Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252388

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Folk,New Age,Romantic Period. Score. 4 pages. Bruce Dudley #846359. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252388).

Trail of Tears (Etude #10) is a slow Passacaglia, consisting of a 10-measure descending bass line (and associated harmonies) that repeats beneath ever-growing melodies played with the right hand.  After the fourth iteration of the passacaglia there is an 8-measure interlude, followed by one more iteration of the passacaglia and a 6-measure coda.  Pay careful attention to the balance of voices and pedaling.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1253045

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Jazz. Score. 7 pages. Bruce Dudley #846791. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1253045).

Thad and Finas (Etude #13) is based on the harmonic progression used by George Gershwin in his song, I Got Rhythm, widely known as rhythm changes.  The form is AABA, divided into 8-measure phrases.  The first chorus (mm. 1 -32) consists mostly of two-handed chordal textures with the melody on top in the right hand.  This chorus includes harmonizations, chord voicings, and melodic shapes similar to those used by jazz composer and arranger Thad Jones.  The second chorus (mm. 33 - 64) consists mainly of single solo melodic lines in the right hand with shell voicings in the left hand that lightly support the melodic lines harmonically and rhythmically.  The third chorus (mm. 65 - 96) begins with melodic lines played in unison with both hands two octaves apart, a style of soloing that jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. (Finas) perfected in the 1950s and 60s.  In the fourth chorus, beginning in measure 97, the harmonic progression is altered in the A sections, borrowing a clever cycle of fifths progression that was first developed by jazz pianists Art Tatum and Thelonious Monk in the 1940s.  Before the piece ends there is a brief moment of stride left hand accompaniment that propels the piece to an exciting conclusion.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1253040

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Blues,Jazz. Score. 6 pages. Bruce Dudley #846786. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1253040).

Walkin' Down Vine Street (Etude #12) is a Blues in G to be played with a medium swing feel.  Following a 5-measure introduction, there are six choruses of 12-bar Blues, followed by a 5-measure coda.  The left hand includes a walking bass line throughout the six Blues choruses, while the melodic line in the right hand is in the style of improvisations by hard-bop jazz pianists Wynton Kelly, Sonny Clark, and others from the early 1960s.  Careful attention should be paid to the phrase markings and articulations.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252360

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Jazz,Latin. Score. 6 pages. Bruce Dudley #846329. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252360).

Redeemer in Rio (Etude #6) is in the style of a Bossa Nova, a popular Brazilian style of music that emerged in the early 1960's with notable recordings by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, and others.  The 8th notes should be played evenly with a relaxed rhythmic feel.  The inner harmonic voices should be played lightly and quietly, and the left hand bass patterns cleanly and decisively.  Project the top line in the right hand above all other voices.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252371

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Hip-Hop,Pop,R & B. Score. 6 pages. Bruce Dudley #846341. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252371).

La Vida Neon (Etude #8) is in a contemporary Pop R&B style of the 2010s, such as the music of Justin Beiber, Selena Gomez, and others.  Maitain careful attention to the syncopation of the chords in the left hand, as well as to the melodic syncopations played with the right hand.  Mm 39-54 offer a reprieve from the relentless left hand rhythms played previously.  This section, harmonically and rhythmically, alings itself more with neo-soul music, such as that produced by D'Angelo, Lauren Hill, Robert Glasper, and others.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252352

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Blues,Jazz,Rock. Score. 3 pages. Bruce Dudley #846321. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252352).

The Lurk (Etude #3) is a moderate Jazz-Rock piece that moves between sections in 3/2 meter and sections in 4/4 meter.  It utilizes Blues melodic vocabulary and Blues-like harmonic material.  Technical challenges for the right hand includes double 3rds, double 6ths, and triadic melodies, including four-note chords with the melody doubled at the the octave.  The final measures hint at Miles Davis' All Blues..

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1253034

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Celtic,Contemporary,Irish,Jazz,Multicultural,World. Score. 8 pages. Bruce Dudley #846776. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1253034).

Highland Bee Keeper (Etude #11) is in a Light Fusion style reminiscent of certain European improvisational artists, particularly those heard on the ECM record label.  It has a straight 8th-note feel and consists of three sections: mm. 1 - 42 present the main themes; mm. 43 - 84 represent a solo section with an improivisational-like melodic line played over open fifths with the left hand in recurring syncopated rhythms.  Mode names are used in place of chord symbols (over the treble cleff) that indicate to source of the melodic material; the third section, mm. 85 - 122, is a return to the first section, with small variations and a short coda.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252028

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Contemporary,Jazz,Pop,Rock. Score. 4 pages. Bruce Dudley #846212. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252028).

From the book 25 Piano Etudes in Idiomatic Styles, On The Way Up (Etude #1) is a chordal and rhythmic study that utilizes major triads in various inversions (played with the right hand) over different bass notes (played in octaves with the left hand), with syncopation occurring between the hands.  The resulting harmonies include dominant suspended 9th chords, as well as major 9th and minor 7th chords.  Played with even 8th notes in a relaxed yet driving manner, this Etude shares stylistic traits with diverse artists from Vince Guaraldi to Steely Dan.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252354

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. New Age. Score. 4 pages. Bruce Dudley #846323. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252354).

Chamomile Dream (Etude #4) is New Age: soft, flowing and contemplative.  The left hand spans wide intervals and, like the right hand, calls for tonal control, as well as careful attention to pedaling.

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252379

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Grunge,Rock. Score. 7 pages. Bruce Dudley #846349. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252379).

Prickly Pear (Etude #9) is in the style of Grunge Rock, patterned after the guitar-heavy music of Guns 'n Roses, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, and others.  Following a 16-measure introduction, letters A and C represent Vocal verses, while letters B and D represent vocal choruses.  Letter E (and the key change to Eb minor) represents a guitar solo played in the right hand.  Letter F represents a concluding section or second chorus.

Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1252123

By Bruce Dudley. By Bruce Dudley. Arranged by Bruce Dudley. Pop,Rock,Soul. Score. 5 pages. Bruce Dudley #846234. Published by Bruce Dudley (A0.1252123).

From Across the Pond (Etude #2) has a pop-rock feel that is reminiscent of bands from the 1960's, such as the early Beatles and the Dave Clark Five, as well as Amercian groups, such as the Shirelles and the Temptations, who were all influenced by earlier Black Rhythm and Blues bands.