A Selection of easy pieces. Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók?s Mikrokosmos has been used by countless piano teachers and their students all over the world since its conception in the early twentieth century. It provides a solid foundation on which to build good technique and an early understanding of the very basics of music itself. These principles have, in Siegfried Steinkogler?s capable hands, made an excellent transition to guitar with these arrangements for two guitars. Only the easiest pieces have been used, with most of them using only five notes for each player beginning in the first position and slowly working through the volume to the fifth position. On completing the pieces in this volume, players may like to tackle Steinkogler?s arrangements from Bartók?s For Children. / Date parution : 2022-12-06/ Recueil / 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 PETRIE G.. One of the most important compilations of traiditonal Irish Music. Out of print for many years, the original volumes has become a rare collector's item. This new edition enables all musicians to share the pleasures of the these long-cherished airs and dances. 201 Classic Tunes arranged for Piano. / Musique traditionnelle anglaise, irlandaise, écoss / Recueil / Piano

Par ARCHER DARRELL. When a prelude or offertory is played, it is obvious when the congregation occasionally gets ?swept away? and becomes intensely involved in the spirit of the music. Some may even begin to clap their hands in response to a favorite rhythmic hymn, gospel tune or anthem. With its messages of hope, resurrection and redemption, the music of the Easter season is a source of great joy and celebration for Christian believers. This collection presents the thrill and excitement of the Easter message through creative and engaging keyboard arrangements composed in the country/gospel style. Chord symbols are offered above the grand staff so that rhythm backup players can be included, and as an aid to those with improvising skills.While these melodies communicate the good news of the gospel, some of the arrangements are more subdued and reflective, while others are more energetic and upbeat. / Date parution : 2022-06-08/ Recueil / Piano

Book 4 expands on the related five-finger patterns learned in Book 3 to introduce the scales of C Major, A Minor, G Major, and E Minor. Chord progressions in close position are also presented in each of these keys.Syncopated rhythms, syncopated pedaling and opposing articulations between the hands create performances with style, color, and texture. This book also includes access to audio and MIDI files online. The files include playback options to assist students in practice. / Piano

Gershwin created these 18 song transcriptions between 1919 and 1931. He played the pieces at numerous private parties, often with many variations. Gershwin's impromptu performances of these 18 songs served as the basis for the transcriptions. His unique playing style can be detected in these wonderful pieces. / Piano

INSTRUMENTATION : PIANO DESCRIPTION : THE STUDIES AND STUDY WORKS BY CARL CZERNY (1791-1857) ARE PART OF THE STANDARD REPERTOIRE OF PIANO LESSONS. THESE COLLECTIONS COUNT AMONG THE MOST POPULAR AND MOST IMPORTANT WORKS IN PIANO EDUCATION. CONTENU : VOLUME 1: - DEVELOPING AGILITY IN THE FINGERS WITHOUT MOVING THE HANDS - CROSSING UNDER WITH THE THUMG - DEVELOPING CLARITY AND FLUENCY - AGILITY IN PLAYING A QUIET STACCATO - EVENNESS IN PARALLEL RUNS - CLARITY IN PLAYING BROKEN CHORDS - DYNAMIC TENSION WHEN PLYING WITH FORCE - CHANGING FINGERS AT SPEED - . - VOLUME 2: - STACCATO PLAYING WITH A GENTLE SPRING - PLAYING IN THIRDS - FACILITY IN CHANGING FINGERS - FLEXIBILITY IN THE LEFT HAND - OPTIMISING FLUENCY - PLAYING SEQUENCES OF CHORDS - DYNAMIC TENSION WHEN PLAYING WITH FORCE - CHANGING FINGERS AT SPEED - . - VOLUME 3: - RAPID MINOR SCALES - CROSSING HANDS WITH A GENTLE TOUCH - MAINTAINING THE MOVEMENT OF BOTH HANDS - PLAYING DOUBLE OCTAVES - MATCHING THE MOVEMENT OF BOTH HANDS - PRACTISING TRILLS - DEVELOPING A GENTLE TOUCH WITH THE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND - PLAYING THE THUMB ON THE BLACK KEYS WITH A COMPLETELY RELAXED HAND - . - VOLUME 4: - ACHIEVING CLARITY AT SPEED - PLAYING SEQUENCES OF CHORDS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE - INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF THE FINGERS - INCREASING AGILITY IN THE FINGERS WITHOUT MOVING THE HAND AROUND - PRACTISING MORDENTS - DEVELOPING A FIRM ATTACK - EXERCISE IN CROSSING THE THUMB UNDER - LIFTING THE FINGERS EVENLY - . - VOLUME 5: - A LIGHT TOUCH WITH OCTAVE LEAPS - PLAYING TRILLS IN THIRDS - CHANGING FINGERS ON A SINGLE KEY - KEEPING THE ARM LIGHT WHEN PLAYING A SMOTTH LINE - ACHIEVING CLARITY AT FULL FORCE - LIFTING BOTH HANDS SMOOTHLY - EXERCISE IN THIRDS - LIGHT STACCATO CHORDS - INCREASING MOBILITY OF THE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND - . - VOLUME 6: - PRACTISING DOUBLE MORDENTS - PRACTISING CROSSING THE THUMB UNDER - OPTIMISING MOBILITY OF THE FINGERS WITH THE GENTLEST TOUCH - LEGATO MELODIC LINE WITH BROKEN CHORDS - BRAVURA ATTACK AND MOTION - CLARITY AND GENTLENESS OF TOUCH WITH BROCKEN CHORDS - PRACTISING TRILLS - BRAVURA OCTAVES - BRAVURA ATTACK AND PLAYING IN TEMPO DATE DE PARUTION : 28/08/2006 NOMBRE DE PAGES : 184 LANGUE : GERMAN - ENGLISH - FRENCH FORMAT : NEW EDITION PORTRAIT

