By Nancy Faber, Randall Faber. For Piano. Level: 3A. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company, Inc.

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.

An Innovative Method Enhanced with Audio and MIDI Files for Practice and Performance. By Kenon D. Renfrow, E. L. Lancaster. For Piano. Piano - Alfred's Group Piano for Adults. Alfred's Group Piano for Adults. Book and CD-ROM. 360 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Walter and Carol Noona. For piano. Piano Method. Level 3. Piano method. Published by Heritage Music Press

By Walter Noona. For piano. Level: Level 4. Piano method. Published by Heritage Music Press. (40/1036H)

By Walter Noona. Piano. Level: Level 4. Piano method. Published by Heritage Music Press.

By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier. For Piano. Book; Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course; Technique Musicianship. Premier Piano Course. Children. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Composed by Melody Bober. For Piano. Graded Standard Repertoire; Piano Suite; Piano Supplemental; Sheet; Solo. Recital Suite Series. Form: Suite. Recital. Late Intermediate. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music

by Manfred Schmitz. For Piano. solos. AMA Verlag. Contemporary. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book. Size 9x12. 216 pages. Published by AMA Verlag.

By Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco. For Piano. Piano - Alfred's Basic Piano Course. Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Music for Millions Series. Edited by Denes Agay. Music for Millions Series - Volume 17. Classical. Collection (softcover). With standard notation, introductory text and fingerings (does not include words to the songs). 160 pages. Music Sales #AM41484. Published by Music Sales

Piano (Piano Solo)

SKU: HL.51481614

Piano Solo. Composed by Arnold Schönberg. Edited by Ulrich Krä and mer. Henle Music Folios. Classical. Softcover. 47 pages. G. Henle #HN1614. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481614).

UPC: 196288206934. 9.0x12.0x0.16 inches.

The Five Piano Pieces op. 23 are a transitional work in which Schönberg made the decisive step from free atonal music to composition based on tone rows, which however did not yet necessarily have to contain all twelve chromatic tones. Begun in 1920 as a contribution to a memorial album for Debussy, the cycle was completed – now as an independent work – only in 1923. The most famous piece in it is certainly no. 5, “Waltz”, an ironic playing with genre traditions that at the same time is a swift-moving piece of music! Our editor, Ulrich Krämer, is one of the most distinguished Schönberg scholars, while the fingerings are provided by specialist Shai Wosner. The clear and neatly set score is an ideal basis on which to explore this fascinating piano universe.

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Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. By Barbara Kreader, Fred Kern, Phillip Keveren, and Mona Rejino. The Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. Book only. Size 9x12 inches. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. Educational Piano Library. Book and CD Package. Size 9x12 inches. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowachykl, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria Mcarthur, And Martha Mier. Edited by Morton Manus. For Piano. Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course. Premier Piano Course. Book and CD. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Keith Snell. Edited by Diane Hidy. (Piano Town). Snell Piano. Piano Town. Level: Level 3. Music Book. Size 232. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

(Correlated Standard Repertoire). Edited by Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaster. For Piano. Book; CD; Masterworks; Method/Instruction; Piano - Alfred's Premier Piano Course. Premier Piano Course. Masterwork. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Piano (Piano Solo)

SKU: HL.48025032

Six Humoresques for Piano. Composed by Ursula Mamlok. BH Piano. Classical. Softcover. 12 pages. Bote & Bock #M202536049. Published by Bote & Bock (HL.48025032).

ISBN 9783793143017. UPC: 196288019961. 9.0x12.0x0.064 inches.

Grasshopper s was written in 1956 during Mamlok’s studies at the Manhattan School. She balances a variety of moods, textures and tempi in six brief movemenm of a divertimento-like character that are thematically unified by the use of melodic fourths and scurrying chromatic figures. The second movement, Night Serenade, is a poignant siciliano, the fourth movement a bitonal Minuet, while the fifth movement, In the Army, is a humorous march. The third movement, In the Rain, is the most virtuosic of the set. Grasshoppers concludes with Hurrying Home, a rapid, often bitonal waltz. Marnlok orchestrared Grasshoppers in 1957. lts 1958 orchestral premiere, by Carl Bamberger and the Süddeutsches Rundfunkorchester, was one of the first important performances of her music. (Barry Wiener).

By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster. Edited by Morton Manus. For Piano. Piano Method. Premier Piano Course. Book. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

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.

By John W. Schaum. For Piano. Piano - Schaum Method. Book. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Solo piano - Grade 4

SKU: B7.B151

Composed by Marc Douyon. Edited by Howard J. Buss. CAFE for solo piano by Marc Douyon is based on the Haitian folk tune Manmam voyem peze cafe. The main theme quotes this folk melody, which is then developed with various compositional techniques. 21st Century. Score. Duration 4'38. Brixton Publications #B151. Published by Brixton Publications (B7.B151).

8.5x11 inches.

CAFE for solo piano by Marc Douyon is based on the Haitian folk tune Manmam voyem peze cafe. The main theme quotes this folk melody, which is then developed with various compositional techniques. Original secondary themes and motives by the composer are an integral part of the colorful musical tapestry as well. Cafe is divided into two main parts, the Prelude and the Dance. This work begins with lyrical melodic fragments over a light chordal accompaniment. A recitative follows with a theme, which is also lyrical in nature. But, soon after, that same theme from the recitative takes on a happier character in a waltz accompanied by a walking bass. There, syncopated rhythm, sequences, chromatic harmony, and refrain-like passages take the dance to new heights until the end.

(Favorite Piano Solos). Edited by Carole Flatau. For Piano. Piano Collection. Blue Ribbon Encyclopedia. Level: Late Elementary. Book. 76 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Walter Noona. Piano. Level: Level 4. Piano method. Published by Heritage Music Press.

By Various. Edited by Helen Marlais. For piano. Method. Succeeding at the Piano. Grade 4. Book. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc

By Arletta OHearn. For piano. Piano. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
Level: Intermediate.