Dmitri Kabalevsky: Suite in Minor Mode: Concert Band: Score & Parts

Score-Originally written for piano by Dmitri Kabalevsky here is a marvelous collection of settings for band in contrasting styles. “Dance” is written in a moderate tempo and features a trumpet melody and active percussionwriting. “A Little Song” is in a slower cantabile style with haunting harmonies and lovely melodic lines. Finally “The Horseman” is up-tempo and rhythmic with a definite Russian flavor. Quality music foryoung players!

A large selection of Piano literature, from the baroque to the modern, is presented in a variety of forms, colours, and expressions. Included are pieces affording the student a greater opportunity to attain technical and pianistic effectiveness. The titles follow an approximately chronological sequence from the baroque to our modern period. All selections are in their original form, neither arranged, nor simplified, and are based on urtext or other highly reliable editions. / Piano