Piano
SKU:
BR.BG-962
Easy
Compositions for
Piano. Composed by
Bohuslav Martinu. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Edition Gerig. Romantic;
Early modern. Score. 20
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #BG 962.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.BG-962).
ISBN 9790004131916. 9
x 12 inches.
The
present collection
consists of a number of
petty compositions most
of which are within easy
reach by young pianists
of an intermediate
technical level. In a lot
of compositions for
pianoforte, Mr Martinu
has had himself inspired
by children's world; he
has been very close to
children's imagination in
a few cycles of
miniatures for piano,
especially in his three
books of Puppets, as well
as in Fables,
Compositions for Children
etc. Even his
compositions of simple
instrumental stylization
possess a musical
invention and an
interesting musical
description, such as the
merry onomatopoeic trifle
A Procession of Cats at
Solstice Night. Little
Eve's Composition and
Contemplation, both of
which were published in
1935 and 1936 in the
music supplement to the
magazine Eva, are
educationally and
musically priceless for
young pianists with whom
they arouse a sense for a
modern expression. A
touching meditation for
piano are the
Recollections, a small
recital composition of
1957, commemorating the
10th anniversary of the
death of the Brno
composer Vaclav Kapral.
lt is dedicated both to
his and his gifted
daughter Vitezslava
Kapralova's memory.
Prelude and another
composition without name
are two remarkable
achievements of young Mr
Martinu. Even without
looking at the date of
origin, 1924, it may be
easily recognized from
the character of music
that they are congenial
to the recent
stimulations of the Paris
avantgarde of the
twenties-both
rhythmically and
harmonically.
Vitezslava-Kapralova