Par DOBRZYNSKI IGNACY FELIKS. Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski wrote eight nocturnes for piano. Five of them were published in 1833–1834 in two books as Opp. 21 and 24, while the remainder appeared in various occasional collections issued much later. The Nocturne in A major was written in 1846 and belongs to the group of works composed by Dobrzynski during his tour of German cities. That tour was designed to increase the composer’s popularity and boost his finances. Besides concerts and meetings promoting Dobrzynski’s music, the ‘marketing campaign’ also included the publication of his new salon miniatures in particular cities. This Nocturne appeared in print in Berlin as Op. 52, together with a short mazurka constituting a transcription of the earlier song ‘Gdzie lubi’ (‘A fickle maid’). The form of this piece is based on an A-B-A1 scheme typical of the genre, with a quite elaborate epilogue. In section A, the composer based the melody on a one-bar motif in mazurka rhythm, which he combined with a bass led in widely spread chords, often used in nocturnes. He thus obtained a specifically idyllic mood. The sonorities, the type of melody and texture and, above all, the ornaments that appear as the work progresses bring to mind the early work of Fryderyk Chopin. The chordal section B, of lively expression, in the key of F sharp minor and a uniform triple rhythm, triggers associations with the middle section of Chopin’s Nocturne in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2. After a short bridge, the reprise comprises a reiteration of the opening part of section A, which then passes into the epilogue, in which the composer splices motifs from both contrasting sections. It is difficult to date the second Nocturne published here and to establish the circumstances surrounding its composition. It was published posthumously (in 1868, in Warsaw), in the Album Pamiatkowe IG.F. Dobrzynskiego (‘Souvenir album of I. F. Dobrzynski’), which also contained two mazurkas, two songs and an excerpt from his incidental music for the play Konrad Wallenrod arranged for four hands. These compositions were not previously published and probably come from private collections. The Nocturne carries a dedication to Miss Wanda Miecznikowska. Determining the principal key of this work is rather problematic, since it falls into two tonally and expressively contrasting sections, divided by a lengthy caesura. An agitated, emotional episode in F minor (in A-B-A1 form, section B in A flat major), ending with a distinct conclusion, is followed, rather unexpectedly, by completely new material in the key of F major; adhering to a slower tempo and of very restrained expression, it serves as a sort of post scriptum, a lengthy and calming musical commentary to the foregoing segment. One may even gain the impression that this Nocturne is essentially a diptych consisting of two separate ‘songs without words’. Judging by its style, which is close to the lyric writing of Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy or John Field, with elements of the style brillant, this work could have been written earlier than the Nocturne in A major. One may also discern here a certain melodic-rhythmic similarity to the above-mentioned Nocturne in A flat major by Chopin. Both these Dobrzynski mazurkas could make interesting additions to the repertoire of both professional pianists and more advanced amateurs interested in nineteenth-century salon music. They may also enrich the programmes of concerts and broadcasts, particularly those devoted to Polish music, and also be included on the curricula of secondary schools of music. The present edition was based on the first editions. The proposed fingering in both works and the pedalling in the Nocturne in A major are entirely the work of the editors; other editorial performance markings are given in brackets. / Répertoire / Piano

Alfred's Premier Piano Course: Duet 2A includes motivational music that reinforces concepts introduced in Lesson Book 2A. These duets for one piano, four hands continue the strong pedagogical focus of the course while providing the enjoyment of playing with a friend or family member. Written by America's leading pedagogical composers, these duets contain equally leveled parts for secondo and primo. Within each duet, melodic material is shared between the parts. Styles include ballad, blues, boogie, jazz, ragtime, and latin. / Piano

Now available as a book and CD edition. Pre-practice technical exercises for the Piano. The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time, which should be played each day before practicing. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered, the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys. The accompanying CD is a wonderful tool for enhancing these exercises with highly acclaimed midi-orchestrated backing tracks - learning becomes so much fun! Each track is split to enable the pupil to hear both Piano part and accompaniment is the balance is centred, the accompaniment without the Piano is the balance control is all the way to the left, and the Piano part alone if it is all the way to the right! An ideal accompaniment to practice. / Piano / 32 pages / Partition + Cd

Now available as a book and CD edition. Pre-practice technical exercises for the Piano. The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time, which should be played each day before practicing. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered, the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys. The accompanying CD is a wonderful tool for enhancing these exercises with highly acclaimed midi-orchestrated backing tracks - learning becomes so much fun! Each track is split to enable the pupil to hear both Piano part and accompaniment is the balance is centred, the accompaniment without the Piano is the balance control is all the way to the left, and the Piano part alone if it is all the way to the right! An ideal accompaniment to practice. / Piano / 32 pages / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / Partition Cd

Revised edition of HN 1360 without fingerings. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach's three-part Sinfonias acquaint pianists of every age with the art of playing three equal parts with just two hands - a true phenomenon! It is no accident that these pieces, together with the two-part Inventions, are considered indispensable to every pianist. This beautiful music has lost nothing of its relevance to us nearly 300 years after its creation. We are now presenting a new edition of this classic collection, which draws upon all known sources and offers the best in instruction, especially with respect to the transmitted embellishment variants. The new Bach - ideal for pianists of every age!/ Répertoire / Piano