Chamber Music Piano

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Composed by Clara Wieck-Schumann, Franz Schubert, and Robert Schumann. Edited by Nicholas Hopkins. Collection. With Standard notation. 128 pages. Carl Fischer Music #PL1056. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.PL1056).

ISBN 9781491153390. UPC: 680160910892. Transcribed by Franz Liszt.

Introduction It is true that Schubert himself is somewhat to blame for the very unsatisfactory manner in which his admirable piano pieces are treated. He was too immoderately productive, wrote incessantly, mixing insignificant with important things, grand things with mediocre work, paid no heed to criticism, and always soared on his wings. Like a bird in the air, he lived in music and sang in angelic fashion. --Franz Liszt, letter to Dr. S. Lebert (1868) Of those compositions that greatly interest me, there are only Chopin's and yours. --Franz Liszt, letter to Robert Schumann (1838) She [Clara Schumann] was astounded at hearing me. Her compositions are really very remarkable, especially for a woman. There is a hundred times more creativity and real feeling in them than in all the past and present fantasias by Thalberg. --Franz Liszt, letter to Marie d'Agoult (1838) Chretien Urhan (1790-1845) was a Belgian-born violinist, organist and composer who flourished in the musical life of Paris in the early nineteenth century. According to various accounts, he was deeply religious, harshly ascetic and wildly eccentric, though revered by many important and influential members of the Parisian musical community. Regrettably, history has forgotten Urhan's many musical achievements, the most important of which was arguably his pioneering work in promoting the music of Franz Schubert. He devoted much of his energies to championing Schubert's music, which at the time was unknown outside of Vienna. Undoubtedly, Urhan was responsible for stimulating this enthusiasm in Franz Liszt; Liszt regularly heard Urhan's organ playing in the St.-Vincent-de-Paul church in Paris, and the two became personal acquaintances. At eighteen years of age, Liszt was on the verge of establishing himself as the foremost pianist in Europe, and this awakening to Schubert's music would prove to be a profound experience. Liszt's first travels outside of his native provincial Hungary were to Vienna in 1821-1823, where his father enrolled him in studies with Carl Czerny (piano) and Antonio Salieri (music theory). Both men had important involvements with Schubert; Czerny (like Urhan) as performer and advocate of Schubert's music and Salieri as his theory and composition teacher from 1813-1817. Curiously, Liszt and Schubert never met personally, despite their geographical proximity in Vienna during these years. Inevitably, legends later arose that the two had been personal acquaintances, although Liszt would dismiss these as fallacious: I never knew Schubert personally, he was once quoted as saying. Liszt's initial exposure to Schubert's music was the Lieder, what Urhan prized most of all. He accompanied the tenor Benedict Randhartinger in numerous performances of Schubert's Lieder and then, perhaps realizing that he could benefit the composer more on his own terms, transcribed a number of the Lieder for piano solo. Many of these transcriptions he would perform himself on concert tour during the so-called Glanzzeit, or time of splendor from 1839-1847. This publicity did much to promote reception of Schubert's music throughout Europe. Once Liszt retired from the concert stage and settled in Weimar as a conductor in the 1840s, he continued to perform Schubert's orchestral music, his Symphony No. 9 being a particular favorite, and is credited with giving the world premiere performance of Schubert's opera Alfonso und Estrella in 1854. At this time, he contemplated writing a biography of the composer, which regrettably remained uncompleted. Liszt's devotion to Schubert would never waver. Liszt's relationship with Robert and Clara Schumann was far different and far more complicated; by contrast, they were all personal acquaintances. What began as a relationship of mutual respect and admiration soon deteriorated into one of jealousy and hostility, particularly on the Schumann's part. Liszt's initial contact with Robert's music happened long before they had met personally, when Liszt published an analysis of Schumann's piano music for the Gazette musicale in 1837, a gesture that earned Robert's deep appreciation. In the following year Clara met Liszt during a concert tour in Vienna and presented him with more of Schumann's piano music. Clara and her father Friedrich Wieck, who accompanied Clara on her concert tours, were quite taken by Liszt: We have heard Liszt. He can be compared to no other player...he arouses fright and astonishment. His appearance at the piano is indescribable. He is an original...he is absorbed by the piano. Liszt, too, was impressed with Clara--at first the energy, intelligence and accuracy of her piano playing and later her compositions--to the extent that he dedicated to her the 1838 version of his Etudes d'execution transcendante d'apres Paganini. Liszt had a closer personal relationship with Clara than with Robert until the two men finally met in 1840. Schumann was astounded by Liszt's piano playing. He wrote to Clara that Liszt had played like a god and had inspired indescribable furor of applause. His review of Liszt even included a heroic personification with Napoleon. In Leipzig, Schumann was deeply impressed with Liszt's interpretations of his Noveletten, Op. 21 and Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 (dedicated to Liszt), enthusiastically observing that, I feel as if I had known you twenty years. Yet a variety of events followed that diminished Liszt's glory in the eyes of the Schumanns. They became critical of the cult-like atmosphere that arose around his recitals, or Lisztomania as it came to be called; conceivably, this could be attributed to professional jealousy. Clara, in particular, came to loathe Liszt, noting in a letter to Joseph Joachim, I despise Liszt from the depths of my soul. She recorded a stunning diary entry a day after Liszt's death, in which she noted, He was an eminent keyboard virtuoso, but a dangerous example for the young...As a composer he was terrible. By contrast, Liszt did not share in these negative sentiments; no evidence suggests that he had any ill-regard for the Schumanns. In Weimar, he did much to promote Schumann's music, conducting performances of his Scenes from Faust and Manfred, during a time in which few orchestras expressed interest, and premiered his opera Genoveva. He later arranged a benefit concert for Clara following Robert's death, featuring Clara as soloist in Robert's Piano Concerto, an event that must have been exhilarating to witness. Regardless, her opinion of him would never change, despite his repeated gestures of courtesy and respect. Liszt's relationship with Schubert was a spiritual one, with music being the one and only link between the two men. That with the Schumanns was personal, with music influenced by a hero worship that would aggravate the relationship over time. Nonetheless, Liszt would remain devoted to and enthusiastic for the music and achievements of these composers. He would be a vital force in disseminating their music to a wider audience, as he would be with many other composers throughout his career. His primary means for accomplishing this was the piano transcription. Liszt and the Transcription Transcription versus