination dans l'éxécution pour faire vivre une oeuvre sautillante très originale.

Piano

SKU: HL.50562254

Piano Solo. Composed by Richard Wagner. Editions Durand. Classical. Editions Durand #DC1233700. Published by Editions Durand (HL.50562254).

6.75x10.5 inches.

Piano (Vocal Score)

SKU: HL.48014311

Composed by Boris Blacher. BH Stage Works. Classical. Bote & Bock #M202509524. Published by Bote & Bock (HL.48014311).

UPC: 073999468298.

Stage Works piano reductions.

Piano. Composed by Tristan Murail (1947-). Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 40 pages. Editions Musicales Transatlantiques #ETR001482. Published by Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

Piano. By Richard Wagner. Schott. Size 7.5x10.75 inches. 58 pages. Published by Schott.

Piano - Advanced

SKU: LM.29564

Composed by Tristan Murail. Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #29564. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.29564).

ISBN 9790230995641. 9 x 12 inches. Francais.

Instrumen tal Music.

Piano Solo. By Richard Wagner. Arranged by Zoltan Kocsis. EMB. Size 9x12 inches. 8 pages. Published by Editio Musica Budapest.

By Tristan Murail (1947-). For piano. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score

By Nicolas Horvath. By Robert Orledge and Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Rediscoverd Debussy. Christmas. Score. Musik Fabrik #MFCD017A. Published by Musik Fabrik

Cloches D'Adieu, Et Un Sourire In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen by Tristan Murail (1947-). For piano. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Grade 5. Score. 6 pages. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine

By Tristan Murail (1947-). For piano. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. 12 pages. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine

By Richard Wagner. For Piano. Published by Editorial de Musica Boileau (Spanish import).

Solo piano part

SKU: LM.29212

Composed by Tristan Murail. Classical: 20th Century (Contemporary). Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #29212. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.29212).

ISBN 9790230992121.