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The three movements of North Dakota: The Peace Garden State capture the spirit of this northern state. In 'The Meandering Missouri,' an atmospheric piece in Dorian mode and 3/4 meter, the Missouri River is depicted by a gentle accompaniment and lingering melody, making the piece reminiscent of a 'Gymnopédie.' A contrasting middle section with unexpected harmonies and parallel-moving triads brings the movement to a majestic climax before the opening melody returns and the movement ends quietly. By contrast, 'Black Gold Rag' is an upbeat ragtime number, which captures the excitement of the modern crude oil 'gold rush' in the state. Lively syncopation and playful gestures in the melody evoke the booming population of the thriving region. To conclude the suite, 'A Garden of Peace' paints a picture of the International Peace Garden on the border of the United States and Canada. Long, meditative melodies and descending arpeggios that weave between the hands contribute to this movement's serenity. Changing meters and changing key signatures provide students with musical challenges, while the pianistic patterns lay comfortably in the hands. / Piano

Arrangement for Piano Fourhands-In the 19th century arrangements for Piano four-hands were usually versions which people played at home if the works could not be heard in concert. In cases such as these Brahms did not however just make functional versions butcreatively transcribed his works for the piano. As the composer he allowed himself greater freedom than arrangers for publishers did. In this form his arrangements greatly contributed to the success of his works in musical life inthe 19th century. It is on account of their creativity that Brahms’ arrangements have attracted new interest in musical circles over the last few decades. This Urtext edition of the Symphonies nos. 1 and 2 for piano four handsoffers a scholarly musical text following the recently published volume in the Brahms Complete Edition.

This traditional setting of Adolph Adam's timeless carol will develop precise listening for dynamics balance and phrasing. Appropriate for church use. Arranged by Beatrice A. Miler for 2 Pianos Eight hands (Double Piano Duet).

Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance.The editor, Jonathan Del Mar, has closely scrutinised the autograph solo piano part and reproduced Beethoven's sophisticated performance instructions for the first time in a modern edition. Among other things, this has special repercussions for the left-hand figured bass line of the piano part during the tutti passages.As with the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 to 4, the piano reduction appears with a separate solo part containing all the information needed by the soloist to conduct the ensemble from the piano.- Many wholly new corrections in the solo and orchestral parts- Piano reduction with a separate solo part, as was customary in Beethoven's day- With Beethoven's continuo figures for the first time in a modern edition / Piano

Jazz Hands is a series of original jazz pieces for Piano by Mark Tanner which covers all standards from grade one through to red hot. Although the player may feel free to indulge in a spot of improvisation in response to the printed music there is no expectation to do so in any of the books. Nor are there any chord symbols or other bespoke abbreviations the like of which presuppose a degree of familiarity with the genre which may not actually be the case. Rather the idea is that the player will become gradually more confident and adept at playing in a jazz style as he/she works through the books. It may well be that a classically-trainedpianist has reached say grade 5 but feels currently at a more modest stage when tackling jazz. This is absolutely not a problem and indeed is all the more reason for the 'straight' player to extend their jazz skills to match.The title of this series 'Jazz Hands' derives from the familiar exuberant gesturing seen in music theatre fingers spread and extended with palms facing upwards an effect frequently amplified by a convulsive shivering of the hands. Cheerleaders have tended to make widespread use of jazz hands while the concept has also found its way into revues Broadway shows and films as well as contemporary dance. In the current context I am of course referring to the jazz pianist's hands which in only the most ambitiously spaced Art Tatum chord would require the player to stretch the digits to such an extent as in the aforementioned theatrical sense. The term 'jazz' has been adopted and adapted in a multiplicity of ways (not unlike 'classical' indeed) so that it no longer tells us very much about the music itself. Aficionados immediately recognise the better-known subgenres such as 'bebop' or 'New Orleans' styles and may even be able to distinguish 'smooth' from 'groove' or 'fusion/crossover' from 'postmodern'. And yet these are just labels not music. In an understandable bid to define all that we hear

Version for Piano four-Hands-Grieg?s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen?s drama ?Peer Gynt? contains some of his best-known compositions such as ?Morning Mood? and ?In the hall of the Mountain King?.Grieg later extracted the most beautiful pieces to form two Orchestral suites and arranged himself these versions for Piano solo and Piano four-hands. There was a surprise in store for Henle when they werepreparing this Urtext edition. In the autograph and the first print run the second suite contained another movement the ?Dance of the Mountain King?s Daughter? which Grieg deleted shortly afterwards. Thischarming dance appears in the appendix to this edition printed again for the first time in 120 years! The Norwegian pianist and Grieg expert Einar Steen-Nøkleberg was co-editor for this edition and alsoprovided the new fingerings.

Considéré par beaucoup comme le dernier représentant du classicisme viennois, Ludwig Van Beethoven, mort à 57 ans est un génie qui a composé quantité d'oeuvres dont Piano Concerto D major op.61a after the Violin Concerto op. 61 pour Piano 4 mains et Plus et plus particulièrement pour 2 Pianos 4 Mains. Ce sont les éditions Henle qui ont éditées cette oeuvre de Ludwig Van Beethoven. Il ne vous reste plus qu'à la jouer. / 2 Pianos 4 Mains / Chanson En Séparée

Technique 4 se poursuit et développe les outils techniques et artistiques apprises dans les livres Technique 1A - 3. Les cinq nouveaux outils de fabrication introduites sont: staccato legato contre, en jouant dans et hors de touches noires, des liens de vitesse, ouvrir la main, et la roche la basse d'Alberti. Etudes artistiques mettent en valeur la technique d'un élève dans un cadre musical expressif et Mains Ensemble ateliers axés sur le développement des compétences nécessaires à la coordination mains-jouer ensemble. Etudes ouvragés offrent une formation pour jouer chefs-d'oeuvre standard. Chaque page du livre technique en corrélation avec une page spécifique dans le livre de leçon. / Piano

Le Concerto de Grieg in A Minor, Op.. 16, et le Concerto de Schumann en la mineur, op. 54 - deux des plus populaires de tous les concertos pour piano du répertoire - réimprimé dans les éditions qui font autorité. Dans chaque cas, la partie de piano 2ème est une réduction d'orchestre, en fournissant des pianistes avec le format 2-piano qui est la méthode standard pour les répétitions.Réimpression de sélections de Concerto en la mineur pour piano, op. 54, G. Schirmer, Inc, New York, 1918 et Konzert für Klavier, op. 16, A-??Moll, C. F. Peters, Francfort, n.c. / 2 Pianos

Slavonic Dances op. 72 for Piano Four-hands-With the publication of the second volume all of the ?Slavonic Dances? are now available in Urtext. Following the resounding success of the first series op. 46 which immediately made the composer famous around the world thepublisher urged him to write more. Dvo ák only got down to work on them eight years later announcing ?I think these will be very different?. And indeed the difference cannot be missed: the second series is singled out bygreater formal freedom and more colourful harmony. Whereas Opus 46 is for the most part characterised by sparkling high spirits (HN757) in Opus 72 there are also quieter notes: melancholy and poetry find their way into theexuberant dance.