Paraphrase Transcription and paraphrase were popular terms in nineteenth-century music, although certainly not unique to this period. Musicians understood that there were clear distinctions between these two terms, but as is often the case these distinctions could be blurred. Transcription, literally writing over, entails reworking or adapting a piece of music for a performance medium different from that of its original; arrangement is a possible synonym. Adapting is a key part of this process, for the success of a transcription relies on the transcriber's ability to adapt the piece to the different medium. As a result, the pre-existing material is generally kept intact, recognizable and intelligible; it is strict, literal, objective. Contextual meaning is maintained in the process, as are elements of style and form. Paraphrase, by contrast, implies restating something in a different manner, as in a rewording of a document for reasons of clarity. In nineteenth-century music, paraphrasing indicated elaborating a piece for purposes of expressive virtuosity, often as a vehicle for showmanship. Variation is an important element, for the source material may be varied as much as the paraphraser's imagination will allow; its purpose is metamorphosis. Transcription is adapting and arranging; paraphrasing is transforming and reworking. Transcription preserves the style of the original; paraphrase absorbs the original into a different style. Transcription highlights the original composer; paraphrase highlights the paraphraser. Approximately half of Liszt's compositional output falls under the category of transcription and paraphrase; it is noteworthy that he never used the term arrangement. Much of his early compositional activities were transcriptions and paraphrases of works of other composers, such as the symphonies of Beethoven and Berlioz, vocal music by Schubert, and operas by Donizetti and Bellini. It is conceivable that he focused so intently on work of this nature early in his career as a means to perfect his compositional technique, although transcription and paraphrase continued well after the technique had been mastered; this might explain why he drastically revised and rewrote many of his original compositions from the 1830s (such as the Transcendental Etudes and Paganini Etudes) in the 1850s. Charles Rosen, a sympathetic interpreter of Liszt's piano works, observes, The new revisions of the Transcendental Etudes are not revisions but concert paraphrases of the old, and their art lies in the technique of transformation. The Paganini etudes are piano transcriptions of violin etudes, and the Transcendental Etudes are piano transcriptions of piano etudes. The principles are the same. He concludes by noting, Paraphrase has shaded off into composition...Composition and paraphrase were not identical for him, but they were so closely interwoven that separation is impossible. The significance of transcription and paraphrase for Liszt the composer cannot be overstated, and the mutual influence of each needs to be better understood. Undoubtedly, Liszt the composer as we know him today would be far different had he not devoted so much of his career to transcribing and paraphrasing the music of others. He was perhaps one of the first composers to contend that transcription and paraphrase could be genuine art forms on equal par with original pieces; he even claimed to be the first to use these two terms to describe these classes of arrangements. Despite the success that Liszt achieved with this type of work, others viewed it with circumspection and criticism. Robert Schumann, although deeply impressed with Liszt's keyboard virtuosity, was harsh in his criticisms of the transcriptions. Schumann interpreted them as indicators that Liszt's virtuosity had hindered his compositional development and suggested that Liszt transcribed the music of others to compensate for his own compositional deficiencies. Nonetheless, Liszt's piano transcriptions, what he sometimes called partitions de piano (or piano scores), were instrumental in promoting composers whose music was unknown at the time or inaccessible in areas outside of major European capitals, areas that Liszt willingly toured during his Glanzzeit. To this end, the transcriptions had to be literal arrangements for the piano; a Beethoven symphony could not be introduced to an unknowing audience if its music had been subjected to imaginative elaborations and variations. The same would be true of the 1833 transcription of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique (composed only three years earlier), the astonishingly novel content of which would necessitate a literal and intelligible rendering. Opera, usually more popular and accessible for the general public, was a different matter, and in this realm Liszt could paraphrase the original and manipulate it as his imagination would allow without jeopardizing its reception; hence, the paraphrases on the operas of Bellini, Donizetti, Mozart, Meyerbeer and Verdi. Reminiscence was another term coined by Liszt for the opera paraphrases, as if the composer were reminiscing at the keyboard following a memorable evening at the opera. Illustration (reserved on two occasions for Meyerbeer) and fantasy were additional terms. The operas of Wagner were exceptions. His music was less suited to paraphrase due to its general lack of familiarity at the time. Transcription of Wagner's music was thus obligatory, as it was of Beethoven's and Berlioz's music; perhaps the composer himself insisted on this approach. Liszt's Lieder Transcriptions Liszt's initial encounters with Schubert's music, as mentioned previously, were with the Lieder. His first transcription of a Schubert Lied was Die Rose in 1833, followed by Lob der Tranen in 1837. Thirty-nine additional transcriptions appeared at a rapid pace over the following three years, and in 1846, the Schubert Lieder transcriptions would conclude, by which point he had completed fifty-eight, the most of any composer. Critical response to these transcriptions was highly favorable--aside from the view held by Schumann--particularly when Liszt himself played these pieces in concert. Some were published immediately by Anton Diabelli, famous for the theme that inspired Beethoven's variations. Others were published by the Viennese publisher Tobias Haslinger (one of Beethoven's and Schubert's publishers in the 1820s), who sold his reserves so quickly that he would repeatedly plead for more. However, Liszt's enthusiasm for work of this nature soon became exhausted, as he noted in a letter of 1839 to the publisher Breitkopf und Hartel: That good Haslinger overwhelms me with Schubert. I have just sent him twenty-four new songs (Schwanengesang and Winterreise), and for the moment I am rather tired of this work. Haslinger was justified in his demands, for the Schubert transcriptions were received with great enthusiasm. One Gottfried Wilhelm Fink, then editor of the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, observed of these transcriptions: Nothing in recent memory has caused such sensation and enjoyment in both pianists and audiences as these arrangements...The demand for them has in no way been satisfied; and it will not be until these arrangements are seen on pianos everywhere. They have indeed made quite a splash. Eduard Hanslick, never a sympathetic critic of Liszt's music, acknowledged thirty years after the fact that, Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert Lieder were epoch-making. There was hardly a concert in which Liszt