Great Literature for Piano Book 2 (Elementary)

Par SMITH GAIL. Cette collection pour piano comprend des arrangements moyennement difficiles. Morceaux de fonctionnalités de J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Pachelbel, Scarlatti, Grieg et autres. Une inclusion spécial dans ce volume est la deuxième section souvent omis de Solfeggietto de C.P.E. Bach, ' di Allegro molto. ' / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Classic - Solos / Recueil / Piano

Keys for the Kingdom is a fully-graded piano pieces series designed especially for the Christian student. While learning the basic concepts of piano playing, the student is introduced to many styles of sacred music: the wealth of great hymnody, songs and psalms of the church, as well as great classics in piano literature that every student needs to excel in musical study. The multi-key, stylistically diverse series introduces basic concepts of rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, music theory, artistry and improvisation. Each method book establishes a gradual, steady pace for the developing student. Calling on decades of teaching experience, the authors have fashioned new ways of reaching proven concepts. Performance Book Level B includes 22 songs: Alleluia! Alleluia! · Blest Be the Tie That Binds · The Donkey · Jubilate Deo · O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing · Rise and Shine · Tears of David · Wedding at Cana · and more.

This diversified collection of elementary-level Piano music is slightly more challenging than Book 1. Biographical sketches of composers are presented throughout this book as well as more of the best from the Baroque Classical and Romantic periods.

GREATER IN MAJOR. Par . Playing piano is great ' and not just in minor but also, of course, in major keys as well! High time for the publication of the companion to our bestseller Toll in Moll [Finer in Minor] (EB 9410) to complete now the long missing other half. With a selection of beautiful original works, easy to moderate in difficulty, these collections include both familiar but above all not so familiar pieces from a repertoire varying in terms of era and style. Just by listening to them, these pieces will inspire you to want to play piano more and more. When pianists musically are en route to the large wonderful works of piano literature have the opportunity to delve more deeply into the special aspects of piano music from different epochs with Greater in Major and Finer in Minor, two piano books that pianists of all ages can always return to and enjoy over many years. / Date parution : 2022-02-15/ Recueil / Piano

A Progressive Piano Method for the Christian Student. Keys for the Kingdom is a fully-graded piano pieces series designed especially for the Christian student. While learning the basic concepts of piano playing, the student is introduced to many styles of sacred music: the wealth of great hymnody, songs and psalms of the church, as well as great classics in piano literature that every student needs to excel in musical study. The multi-key, stylistically diverse series introduces basic concepts of rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, music theory, artistry and improvisation. Each method book establishes a gradual, steady pace for the developing student. Calling on decades of teaching experience, the authors have fashioned new ways of reaching proven concepts. Performance Book Level C includes 22 songs: America the Beautiful · The Chariot Race · Deep River · Jesus Loves the Little Children · Just a Closer Walk with Thee · The Royal Procession · To Be like Jesus · We Worship and Adore You · and more.

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ' a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy'he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book'encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation and pivot, and the application to tunes. The reader will be tempted to stop on every page and compose. I found the Lost Chord, but won't tell you the page number. Bert Ligon Jazz Pianist/Guitarist, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, University of South Carolina Ever wonder how to move harmony around instead of repeating the same chord voicing over and over' Then Chords in Motion is a must have book for you! Andy has included a ton of information that will open up your comping and should keep you busy with new ideas for a long time! I highly recommend it! Dan Haerle Jazz Pianist, Composer, Author, Educator, Professor Emeritus, University of North Texas Chords in Motion is an essential guide to expanding one's conception of modern Jazz Piano Harmony. Andy LaVerne has managed to outline in a very practical and concise way, modern principles of piano chord voicings, as they pertain to the Jazz Pianist's primary group function of comping. David Hazeltine Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music Chords in Motion should be fun to take into the practice room to explore new ways of sustaining harmonies over the entire register of the piano. It is encyclopedic and thorough in its content. No stone is left unturned! Stephany Tiernan Pianist, Composer, Educator, Chair, Piano Department, Berklee College Of Music Chords In Motion is an excellent practicing resource that provides a garden of harmonic sonorities for a musician to choose and explore at the piano. I like the way that Andy has made the information accessible to any level of student. I look forward to discovering some different sounds with this book. Phil DeGreg Jazz Pianist, Author, Educator, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music I am delighted to recommend Andy LaVerne's Chords In Motion to aspiring jazz pianists! Andy is a superb pianist, very capable of addressing this topic. Prior to pianists like McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, and others, most pianists were content to have acquired a small handful of chord voicings, generally with the chord roots on the bottom of the voicings. Though 'rootless voicings' were adopted in later years, they were primarily for the left hand and generally only used the 3rd or 7th on the bottom. But now the serious jazz pianist needs to be able to move his or her voicings in a more diatonic manner, as shown in Andy's book. Jerry Coker Jazz Saxophonist, Author, Educator Andy LaVerne's Chords in Motion is a study of encyclopedic scope on the use of harmonies based on fourth intervals in the context of jazz harmony. There is a wealth of information in terms of voicings, voice leading and chord/scale relationships and their application to common harmonic formulae (ii-V, etc.) and the chord progressions used in blues and common standard tunes. Jazz musicians interested in this vocabulary should find this book to be a useful launching pad for exploring this important corner of the world of jazz harmony. Bill Dobbins Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Author, Educator, Professor of Jazz Studies, Conductor, Coordinator Jazz Composition and Arranging, Eastman School of Music Chords in Motion is a highly detailed, informative and filling-in-the-gap text. It's an important and welcome addition to the jazz piano literature, which can be applied to any level of proficiency. Stefan Karlsson Jazz Pianist, Educator, Professor/Jazz Studies Division, University of North Texas Fantastic pianist Andy LaVerne has put together an amazing, detailed, and incredibly comprehensive guide for effectively implementing quartal and related voicings. He has honed in on the 'secret' to using these structures musically and creatively: moving the voicings through changes in logical and interesting ways. Clearly presented, extremely thorough, and loaded with information, Chords in Motion is a must-have for any pianist! Martin Bejerano Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Assistant Professor, Jazz Piano, Frost School of Music University of Miami Chords in Motion is an in-depth look at fourth and related voicings that give an atmosphere that you want to improvise on. We play over the voicing, not the chord symbol. Chords in Motion targets that modal atmosphere that horn players love playing over. Love this book - can't wait to start practicing it! Jerry Bergonzi Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Author, Educator, New England Conservatory I was thrilled when Jazz Piano Great Mulgrew Miller agreed to write a quote for this book. I was deeply saddened to hear of Mulgrew's passing just days before publication. All who loved Mulgrew and his music will sorely miss him, and are grateful for the rich musical legacy he left us. Rest easy, Mulgrew. Andy LaVerne

