To provide greater availability for a work of such importance, the original publishers secured from Gershwin a solo piano version wherein the orchestral parts are fused together with the solo piano part (PS0047). Due to concerns that the composer's arrangement presented too many technical demands to pianists not possessing the requisite technique, a modified arrangement was delicately solicited fr…

Par BARTOK BELA. Composed in 1910/11, Bartók's Allegro barbaro is one of his best-known and most popular works for piano. The composer himself enjoyed performing it in concerts, and recorded it several times. The recording from 1929, which he referred to as the 'authentic recording”, contains very interesting divergences from the printed version as far as articulation, tempo and even the number of…

The new RSL Classical Piano syllabus aims to reflect the widening tastes of young people, positioning itself at the forefront of the vast array of music available to pianists, encompassing the rich heritage of music from the Baroque right through to the modern day and emerging composers. The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and maintaining a recognisable structure, and stick…

Compilation. A wonderful variety of well-known showtunes, jazz and blues classics, film themes, great standards and classical pieces arranged for the solo pianist. Suitable for pianists from grade five standard. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Rép International / Recueil / Piano

The present volume contains a selection of the best-known and most popular pieces by Satie, including Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes, but also two early works (1885), compositions from the neo-Gregorian period (1888-1893) and from the world of the cabaret (1897-1904) as well as two miniatures from 1913.This anthology takes the performer on a journey through Satie's different creative periods and prov…

Par HIMES WILLIAM. This rousing, jubilant overture mixes five original themes with the well-known doxology Old Hundredth, which is also known as Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. The hymn is presented in short lyrical, energetic motif fragments, which combine until the complete hymn is presented in the form of a chorale prelude. This is a wonderful and truly uplifting concert work. / Nivea…

Single Edition From Hn 404. Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE. This piece is straightforward in its construction but highly advanced in its harmonies, and links up with the widely popular, 19th-century tradition of the ' night piece” or ' nocturne” for piano. Its themes and modulations are highly reminiscent of Gabriel Fauré, but in its chromatic voice-leading and unusual treatment of metre - such as in the 7/4 …

The early music specialist and harpsichordist, Robin Bigwood presents the first in a series of four volumes dedicated to keyboard music from the Baroque period. Featuring a variety of interesting solo pieces, this collection includes works by well-known figures as well as lesser-known and rarely available pieces from a range of composers.Suitable for students of ca.2-3 years of playing experience,…

The most beautiful and best-known pieces, chosen for piano lessons and for the first audition at the music school. / Piano

Tous les livres dans le bois de Boosey et méthode de laiton contient une grande variété de solo et ensemble musique ensemble flexible adapté pour n'importe quel nombre de joueurs dans les groupes mixtes instrument, audio CD avec des spectacles, sauvegarde des pistes et l'écoute des activités, se sentant les activités rythmique, les exercices de respiration, les activités musicales, qui comprennent…

Par HAHN. Having been considered as a 'fashionable' and 'cliche' composer of his day, Hahn 's compositions are possibly not as well-known as they ought to be. Portraits De Peintres for Piano however, is one of many compositions that shatter these prejudices held, representing the engaging diversity of the composer's music. Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) entered the Paris Conservatoire a…

Terri Lyne Carrington, Founder and Artistic Director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, has curated a wide range of jazz compositions written by women composers, from obscure to popular, historic to current, blues to bebop, and beyond in this important collection. These compositions are supplementary and alternatives to the “jazz standard” canon that has served students, teachers…