did not have to play one or two of them--even when they were not listed on the program. These transcriptions quickly became some of his most sough-after pieces, despite their extreme technical demands. Leading pianists of the day, such as Clara Wieck and Sigismond Thalberg, incorporated them into their concert programs immediately upon publication. Moreover, the transcriptions would serve as inspirations for other composers, such as Stephen Heller, Cesar Franck and later Leopold Godowsky, all of whom produced their own transcriptions of Schubert's Lieder. Liszt would transcribe the Lieder of other composers as well, including those by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Anton Rubinstein and even himself. Robert Schumann, of course, would not be ignored. The first transcription of a Schumann Lied was the celebrated Widmung from Myrten in 1848, the only Schumann transcription that Liszt completed during the composer's lifetime. (Regrettably, there is no evidence of Schumann's regard of this transcription, or even if he was aware of it.) From the years 1848-1881, Liszt transcribed twelve of Robert Schumann's Lieder (including one orchestral Lied) and three of Clara (one from each of her three published Lieder cycles); he would transcribe no other works of these two composers. The Schumann Lieder transcriptions, contrary to those of Schubert, are literal arrangements, posing, in general, far fewer demands on the pianist's technique. They are comparatively less imaginative in their treatment of the original material. Additionally, they seem to have been less valued in their day than the Schubert transcriptions, and it is noteworthy that none of the Schumann transcriptions bear dedications, as most of the Schubert transcriptions do. The greatest challenge posed by Lieder transcriptions, regardless of the composer or the nature of the transcription, was to combine the vocal and piano parts of the original such that the character of each would be preserved, a challenge unique to this form of transcription. Each part had to be intact and aurally recognizable, the vocal line in particular. Complications could be manifold in a Lied that featured dissimilar parts, such as Schubert's Auf dem Wasser zu singen, whose piano accompaniment depicts the rocking of the boat on the shimmering waves while the vocal line reflects on the passing of time. Similar complications would be encountered in Gretchen am Spinnrade, in which the ubiquitous sixteenth-note pattern in the piano's right hand epitomizes the ever-turning spinning wheel over which the soprano voice expresses feelings of longing and heartache. The resulting transcriptions for solo piano would place exceptional demands on the pianist. The complications would be far less imposing in instances in which voice and piano were less differentiated, as in many of Schumann's Lieder that Liszt transcribed. The piano parts in these Lieder are true accompaniments for the voice, providing harmonic foundation and rhythmic support by doubling the vocal line throughout. The transcriptions, thus, are strict and literal, with far fewer demands on both pianist and transcriber. In all of Liszt's Lieder transcriptions, regardless of the way in which the two parts are combined, the melody (i.e. the vocal line) is invariably the focal point; the melody should sing on the piano, as if it were the voice. The piano part, although integral to contributing to the character of the music, is designed to function as accompaniment. A singing melody was a crucial objective in nineteenth-century piano performance, which in part might explain the zeal in transcribing and paraphrasing vocal music for the piano. Friedrich Wieck, father and teacher of Clara Schumann, stressed this point repeatedly in his 1853 treatise Clavier und Gesang (Piano and Song): When I speak in general of singing, I refer to that species of singing which is a form of beauty, and which is a foundation for the most refined and most perfect interpretation of music; and, above all things, I consider the culture of beautiful tones the basis for the finest possible touch on the piano. In many respects, the piano and singing should explain and supplement each other. They should mutually assist in expressing the sublime and the noble, in forms of unclouded beauty. Much of Liszt's piano music should be interpreted with this concept in mind, the Lieder transcriptions and opera paraphrases, in particular. To this end, Liszt provided numerous written instructions to the performer to emphasize the vocal line in performance, with Italian directives such as un poco marcato il canto, accentuato assai il canto and ben pronunziato il canto. Repeated indications of cantando,singend and espressivo il canto stress the significance of the singing tone. As an additional means of achieving this and providing the performer with access to the poetry, Liszt insisted, at what must have been a publishing novelty at the time, on printing the words of the Lied in the music itself. Haslinger, seemingly oblivious to Liszt's intent, initially printed the poems of the early Schubert transcriptions separately inside the front covers. Liszt argued that the transcriptions must be reprinted with the words underlying the notes, exactly as Schubert had done, a request that was honored by printing the words above the right-hand staff. Liszt also incorporated a visual scheme for distinguishing voice and accompaniment, influenced perhaps by Chopin, by notating the accompaniment in cue size. His transcription of Robert Schumann's Fruhlings Ankunft features the vocal line in normal size, the piano accompaniment in reduced size, an unmistakable guide in a busy texture as to which part should be emphasized: Example 1. Schumann-Liszt Fruhlings Ankunft, mm. 1-2. The same practice may be found in the transcription of Schumann's An die Turen will ich schleichen. In this piece, the performer must read three staves, in which the baritone line in the central staff is to be shared between the two hands based on the stem direction of the notes: Example 2. Schumann-Liszt An die Turen will ich schleichen, mm. 1-5. This notational practice is extremely beneficial in this instance, given the challenge of reading three staves and the manner in which the vocal line is performed by the two hands. Curiously, Liszt did not use this practice in other transcriptions. Approaches in Lieder Transcription Liszt adopted a variety of approaches in his Lieder transcriptions, based on the nature of the source material, the ways in which the vocal and piano parts could be combined and the ways in which the vocal part could sing. One approach, common with strophic Lieder, in which the vocal line would be identical in each verse, was to vary the register of the vocal part. The transcription of Lob der Tranen, for example, incorporates three of the four verses of the original Lied, with the register of the vocal line ascending one octave with each verse (from low to high), as if three different voices were participating. By the conclusion, the music encompasses the entire range of Liszt's keyboard to produce a stunning climactic effect, and the variety of register of the vocal line provides a welcome textural variety in the absence of the words. The three verses of the transcription of Auf dem Wasser zu singen follow the same approach, in which the vocal line ascends from the tenor, to the alto and to the soprano registers with each verse. Fruhlingsglaube adopts the opposite approach, in which the vocal line descends from soprano in verse 1 to