This introductory volume provides an accessible and satisfying entr‚e to the Czech composer's works, in manageable samples with simplified keys and suggested fingerings. Selections include humoresques, mazurkas, symphonic movements, songs, and more.
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Romantic. Many a pianist will be surprised to learn that Dvor k's famous Humoresque No. 7 was originally a piano piece, since this irresistible melody - undoubtedly one of Dvor k's happiest inspirations - has circulated throughout the musical world in innumerable arrangements for every conceivable combination. The composer himself, however, wrote only this piano solo version. The complete cycle of eight Humoresques is available in another Henle Urtext edition (HN 1044), while this "lollipop" of t...
Romantic. In the summer of 1894, Antonin Dvorak interrupted his stay in America in order to spend his holidays back in his homeland of Bohemia. During those happy weeks, he wrote his eight Humoresques for piano. But this music is not by no means as "Bohemian" as one might suppose. We know that Dvor k had already sketched some of the material for these pieces in New York, and there are also indications that the composer initially considered writing a series of Scottish dances. In other words, thes...
Romantic. Dvor k's Waltzes and Mazurkas prove to be a successfully contrived balancing act between stylized composition and musical immediacy. The music critic Louis Ehlert once wrote of Dvor k's Slavonic Dances that they "made a real musician's heart laugh within him." The comment might equally well be applied to these pieces. These Waltzes and Mazurkas rank along side the best works of Chopin in terms of artistic merit, yet they are not widely known and have not been heard as often in concert h...
SIX PIECES FOR PIANOFORTE by Robert James Dvorak were composed between 1957-1961 and premiered by Lydia Smutny Sterba in Cicero, Illinois. Advanced contemporary repertoire full of passion! Piano Solo. Grade: 6 Duration: 15:10 • 1. "Lento" (2:00) • 2. "Lento, dolorosa" (2:00) • 3. "Allegro" (3:10) • 4. "Lento" (2:00) • 5. "Larghetto" (3:10) • 6. "Allegro con brio" (2:50)
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Elgar might have rewritten the original for violin and piano to a version for piano solo for his fiancee and later wife. Henle has evaluated Elgar's autograph engraver's copy for the first time. -the publisher
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This effective solo has become one of the most loved of all intermediate-level teaching pieces. The rapidly ascending scalewise finger patterns, the appealing syncopations, and the infectious rhythm combine to make this an appealing piece for both performer and audience. This edition not only features careful editing based upon the earliest known sources, but also includes rare biographical information on Albert Ellmenreich. - the publisher (sample page)
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Sheet solo version of the famous "Spinning Song," in F major. Students will learn a lot about phrasing and different touches, as well as observance of rests, accents and other dynamic markings, while playing one of the most enjoyable intermediate level romantic era compositions there is. - the publisher
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A short work of celestial beauty, and one of Enescu's finest mature works for piano. Extensive graphics cleanup, plus minor corrections in this edition. Duration: 2' - 3'. Multiple recordings of this work are available on YouTube, CD and digital media. (George Enescu is known in France as Georges Enesco.) -the publisher
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Written when George Enescu was sixteen years old, this work shows an amazing maturity from a master composer to be. Someone once suggested Enescu's creative mind to be comparable to that of Mozart and this work is an intriguing example of that possibility. Duration: ca. 22:00. Multiple recordings of this four-movement Suite (often referred to as Suite No. 1) are available on YouTube, CD and digital media. (George Enescu is known in France as Georges Enesco.) -the publisher
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This exceptional songbook presents Bill Evans' most beloved melodies and songs arranged by noted jazz pianist/educator Andy LaVerne, himself a student of Evans. Titles include: Bill's Hit Tune Children's Play Song For Nenette (in both C and Db) Laurie Letter to Evan One for Helen Only Child Orbit Peace Piece Show-Type Tune Time Remembered Turn Out the Stars Very Early Walkin' Up Waltz for Debby Your Story and more. Features a reminiscence by LaVerne, with performan...
21st Centiry (2012). Eric Ewazen's THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach's Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen's inventions maintain a pure "one note per hand" texture until their final chord, with strong-but-free imitative counterpoint between the two voices. While Ewazen may be best known for his wind music, he is a pianist himself, and composers' works for their own instrument are a direct insig...
21st Century (2021). Although TOCCATA was originally conceived for harpsichord, the 6«-minute showpiece is notably pianistic. It is full of pedaling, surging and swelling hairpin dynamics, and dramatic effects in the extreme registers. As with baroque toccatas, Ewazen's main theme is an energetic perpetual motion with repeated and stable "anchoring" notes. However the overall work is a dramatic argument between that central theme and opposing harmonic styles, long notes interrupting the rapid fir...
Faure's 13 Nocturnes form the most significant group of piano character pieces in his oeuvre. Despite their title - which places them in the tradition of John Field and Frederic Chopin Faur‚ here develops a genre all of his own. These are no dreamy scenes of the night, but carefully structured, iridescent pieces that alternate between lyrical elegance and passionate drama. Faure composed the 6th Nocturne in 1894, while spending the summer at the house of his parents-in-law. With its strong contra...