Orchestra Piano SKU: PR.11641861SP Composed by William Kraft. Part. 35 pa...(+)
Orchestra Piano
SKU:
PR.11641861SP
Composed by William
Kraft. Part. 35 pages.
Duration 21 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#116-41861SP. Published
by Theodore Presser
Company (PR.11641861SP).
UPC:
680160685202.
What?
! - my composer
colleagues said - A
concerto for the piano?
It's a 19th century
instrument! Admittedly we
are in an age when
originally created
timbres and/or
musico-technological
formulations are often
the modus operandi of a
piece. Actually, this
Concerto began about two
years ago when, during
one of my creative jogs,
the sound of the
uppermost register of the
piano mingled with wind
chimes penetrated my
inner ear. The challenge
and fascination of
exploring and developing
this idea into an
orchestral situation
determined that some day
soon I would be writing a
work for piano and
orchestra. So it was a
very happy coincidence
when Mona Golabek phoned
to tell me she would like
discuss the Ford
Foundation commission.
After covering areas of
aesthetics and
compositional styles, we
found that we had a good
working rapport, and she
asked if I would accept
the commission. The
answer was obvious. Then
began the intensive
thought process on the
stylistic essence and
organization of the work.
Along with this went a
renewed study of
idiomatic writing for the
piano, of the kind
Stravinsky undertook with
the violin when he began
his Violin Concerto. By a
stroke of great fortune,
the day in February 1972
that I received official
notice from the Ford
Foundation of the
commission, I also
received a letter from
the Guggenheim Foundation
informing me I had been
awarded my second
fellowship. With the good
graces of Zubin Mehta and
Ernest Fleischmann,
masters of my destiny as
a member of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, I
was relieved of my
orchestral duties during
the Hollywood Bowl
season. Thus I was able
to go to Europe to work
and to view the latest
trends in music
concentrating in London
(the current musical
melting pot and showcase
par excellence), Oslo,
Norway, for the Festival
of Scandinavian Music
called Nordic Days, and
Warsaw, Poland, for its
prestigious Autumn
Festival. Over half the
Concerto was completed in
that summer and most of
the rest during the 72-73
season with the final
touches put on during a
month as Resident Scholar
at the Rockefeller
Foundation's Villa
Serbelloni in Bellagio,
Italy. So much for the
external and
environmental influences,
except perhaps to mention
the birds of Sussex in
the first movement, the
bells of Arhus (Denmark)
in the second movement
and the bells of Bellagio
at the end of the
Concerto. Primary in the
conception was the
personality of Miss
Golabek: she is a
wonderfully vital and
dynamic person and a real
virtuoso. Therefore, the
soloist in the Concerto
is truly the protagonist;
it is she (for once we
can do away with the
generic he) who unfolds
the character and intent
of the piece. The first
section is constructed in
the manner of a
recitative - completely
unmeasured - with letters
and numbers by which the
conductor signals the
orchestra for its
participation. This
allows the soloist the
freedom to interpret the
patterns and control the
flow and development of
the music. The Concerto
is actually in one
continuous movement but
with three large
divisions of sufficiently
contrasting character to
be called movements in
themselves. The first
'movement' is based on a
few timbral elements: 1)
a cluster of very low
pitches which at the
beginning are practically
inaudibly depressed, and
sustained silently by the
sostenuto pedal, which
causes sympathetic
vibrating pitches to ring
when strong notes are
struck; 2) a single
powerful note indicated
by a black note-head with
a line through it
indicating the strongest
possible sforzando; 3)
short figures of various
colors sometimes ominous,
sometimes as splashes of
light or as elements of
transition; 4) trills and
tremolos which are the
actual controlling
organic thread starting
as single axial tremolos
and gradually expanding
to trills of increasingly
larger and more powerful
scope. The 'movement'
begins in quiescent
repose but unceasingly
grows in energy and
tension as the stretching
of a string or rubber
band. When it can no
longer be restrained, it
bursts into the next
section. The second
'movement,' propelled by
the released tension, is
a brilliant virtuosic
display, which begins
with a long solo of wispy
percussion, later joined
in duet with the piano.
Not to be ignored, the
orchestra takes over
shooting the material
throughout all its
sections like a small
agile bird deftly
maneuvering through
nothing but air, while
the piano counterposes
moments of lyricism. The
orchestra reaches a
climax, thrusting us into
the third 'movement'
which begins with a
cadenza-like section for
the piano. This moves
gently into an expressive
section (expressive is
not a negative term to
me) in which duets are
formed with various
instruments. There are
fleeting glimpses of
remembrances past, as a
fragmented
recapitulation. One
glimpse is hazily
expressed by strings and
percussion in a moment of
simultaneous contrasting
levels of activity, a
technique of which I have
been fond and have
utilized in various
fixed-free relationships,
particularly in my
Percussion Concerto,
Contextures and Games:
Collage No. 1. The second
half of the third
'movement; is a large
coda - akin to those in
Beethoven - which brings
about another display of
virtuosity, this time
gutsy and driving,
raising the Concerto to a
final climax, the soloist
completing the fragmented
recapitulation concept as
well as the work with the
single-note sforzando and
low cluster from the very
opening of the first
movement.
Edited by Amy Appleby. Collection and examples CD for easy solo piano. Over 200 ...(+)
Edited by Amy Appleby.
Collection and examples
CD for easy solo piano.
Over 200 best-loved
Christian hymns that have
inspired praise and
worship for over four
centuries. Series: Piano
Treasury Series. 392
pages. Published by Music
Sales.