tenor in verse 2, with the second part of verse 2 again resuming the soprano register; this is also the case in Das Wandern from Mullerlieder. Gretchen am Spinnrade posed a unique problem. Since the poem's narrator is female, and the poem represents an expression of her longing for her lover Faust, variation of the vocal line's register, strictly speaking, would have been impractical. For this reason, the vocal line remains in its original register throughout, relentlessly colliding with the sixteenth-note pattern of the accompaniment. One exception may be found in the fifth and final verse in mm. 93-112, at which point the vocal line is notated in a higher register and doubled in octaves. This sudden textural change, one that is readily audible, was a strategic means to underscore Gretchen's mounting anxiety (My bosom urges itself toward him. Ah, might I grasp and hold him! And kiss him as I would wish, at his kisses I should die!). The transcription, thus, becomes a vehicle for maximizing the emotional content of the poem, an exceptional undertaking with the general intent of a transcription. Registral variation of the vocal part also plays a crucial role in the transcription of Erlkonig. Goethe's poem depicts the death of a child who is apprehended by a supernatural Erlking, and Schubert, recognizing the dramatic nature of the poem, carefully depicted the characters (father, son and Erlking) through unique vocal writing and accompaniment patterns: the Lied is a dramatic entity. Liszt, in turn, followed Schubert's characterization in this literal transcription, yet took it an additional step by placing the register of the father's vocal line in the baritone range, that of the son in the soprano range and that of the Erlking in the highest register, options that would not have been available in the version for voice and piano. Additionally, Liszt labeled each appearance of each character in the score, a means for guiding the performer in interpreting the dramatic qualities of the Lied. As a result, the drama and energy of the poem are enhanced in this transcription; as with Gretchen am Spinnrade, the transcriber has maximized the content of the original. Elaboration may be found in certain Lieder transcriptions that expand the performance to a level of virtuosity not found in the original; in such cases, the transcription approximates the paraphrase. Schubert's Du bist die Ruh, a paradigm of musical simplicity, features an uncomplicated piano accompaniment that is virtually identical in each verse. In Liszt's transcription, the material is subjected to a highly virtuosic treatment that far exceeds the original, including a demanding passage for the left hand alone in the opening measures and unique textural writing in each verse. The piece is a transcription in virtuosity; its art, as Rosen noted, lies in the technique of transformation. Elaboration may entail an expansion of the musical form, as in the extensive introduction to Die Forelle and a virtuosic middle section (mm. 63-85), both of which are not in the original. Also unique to this transcription are two cadenzas that Liszt composed in response to the poetic content. The first, in m. 93 on the words und eh ich es gedacht (and before I could guess it), features a twisted chromatic passage that prolongs and thereby heightens the listener's suspense as to the fate of the trout (which is ultimately caught). The second, in m. 108 on the words Betrogne an (and my blood boiled as I saw the betrayed one), features a rush of diminished-seventh arpeggios in both hands, epitomizing the poet's rage at the fisherman for catching the trout. Less frequent are instances in which the length of the original Lied was shortened in the transcription, a tendency that may be found with certain strophic Lieder (e.g., Der Leiermann, Wasserflut and Das Wandern). Another transcription that demonstrates Liszt's readiness to modify the original in the interests of the poetic content is Standchen, the seventh transcription from Schubert's Schwanengesang. Adapted from Act II of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, the poem represents the repeated beckoning of a man to his lover. Liszt transformed the Lied into a miniature drama by transcribing the vocal line of the first verse in the soprano register, that of the second verse in the baritone register, in effect, creating a dialogue between the two lovers. In mm. 71-102, the dialogue becomes a canon, with one voice trailing the other like an echo (as labeled in the score) at the distance of a beat. As in other instances, the transcription resembles the paraphrase, and it is perhaps for this reason that Liszt provided an ossia version that is more in the nature of a literal transcription. The ossia version, six measures shorter than Schubert's original, is less demanding technically than the original transcription, thus representing an ossia of transcription and an ossia of piano technique. The Schumann Lieder transcriptions, in general, display a less imaginative treatment of the source material. Elaborations are less frequently encountered, and virtuosity is more restricted, as if the passage of time had somewhat tamed the composer's approach to transcriptions; alternatively, Liszt was eager to distance himself from the fierce virtuosity of his early years. In most instances, these transcriptions are literal arrangements of the source material, with the vocal line in its original form combined with the accompaniment, which often doubles the vocal line in the original Lied. Widmung, the first of the Schumann transcriptions, is one exception in the way it recalls the virtuosity of the Schubert transcriptions of the 1830s. Particularly striking is the closing section (mm. 58-73), in which material of the opening verse (right hand) is combined with the triplet quarter notes (left hand) from the second section of the Lied (mm. 32-43), as if the transcriber were attempting to reconcile the different material of these two sections. Fruhlingsnacht resembles a paraphrase by presenting each of the two verses in differing registers (alto for verse 1, mm. 3-19, and soprano for verse 2, mm. 20-31) and by concluding with a virtuosic section that considerably extends the length of the original Lied. The original tonalities of the Lieder were generally retained in the transcriptions, showing that the tonality was an important part of the transcription process. The infrequent instances of transposition were done for specific reasons. In 1861, Liszt transcribed two of Schumann's Lieder, one from Op. 36 (An den Sonnenschein), another from Op. 27 (Dem roten Roslein), and merged these two pieces in the collection 2 Lieder; they share only the common tonality of A major. His choice for combining these two Lieder remains unknown, but he clearly recognized that some tonal variety would be needed, for which reason Dem roten Roslein was transposed to C>= major. The collection features An den Sonnenschein in A major (with a transition to the new tonality), followed by Dem roten Roslein in C>= major (without a change of key signature), and concluding with a reprise of An den Sonnenschein in A major. A three-part form was thus established with tonal variety provided by keys in third relations (A-C>=-A); in effect, two of Schumann's Lieder were transcribed into an archetypal song without words. In other instances, Liszt treated tonality and tonal organization as important structural ingredients, particularly in the transcriptions of Schubert's Lieder cycles, i.e. Schwanengesang, Winterreise a...

