Preludes For Piano

Gregory Stone has transcribed these three selected preludes for one piano-four hands. For much of his life George Gershwin sought to integrate the worlds of jazz and classical music. These pieces are not jazz improvisations but they do show something of the style of his own playing. Gershwin had intended to compose a set of twelve a sort of jazz Wohltemperierte Clavier but his unexpected death from a brain tumour at the age of 38 prevented this. At least seven survive (others may have ended up as songs) and this set of three as published form a satisfying unit. The first opens with a blue-note riff which forms the basis of the first theme.Contrasting material follows making use of a distinctive repeated note figure then the first idea reappears in a quasi-orchestral climax. The second prelude shows a curious kinship with Chopin???s A minor Prelude with its eerie accompaniment and hypnotic melody. The third exploits a similar major/minor ambivalence but dextrous syncopation gives it driving rhythmic energy.

Compilations regroupant les plus grands titres d'un genre musical spécialement regravées en piano, voix et diagrammes d'accord guitare ou en piano solo en format A4 spiralé afin qu'il reste 'plat' sur le support du piano.Titres : Miserere mei, Deus [Allegri] - Sarabande [Arnold, Malcolm] - Aria from Goldberg Variations [Bach, J.S.] - Badinerie (from Orchestral Suite #2 in B Minor) [Bach, J.S.] - Prelude #11 in F Major (from The Well-Tempered Clavier) [Bach, J.S.] - Solfeggietto in C Minor [Bach, C.P.E.] - Symphony #7 - II. Allegretto [Beethoven] - Two Turtle Doves (from Partridge Pie) [Bennett, R.R.] - Prelude #6 (from Six Preludes) [Berkeley, Lennox] - Prelude from L'Arlésienne [Bizet] - Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) [Borodin] - Wiegenlied (Lullaby) [Brahms] - Violin Concerto #1 - II. Adagio [Bruch] - Piano Concerto #1 - II. Larghetto (Romance) [Chopin] - Prelude in C Minor, Op.28 #20 [Chopin] - Waltz in A-flat Major, Op.69 #1 [Chopin] - Les Baricades Mistérieuses [Couperin] - The Little Shepherd (from Children's Corner) [Debussy] - Sarabande [Einaudi, Ludovico] - Snow Prelude #2 [Einaudi, Ludovico] - Nimrod (Var IX from 'Enigma' Variations) [Elgar] - Homenaje (Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy) [de Falla] - Agnus Dei (from Requiem in D Minor, Op.48) [Fauré] - Sicilienne, Op.78 [Fauré] - The North Pole (from Frozen Planet) [Fenton, George] - Prelude #1 (from Three Preludes For Piano) [Gershwin, George] - Metamorphosis Five [Glass, Philip] - Opening Piece from Glassworks [Glass, Philip] - Piano Concerto, Op.16 - I. Allegro Moderato (opening) [Grieg] - Hornpipe (Alla Danza) (from Water Music) [Handel] - Symphony #94 'The Surprise' - II. Andante [Haydn] - Consolation #5 [Liszt] - Paganini Variations (excerpts) [Lutoslawski, Witold] - Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave') [Mendelssohn] - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro [Mozart] - Piano Concerto #21 in C Major - II. Andante [Mozart] - Promenade (From Pictures At An Exhibition) [Mussorgsky] - Big My Secret (from The Piano) [Nyman, Michael] - Jerusalem [Parry] - Sonata For Flute - 2nd Movement [Poulenc] - Mouvements Perpétuels - #1 [Poulenc] - Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) [Puccini] - Rondeau (from Abdelazer) [Purcell] - Piano Concerto #2 - II. Adagio Sostenuto [Rachmaninoff] - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Var XI and XVIII [Rachmaninoff] - Vocalise (No.14 from Fourteen Songs, Op.34) [Rachmaninoff] - Pavane (from Mother Goose) [Ravel] - Written On The Sky [Richter, Max] - The Elephant (from The Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saëns] - Sonata in E Major, L.23 K.380 [Scarlatti, Domenico] - Unfinished' Symphony - I. Allegro Moderato [Schubert] - Sicilienne (from Album For The Young) [Schumann] - Prelude, Op.11 #15 [D-flat major] [Scriabin] - Romance in D-flat (No.9 from 10 Pieces for Piano, Op.24) [Sibelius] - The Firebird Suite - Finale [Stravinsky, Igor] - The Lamb [Tavener, John] - 1812 Overture [Tchaikovsky] - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker Suite) [Tchaikovsky] - Dies Irae (from Requiem) [Verdi] - Autumn (1st movt) (from The Four Seasons) [Vivaldi] - Ride of the Valkyries [Wagner] - Vltava (The Moldau) (from Má Vlast) [Smetena] / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Besides being an influential and prolific composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was one of the great teachers of his day. He was a dedicated master of the keyboard always exploring and expanding his knowledge of the instrument. Technique was of paramount significance to Bach and he was always developing exercises to improve his students??? playing. Bach developed those exercises into the pieces presented in 18 Short Preludes. However these compositions are more than keyboard exercises. They are light airy fun works that reflect Bach???s love of the short simple prelude form. They provide the beginning student with an excellent introduction to the genius ofJ.S. Bach.This edition was carefully and methodically prepared by Willard A. Palmer. An introductory section offers a thorough explanation of trills mordents appoggiaturas and other proper ornamentation applicable to these preludes. This feature helps make this edition of Bach???s 18 Short Preludes the most practical and attractive one available.

15 preludes. Rota is best known for his Oscar-winning film music, but has also left outstanding works in numerous other genres. His 15 piano preludes were originally written in 1964. The arrangements for piano four hands mostly remain close tothe original. The level of difficulty is usually at a good intermediate level, Primo is somewhat more demanding than Secondo.

Wide selection of fine pieces, many difficult to find elsewhere. Included are harpsichord toccatas, Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother, Aria Variata 'alla Maniera Italiana' and the 6 Little Preludes, as well as many lesser-known compositions ? over 40 in all. Authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel edition. Reprint of selections from Johann Sebastian Bach's Werke, Series 3, 36, 42, 43, and 44, Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig, 1890, 1894, and 1897.

Done with great taste, in a perfectly simple and straightforward manner, Liszt's piano transcriptions of Bach's organ music became the classic models for all future works in this genre. Includes 6 Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543-548) and the world-famous Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542).