Piano seul [Partition] - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
33 Traditional Hymns Arranged in a Variety of Styles for Solo Piano. Arranged by...(+)
33 Traditional Hymns
Arranged in a Variety of
Styles for Solo Piano.
Arranged by Victor
Labenske. For Piano.
Piano Collection. Sacred
Performer Collections. 0.
Sacred. Level:
Intermediate / Late
Intermediate (grade 6).
Book. 128 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Inspirational Hymns * Piano Accompaniment composed by Various. Arranged by Tony ...(+)
Inspirational Hymns *
Piano Accompaniment
composed by Various.
Arranged by Tony
Santorella and Jonathon
Robbins. For piano
accompaniment. This
edition: Paperback.
Collection. Sacred. Book.
Text Language: English.
32 pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
Piano SKU: HL.48182068 The Buzzard, The Black Wheatear and the Curlew ...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.48182068
The
Buzzard, The Black
Wheatear and the Curlew
Piano. Composed by
Olivier Messiaen. Leduc.
Classical. Softcover. 24
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL22947. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48182068).
Piano SKU: HL.14003457 Composed by Carol Barratt. Music Sales America. Tu...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.14003457
Composed
by Carol Barratt. Music
Sales America. Tuition.
Book [Softcover]. 24
pages. Chester Music
#CH61221. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14003457).
ISBN
9780711960701. UPC:
196288153474.
9.0x12.0x0.115
inches.
This book
provides 60 technical
exercises that will help
to develop strong hands
and flexible fingers
whilst having fun. The
exercises are divided
into five 'sets' which
are carefully graded to
introduce new technical
points gradually, and
will help create a
regular practice routine.
Specifically designed for
use from the first few
lessons, alongside
Chester's Easiest Piano
Course Books 1 to 3,
though it can be used
with any beginners' piano
course. Carol Barratt is
an established world
leader in piano education
for young people. She
studied at the Royal
College of Music winning
scholarships in
composition, and has
written music for many
different instruments as
well as her famous
Chester piano tutor and
repertoire books.
Arrangement for Piano. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited...(+)
Arrangement for Piano.
Composed by Johann
Sebastian
Bach (1685-1750). Edited
by
Christian Schaper,
Ullrich
Scheideler, and
Marc-Andre
Hamelin. Arranged by
Feruccio
Busoni. Henle Music
Folios.
Classical. Softcover. 28
pages. G. Henle #HN1479.
Published by G. Henle
The Concert Performer Series brings you 12 well-known piano pieces, beautifully ...(+)
The Concert Performer
Series brings you 12
well-known piano pieces,
beautifully presented on
strong, high-sheen card,
complete with a special
CD-ROM which contains
both audio and MIDI to
help you practice for a
truly greatperformance.
About the CD: Track 1
contains an audio concert
performance. This track
is playable on any CD
player or computer
equipped with a CD-ROM
drive and audio CD player
software. Track 2 is a
special audio study
track, onwhich you'll
hear the same performance
as Track 1 at a slower
speed. Listening to and
playing along with this
track can help you
resolve questions of
rhythm and interpretation
as you are learning the
piece. MIDI data is
providedfor both
Macintosh and PC. In
order to use these files,
you must have software
and hardware designed to
play and/or edit MIDI
files. The file is a type
1 standard MIDI file
(SMF) and is completely
compatible with most
currenthardware and
software sequencers and
players. The instrument
assignments conform to
the General MIDI
Standard. Mute one of the
channels to practice one
hand alone. Change the
tempo or even transpose
the whole piece to a new
key.Add an orchestral or
rock background - the
possibilities are
endless!
Piano SKU: M7.DOHR-21697 Composed by Jan Freidlin. Sheet music. 24 pages....(+)
Piano
SKU:
M7.DOHR-21697
Composed by Jan Freidlin.
Sheet music. 24 pages.
MDS (Music Distribution
Services) #DOHR 21697.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.DOHR-21697).
ISBN
9790202046975.
The
piano cycle Seven
Landscapes was written in
1985. The seven pieces -
think of the seven
colours of the rainbow -
have no thematic or
stylistic affinity
whatsoever, but contrast
strongly, and they are
not conceived as a cycle
either. However, I am
convinced that a well
thought-out
interpretation can keep
the tension with the
audience and give an
impression of coherence.
However, individual
pieces can also be
selected according to
one's preferences. (Jan
Freidlin).
Piano - easy to intermediate SKU: HL.49018409 Piano Solo. Composed...(+)
Piano - easy to
intermediate
SKU:
HL.49018409
Piano
Solo. Composed by
Edward Elgar. Arranged by
Wolfgang Birtel. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical, March. Op.
39/1. 10 pages. Schott
Music #ED09885. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49018409).
ISBN
9790001175654. UPC:
841886016361.
9.25x12.0x0.045
inches.
A 'Last
Night of the Proms'
without this march -
unthinkable! 'Pomp and
Circumstance Military
March No. 1' with its
middle section, the
hymn-like 'Land of Hope
and Glory' by Edward
Elgar (1857-1934),
belongs to the finale of
the London music event
like the Radetzky March
usually played as last
piece to the New Year's
Concert of the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra.
The fame and popularity
of the other four
military marches composed
by Elgar between 1901 and
1907 fade in comparison
to this secret national
anthem of Great Britain
(although strongly
rivalled by 'Rule,
Britannia!'). It is,
indeed, an equally
rousing and catchy piece
of music, and the catchy
tune in the middle has
just become a classical
'hit'. Thanks to the
present edition, all
those who do not have a
large symphony orchestra
at home can now play this
rousing march by
themselves.