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Music Sales America. Jazz. Book with CD. 48 pages. Editions Musicales Francaises #EMF100065. Published by Editions Musicales Francaises (HL.14016954).

9.0x12.0x0.161 inches.

Les titres de ce recueil sont issus du grand repertoire des Standards de Jazz. Chaque titre est presente sous deux formes. La premiere version est un arrangement pour piano entierment doigte et chiffre de l'oeuvre. La seconde version represente le theme simple accompagne de son chiffrage harmonique d'origine, en quelque sorte la matiere premiere a partir de laquelle toute forme d'arrangement peut etre elabore. An vu de ces deux versions, les pianistes pourront analyser les ameliorations melodiques et harmoniques apportees a l'arrangement pour piano et s'exercer a l'improvisation sur ces themes. Les professeurs trouveront aussi dans ce volume un bon repertoire de base pour initier leurs eleves a l'etude du jazz. Afin d'apporter un cote ludique a ce recueil, les midi-files contenus dans leCD mixte (CD audio and CD rom) offrent la possibilite d'ecouter les titres en MIDI au moyen de la carte son d'un ordinateur. De plus, avec un material approprie (sequenceur, editeur de partitions et autres), il est possible de changer les sons et les tempi, de jouer facilement des passages en boucles ainsi que toute autre possibilite offerte par les differents logiciels actuels. Nous vous souhaitons donc un excellent voyage au pays du jazz et esperons vous apporter un reel plaisir pianistique The titles in this collection are abstracts from the great repertory of the Standards of Jazz. Each title is presented in two ways. The first version of the work arrangement for piano with all fingering and figuring included. The second version present the elementary theme along with the origianl harmonic figuring which is the 'raw material' used for composing all arrangements. By using these two versions, pianists will be able to analyze the melodic and harmonic improvements added to the piano arrangement, as well as practice their own improvisations on the themes. Piano teachers will also find in this volume a good basic repertory to introduce Jazz to their students. The playful aspect is added to this anthology by way of the midi-files which accompany the mixed CD (CD audio and CD rom) offering the possibility to listen to the pieces in midi by using the sound card of a computer. In addition, it is possible to change the sounds and teh tempo with appropriate equipement.

