PARTITIONS GRATUITES : CONTRE BASSE, PIANO
- Animals

Piano

SKU: HL.14001903

Composed by Per Norgard. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #KP00981. Published by Music Sales (HL.14001903).

ISBN 9788759859605. Danish.

Animals In Concert - Three pieces for Piano solo by Per Norgard. Programme Note  1. A Tortoise's Tango (1984) - dur.: 4'  2. Light of a Night - Paul meets bird (1989) - dur.: 6'  3. Hermit Crab Tango - Esperanza (1997) - dur.: 5'   The pieces can be performed together or one by one. In the1980s, quite a few finds turned up in Per Norgard's music. The material could be, say, a number of song birds' equilibrist melodic lines, the overtones of the ocean surf, or waltzing themes by the schizophrenic artist Adolf Wolfli (1864-1930). Or again, as heard here, it can be the rhythms and motifs of the tango and a Beatles song (with bird), explored in three independent piano pieces that form the Animals in Concert suite, about which the composer writes:  A Tortoise's Tango: The tortoise as tango dancer must presumably possess certain rhythmic peculiarities, which I have chosen to express by letting the tune of the tortoise shuffle broadly, tripartite through the strict four partite time of tango.  Tortoise Tango was the original title of this piece, written for Achilles (the pianist Yvar Mikhashoff), for his so called tango project, including new tangos for piano by composers from all over the world.  Light of a Night (Paul meets bird) was commissioned by pianist Aki Takahashi. It is a reworked arrangement for piano of the Beatles song Blackbird. As some of us will recall, the Beatles on The White Album let the beautiful song to the blackbird be accompanied by an (apparently) live blackbird song. It is this authentic bird-motif world that in Light of a Night weaves itself into the Beatles melody and in turn is gradually infected by it, so that a completely new third entity ensues: a kind of Bird-rock ballad (or maybe it is a Beatle-bird?).  Hermit Crab Tango (Esperanza): The tango situation is quite special for a Hermit Crab. It is a well-known fact that the hermit crab - this soft animal - must run the gauntlet among the many perils at the bottom of the sea when it must move hose. I have chosen to express the angers by a tango pattern - sharp as a cactus - through which the tune, optimistic, slips to its new shelter. I have borrowed the tune from songwriter Hanne Methling's Introduction: 'I want to get through this time!' she sings in a ecstatically ascending melody line - and I believe that these words must correspond very well to the mood of the hermit crab: 'Esperanza'- the green runners of hope wind among the latticework formed by the tango rows.

Instructional kit. Kit Only - no books included. With vinyl bag, activity board and stuffed animals. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Piano

SKU: HL.14006541

Composed by Carol Barratt. Arranged by Carol Barratt. Music Sales America. Children. Book [Softcover]. 16 pages. Chester Music #CH61105. Published by Chester Music (HL.14006541).

ISBN 9780711956100. 9.0x12.0x0.088 inches.

Twelve easy pieces for piano written and arranged by Carol Barratt. An entertaining selection all about animals: superbly arranged classics plus imaginative original pieces. Includes music from 'Peter And The Wolf', 'Carnival Of The Animals' and Carols Barratt's 'Giraffes'. Suitable for players of grade 1 to grade 2 standard. Contents: Aunty Lizzie's Old Pig * Giraffes * Sheep May Safely Graze * Swan Lake * The Bear * The Cat From Peter and the Wolf * The Cat in the Corner * The Crow * The Cuckoo (Muller) * The Duck (Peter and the Wolf) * The Elephant (Carnival of the Animals) * The Pony (Couppey).

Piano - intermediate

SKU: HL.44006247

Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Arranged by Thomas A. Johnson. Fentone Instrumental Books. Educational Tool. Book Only. The Walsh Collection #WA7002. Published by The Walsh Collection (HL.44006247).

UPC: 884088047177. English.

This beautiful, serene piece comes from Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals and is an ideal performance piece for piano duet. Saint-Saens' ever popular and reverred piece The Swan from The Carnival Of The Animals, arranged for Piano Duet, by Thomas Johnson.

This beautiful, serene piece comes from Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals and is an ideal performance piece for piano duet.

By Andy Beck And Brian Fisher, Recording Orch. Tim Hayden. For Choir. Musicals and Programs. Novelty; Secular. Book. 56 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

1. Violin, 2. Violin, 3. Violin, Viola, Violoncello (String orchestra) - Level 2

SKU: BA.BA10648

12 Pieces for String Ensemble. Composed by George A. Speckert. Stapled. Easy String Ensemble. Score, Set of parts, anthology. 24/6/6/6/6/6 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA10648_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA10648).

ISBN 9790006566273. 30 x 23 cm inches. Preface: George A. Speckert.

In this edition George Speckert has depicted an entire menagerie of small animals in 12 movements. Framed by an overture and epilogue, ten animals/species make an appearance. These easy little character pieces can be played in any order by two violins, viola and cello, either one or more to a part. It is a fun-to-play collection especially suited for children and invites them to expand on these pieces by adding little tales, pictures or scenes.

By Andy Beck And Brian Fisher, Recording Orch. Tim Hayden. For Choir. Musicals and Programs. Novelty; Secular. Book and CD. 56 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Sally K. Albrecht, Jay Althouse. General Music and Classroom Publications. CD. Published by Alfred Publishing.