Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.862652 Composed by Schumann, R. Arranged by Michael Bomier. Concert,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score. 7 pages. Michael Butkus-Bomier #3587415. Published by Michael Butkus-Bomier (A0.862652). Arabesque op.18 in C major was one of Horowitz's favorite pieces, of his favorite composer. Here is a setting that reveals the essence of both the figuration and the melody without MOST of the graphically dense and visually abstruse stuff that most editions of this piece seem to find either required or indispensable. One would think the piano had no sustaining pedal, the way the ties and slurs proliferate across most versions. Our edition shows when each note begins, and sets aside most of the extraneous notation about duration. A piece of cake, by comparison. Only one section has reduced spans in the LH. Otherwise, it's ALL Original notes. Tempo is again moderate, and can go faster should the player wish or be capable. Duration at this pace in 8 mins. MBB.