Piano - Level 2

SKU: LM.GD719C

Composed by Henri Vaillant. Classical. Score. Edition Delrieu #GD719C. Published by Edition Delrieu (LM.GD719C).

ISBN 9790231709841.

Entr ee des etudiants et des etudiantes - La Voix heroique - La Voix seraphique - Au fil de l'eau - La Lecon de danse - Promenade en mer - Pastorale - Chevauchee militaire.

For piano. Play Along. Accompaniment book. Published by Santorella Publications.

Piano - late intermediate

SKU: BT.SLB-00596300

By Robert Orledge. By Erik Satie. Durand-Salabert-Eschig-Si gnature Series. Set of Books. Composed 2016. 600 pages. Editions Salabert #SLB 00596300. Published by Editions Salabert (BT.SLB-00596300).

PIANO inches. English-French.

Thi s new, completely revised and reset centenary edition of Satie’s complete piano music in three volumes has returned to Satie’s manuscripts and first editions to give pianists completely accurate and reliable texts to play from.

As well aspresenting every piece for piano solo or piano reduction that Satie published, this edition also includes some previously unknown pieces, like the Petite Sonate that he wrote for Vincent d’Indy at the Schola Cantorum, as well as some interestingfirst versions of well-known pieces, like San Bernardo, a trial version of Españaña (1913) and the markedly different first version of Les Pantins dansent (1914). In addition, there areexamples of the different types of exercises that Satie completedat the Schola between 1905 and 1912, some extra trial Enfantines, and some earlier drafts of his famous Sports et divertissements. To help pianists, suggested metronome marks have been added throughout, and there are also some performance suggestionsfor the Rose+Croix pieces of the 1890s, which otherwise appear to be all quiet and slow. The notation has been made as user-friendly as possible, without detracting from Satie’s concerns about the “extériorisation ” of his musical thought in print.

Cette nouvelle édition de l’intégrale de la musique pour piano d’Erik Satie, en trois volumes, est une version totalement révisée et regravée de l’édition centenaire de son oeuvre pianistique. Elle revient aux sources manuscrites et premièreséditions des pièces de Satie, et offre aux interprètes des textes musicaux fi ables et pertinents.Ces volumes proposent toutes les pièces pour piano solo, ou en réduction pour piano, publiées par Satie, incluant quelques pièces antérieures inconnues, telles la Petite Sonate que Satie écrivit pour Vincent d’Indy la Schola Cantorum, et quelquespremières versions de pièces très connues, comme San Bernardo, version d’essai d’Españaña(1 913), ou encore les premières versions très différentes de Les Pantins dansent (1914).

On trouvera également quelques exemples des différents exercicesque Satie exécuta la Schola entre 1907 et 1912, quelques tentatives supplémentaires d’Enfantines, et quelques brouillons antérieurs de ses célèbres Sports et divertissements.

D es indications métronomiques ont été ajoutées afi n d’aider lesinterprètes, de même que certaines suggestions de jeu pour les oeuvres relatives la période Rose+Croix des années 1890, pièces qui sinon pourraient ne sembler que lentes et tranquilles. La notation a été envisagée sous l’angle le plus pratiquepossible, sans pour autant négliger le soucis de Satie quant l’ « extériorisation » de sa pensée musicale sur papier.

Questa nuova edizione in tre volumi delle composizioni per pianoforte di Satie offre ai pianisti una revisione accurata e fedele alle intenzioni dell’autore grazie all’analisi e al confronto dei manoscritti e delle loro prime edizioni astampa.

La pubblicazione, oltre a includere tutti i pezzi per pianoforte o in riduzione che Satie ha pubblicato, offre anche alcuni brani fino a oggi sconosciuti, come la Petite Sonate che ha scritto per Vincent d’Indy e interessanti primeversioni di pezzi celebri, tra cui San Bernardo, un primo tentativo di Españaña (1913) e la prima versione, considerevolmente diversa, di Les Pantins dansent (1914).

Per agevolare gli interpreti, il curatoreha aggiunto, all’occorrenza, segnidi metronomo e alcuni suggerimenti per l’esecuzione. La notazione musicale è stata resa il più possibile comprensibile senza depauperare il pensiero musicale di Satie sull’esteriorizzaz ione della musica.

Piano - Grade 4

SKU: BT.WMP2216

2015-2016 Grades 4-5. Composed by Josephine Koh. Teachers' Choice. Method. Book Only. 40 pages. Wells Music Publishers #WMP2216. Published by Wells Music Publishers (BT.WMP2216).

ISBN 9789810924096. English.

Teachers’ Choice, Selected Piano Repertory & Studies for grades 4-5 is compiled to provide teachers and students with good options for the 2015 & 2016 ABRSM Piano examinations.

- This collection ofinteresting and appealing Piano pieces contains editorial suggestions for pedagogical purposes. Most teachers will find the performance points helpful in developing stylistic awareness in the students.

-Examinat ionrequirements aside, details on articulation, dynamics, fingering, pedal marks and tempo serve to provide a directed approach for students to strive towards achieving musical excellence and perfection.

-Effect ivetechnicalstudies suited to each level have been carefully selected, forming in themselves, supplementary materials to enhance technical competence.