This book features a great selection of twenty-four early intermediate (to intermediate) Classical pieces which have been chosen for their relation to Classical society style conventions and musical trends. The book also includes sections on: The Enlightenment Neo-Classicism in Art and Literature Scientific advancement and The Industrial Revolution. Beautifully illustrated throughout with notes on each piece and written in a clear and easy to understand format this book is ideal for any student of the Piano to broaden their knowledge of the Classical era between 1750 and 1820 and the genres that arose from it.

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

55 Selections from Symphonies Ballets Operas and Piano Literature for Piano Solo-Features 55 selections drawn from the rich 19th century Romantic literature. Composers included are Berlioz Brahms Bruckner Chopin Grieg Mahler Mendelssohn J. Strauss R. Strauss Schubert Schumann Tchaikovsky Wagner andothers. Great Romantic melodies are excerpted from symphonies ballets operas piano pieces and other concert works and presented as faithful transcriptions in new clean engravings. Includes capsule biographies of all of thecomposers represented.

This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II. Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contest solos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments. Baritone/Bass Contents: Aura Lee (Poulton) - Beautiful Dreamer (Foster) - The Erie Canal (Folksong) - Foolish Questions (Folksong) - Funiculi, Funicula (Denza) - Go Down, Moses - I Wish I Was Single Again (Beckel) - If You Were the Only Girl in the World (Ayer) - The Jolly Miller (arr. Manney) - Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho - The Lark in the Morn (arr. Sharp) - The Lost Chord (Sullivan) - The Minstrel Boy (arr. Weckerlin) - Mrs. Murphy's Chowder (arr. Culli) - Out of My Soul's Great Sadness (Franz) - Request (Franz) - Simple Gifts (Shaker song) - Smick, Smack, Smuck (Sousa) - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (arr. Burleigh) - The Story of a Tack (Parks) - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Where Did You Get That Hat? (Sullivan) - While Strolling Through the Park One Day - You'll Miss Lots of Fun When You're Married (Sousa). / Baryton

Unlocking the Masters Series-Ludwig van Beethoven's chamber works are some of his most revered compositions. Victor Lederer guides the serious nonprofessional listener through this oeuvre in his new book Beethoven's Chamber Music: A Listener'sGuide.Lederer shows how Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano overflow with high energy and spirits showing a creative force that transcended personal struggles. The “Kreutzer” sonata Op. 47 displaysall the power of the master's middle period while the G Major sonata Op. 96 foreshadows Beethoven's mellower late works. The author also considers the sonatas for cello and piano which span Beethoven's early middle and lateperiods and examines the piano trios including the immense “Archduke” trio.A highlight of the book is an exploration of the sixteen string quartets which represent the pinnacle of Beethoven's achievement inchamber music. Lederer explains how the middle-period quartets starting with the epic “Razumovsky” set shatter molds and create new procedures often on a stunning scale and why the five late quartets and the GreatFugue are considered the peaks of the quartet literature and of Beethoven's own output. Lederer helps both new and experienced listeners grasp the strangeness and grandeur of these astonishing creations.The book comes witha compact disc containing musical selections drawn from critically acclaimed performances on Naxos Records.

The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The accompanying online audio includes Piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type and are culled from a wide selection of classic and contemporary shows.

The world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. The accompanying online audio includes Piano accompaniments. The book features authentic editions of each song in the original keys. The songs have been carefully chosen for each voice type and are culled from a wide selection of classic and contemporary shows.