-Most important of all, enjoy the high standards of music typography suchclear, professionally laid scores supported by modern publishing technology and musical semiotics. The digital print on quality cream-coloured paper ensures comfort in the reading of musical scores.

Piano - Level 2

SKU: LM.IRIAMUSANTES_1

Composed by Jean Iri. Classical. Score. 20 pages. Editions Combre #IRIAMUSANTES_1. Published by Editions Combre (LM.IRIAMUSANTES_1).

ISBN 9790230302678.

Le vieux moulin d'Aehansus (Les silences) - Tontaine, Tonton (Notes repetees en changeant de doigt et mesure a 6/8) - L'Harmonium du Village (Liaisons et tenues) - La bonne aventure (Mesure a C barre) - Au depart pour la peche au large (Independance des mains) - Sur la place de Saint Jean de Luz (Notes repetees avec le meme doigt) - Au Pays Basque (Les tierces) - Bal miniature sur la plage (Mesure a 3/8) - En allant a Saint Antoine (Pour bien situer les notes sur le piano) - Tibibi... le canari savant (Petites notes ou appogiatures breves) - A la fete de Larribar (Notes liees et notes detachees) - Contrastes (Notes lourees et notes piquees) - Au dela des Alpes (Velocite) - Que ne suis-je la fourgere (Croisement des mains) - La poupee articulee (Le triolet) - Ah ! Mon beau chateau (Accords detaches du poignet) - Medor le bon gardien (Passage du pouce et octaves) - Les petits scouts de France (Le rythme croche pointee, double croche) - Le minet turbulent et joli (Contre-temps et syncopes) - La trompette des soldats de plomb (Rythme croche, 2 doubles-croches et accidents).

Piano - Level 2

SKU: LM.26626

Composed by Hans Gunter Heumann. Classical. Score and CD. Editions Henry Lemoine #26626. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.26626).

ISBN 9790230966269.

BACH : Bourree BWV 996 (suite n. 1 pour luth) - Polonaise BWV Anh.119 (Petit livre d'A.M. Bach) - BEETHOVEN : Marche funebre (Symphonie n. 3 Op.55) - CHARPENTIER : Prelude (Te Deum) - DI CAPUA : O sole mio - JOPLIN : The Easy Winners - KUHLAU : 6 Petites variations (Op.42 n. 1) - LISZT : Rhapsodie hongroise n. 2 - MOZART : Concerto pour piano n. 23 KV 488 (theme du 2e mvt) - PONCHIELLI : Danse d'heures (La Gioconda) - STRAUSS (fils) : Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op.214 - Le Sang viennois - TCHAIKOVSKI : Danse des mirlitons - WAGNER : Marche nuptiale (Lohengrin) - Choeur des pelerins (Tannhauser) - TRADITIONNEL : Guantanamera.

Piano

SKU: LM.29479

Composed by Matthieu Stefanelli. Classical. Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #29479. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.29479).

ISBN 9790230994798.

I. Lever de soleil onirique (Etude pour les secondes et l'ostinato) a Guillaume Vincent - II. Le silence des eaux placides (Etude pour les mains separees) a Aline Piboule - III. Pygmalion (Etude pour les agregats et les arpeges) a Lucas Debargue - IV. Joueur de Gamelan (Etude pour les articulations opposees et les alternes) a Louis Lancien - V. Poussieres d'etoile (Etude de rythme et pour les deplacements) a Sebastian Ene - VI. Boite a musique (Etude pour la main gauche et l'ostinato) a Julien Brocal - VII. Magma (Etude de virtuosite) a Philippe Hattat.

(Piano Solo). By Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943). Edited by Dominik Rahmer. For Piano. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1202. Published by G. Henle

Piano - Level 2

SKU: LM.25437

Composed by Jean Legoupil. Classical. Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #25437. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.25437).

ISBN 9790230954372.

La Pastorale - La Vieille horloge - Un Petit tour de velo - Le Ballon - Le Skate-board - Les Falaises - La Mer a maree haute - Sur les rochers - Le Trou a l'homme - Le Cerf-volant - Le 14 juillet - Maman raconte une histoire - Les Cloches sonnent, c'est dimanche ! - Les Chevres du valaine - Les Petits camarades en visite - Le mini-golf - Le Chateau gonflable - La Partie de Tennis - La Cabane au fond du bois des loges - Un Jour de pluie - On joue au Lego - Bebe s'endort - La Partie de dames - Le Depart.

(Seven Piano Pieces to Be Taught Without Traditional Notation). Composed by Dennis Alexander and Amy Greer. For Piano. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Early Elementary. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Piano Solo - Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). Arranged by Transcribed by Flavio Regis Cunha. Baroque Period, Early Music, Funeral, Graduation, Recital. Score. 9 pages. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha

(Piano Solos). Composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Kenta Nagata, Asuka Ohta, and Hajime Wakai. For Piano Solo. This edition: Piano Solos. Book; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Video Game. Early Advanced; Late Intermediate. 80 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Composed by Stephen Chatman. Piano Method. 20th Century, Secular. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.7.0673).

The Greatest Love Of All Composed by Michael Masser, Linda Creed Homecoming Composed by Hagood Hardy Weve Got Tonight Composed by Bob Seger Song From M*a*s*h (Suicide Is Painless) Composed by Johnny Mandel, Mike Altman Misty Composed by Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke Other Side Of Midnight Composed by Michel Legrand The Rose Composed by Amanda Mc Broom Tears In Heaven Composed by Eric Clapton, Will Jennings Theme From New York, New York Composed by Fred Ebb, John Kander Heart Composed by Richard Adler, Jerry Ross Hey There Composed by Richard Adler, Jerry Ross Colors Of My Life Composed by Cy Coleman, Michael Stewart Over The Rainbow Composed by Harold Arlen, E.y. Harburg Separate Lives Love Theme From "white Nights" Theme From Ice Castles Composed by Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager Tonight I Celebrate My Love Composed by Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin In This Life Composed by Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin Up Where We Belong Composed by W Jennings, B Sainte, Marie, J Nitzsche From A Distance Composed by Julie Gold I Will Always Love You Composed by Dolly Parton Oh! What It Seemed To Be Composed by Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss, Frankie I Believe I Can Fly Composed by R. Kelly Valentine Composed by Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell How Do I Live Composed by Diane Warren Colors Of The Wind Composed by Stephen Schwartz, Alan Menken A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston see less... Tell Him Composed by Linda Thompson, David Foster Con Te Patiro / Time To Say Goodbye Composed by Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori Karen's Theme Composed by Richard Carpenter The Prayer Composed by Carole Bayer Sager, David "babyface" Foster My One True Friend Composed by Carole Bayer Sager, Carole King Love Solo Composed by Dan Coates I Don't Want To Miss A Thing Composed by Diane Warren As Time Goes By Composed by Herman Hupfeld La Vie En Rose Composed by Louiguy, Piaf (French), David (Eng.) What's New? Composed by Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke Summer Me, Winter Me Composed by Michel Legrand, Alan, Marilyn Bergman Evergreen Composed by Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) Composed by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager Can You Read My Mind Composed by John Williams, Leslie Bricusse Love And Marriage Composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn Desperado Composed by Don Henley, Glenn Frey The Wind Beneath My Wings Composed by Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley How Do You Keep The Music Playing? Composed by Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman Anywhere The Heart Goes Composed by Henry Mancini, Will Jennings Once Before I Go Composed by Dean Pitchford, Peter Allen Star Wars - Main Theme Composed by John Williams Open Arms Composed by Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain Canon In D Composed by Johann Pachelbel That's What Friends Are For Composed by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager Friends Or Lovers Both To Each Composed by Paul Gordon, Jay Gruska Forever Composed by Kenny Loggins, Eva Loggins, David Foster Saving All My Love For You Composed by Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser Miss Celie's Blues Composed by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, And Anne's Theme Composed by Hagood Hardy One Moment In Time Composed by Albert Hammond, John Bettis Kei's Song Composed by David Benoit I Say A Little Prayer Composed by Burt Bacharach, Hal David Happy Birthday To You Composed by Mildred J. Hill, Patty S. Hill May You Always Composed by Larry Marks, Dick Charles If My Friends Could See Me Now Composed by Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields You Can Always Count On Me Composed by Cy Coleman, David Zippel Ashokan Farewell Composed by Jay Ungar Everything I Do I Do It For You Composed by Bryan Adams, Robert Lange, Michael Kamen Send In The Clowns Composed by Stephen Sondheim She Loves Me Composed by Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock How Could I Ever Know? Composed by Marsha Norman, Lucy Simon My Unknown Someone Composed by Cy Coleman, Adolph Green, Betty Comden Favorite Son Composed by Cy Coleman, Adolph Green, Betty Comden I Swear Composed by Gary Baker, Frank Myers I Can Love You Like That Composed by S Diamond, M Derry, J Kimball Beauty And The Beast Composed by Howard Ashman, Alan Menken Angel Eyes Composed by Jim Brickman If You Believe Composed by Jim Brickman Because You Loved Me Composed by Diane Warren Un-break My Heart Composed by Diane Warren Ragtime Composed by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens Complete Advanced Piano Solos (Music for All Occasions). Arranged by Dan Coates. For solo piano. Piano - Intermediate / Advanced Collection; Piano Supplemental. The Professional Touch Series. Contemporary Instrumental and Pop. SMP Level 9 (Advanced). Collection. Standard notation (does not include words to the songs). 304 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

Piano - Level 2

SKU: LM.24866

Les plaisirs... Mendels A. Classical. Score. Editions Henry Lemoine #24866. Published by Editions Henry Lemoine (LM.24866).

ISBN 9790230948661.

BACH J.S. : Gavotte 1 et 2 (Musette) - HAENDEL G.F. : Prelude de la Suite n. 14 - DIABELLI A. : Rondo - SCHUBERT F. : Serenade - GRIEG E. : Valse Op.38 n. 7 - PIERNE G. : Farandole Op.14 n. 2 - MEUNIER G. : Joyeuseries - BARTOK B. : Sons harmoniques extr. des Mikrokosmos - PROKOFIEFF S. : Pierre et le loup, n. 1 Petit Pierre - PROKOFIEFF S. : Pierre et le loup, n. 2 L'oiseau - PROKOFIEFF S. : Pierre et le loup, n. 3 La procession - JOPLIN S. : A breeze from Alabama - SATIE E. : 1ere gymnopedie - MANEN C. : 2eme sonatine, 3eme mvt. - BRAHMS J. : Valse Op.39 n. 9.