Jazz Classics - Piano: Piano: Instrumental Album

14 famous themes from music history, from Bach to Offenbach, each with its own jazzy interpretation - just as in Vol. 1. This edition shows that 'classical music' and jazz are not that distant from one another after all. Just imagine Grieg's Piano Concerto played on a bandoneon - and you have got the perfect tango! Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 1 is also ideal as a salsa ('Hungarian Salsa No.1'). Schubert's trout suffers a terrible fate, here it may continue to live in a lively ragtime ('Fish Rag'). With Mozart, the night is merry and friendly. but 'A Black Night Music' shows its dark side. The accompanying CD provides examples and suggestions as to how all of these pieces can be interpreted.

Jazz Piano Solos Series Volume 52-24 bebop favorites are included in this collection with chord names. Includes: Bohemia After Dark - Boneology - Cattin' - Disorder at the Border - Eclypso - 52nd Street Theme - Grand Central - Hallucinations - Jay Bird - Lester Leaps In - Move - Ow - Parisian Thoroughfare - Second Balcony Jump - The Serpent's Tooth - Steeplechase - Witches Pit - and more.

Level 4; BigTime® Piano Jazz and Blues is a great collection of jazz and blues pieces. Standards such as ?Take the 'A' Train? and ?Desafinado? provide an introduction to basic jazz styles such as swing and bossa nova. Other moods and styles are featured in classics such as ?Autumn Leaves,? ?Misty,? and ?Night Train,? and in original compositions such as ?Equinox? and ?Big City Blues.? The book is arranged for the intermediate-level pianist and is especially written to create a ?big? sound while remaining within the level.

Par SCHOENMEHL MIKE. At a time, when pop and jazz exert lasting influence of the musical environment of an adolescent, it is important that this kind of music should be included in the training of an instrumentalist. The compositions in this book are intended to provide a break from the seriousness of music lessons, and to motivate the student who might be in a phase of 'classical fatigure'. The student can be acquainted with the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements of jazz in a playful way, and at the same time tackle the pianistic problems involved. / Jazz / Répertoire / Piano

Advanced Piano Solo-This contemporary setting of the famous Canon in D is a proven hit with teenagers. The fresh pianistic arranging blends pop and jazz elements with this timeless classic. A real winner!

Examination Pieces. Par . The Edition Peters Grade 8 Piano Anthology has long been a popular resource for anyone approaching this important milestone examination. In September 2022 Edition Peters will release a new Grade 8 Anthology to support the new (2023/2024) Syllabus and, for the first time, will issue new anthologies to support pianists studying at or preparing for Grades 5, 6 and 7. Also new for this year: a selection of lesser-known additional repertoire suitable for the own-choice piece in the new Performance Exams. The four new Piano Anthologies for Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 2023/2024 comprise a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus. The anthologies support students preparing for the Practical Exam or for the new Performance Exam. Those preparing for the Performance Exams are aided by Performance Notes by Norman Beedie (Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), which give advice on technique and interpretation for each piece, and guidance on preparing an effective programme. The pieces in this volume are drawn from the extensive range of piano music in the Edition Peters catalogue ? one of the widest available. With candidates able to offer a free choice work in the Performance Exam, each Anthology contains additional lesser-known repertoire suitable for the exam. / Date parution : 2022-09-27/ Recueil / Piano

The new RSL Classical Piano syllabus aims to reflect the widening tastes of young people, positioning itself at the forefront of the vast array of music available to pianists, encompassing the rich heritage of music from the Baroque right through to the modern day and emerging composers. The repertoire strikes a balance between a radical redesign and maintaining a recognisable structure, and sticks to four key principles: championing ethnically diverse composers, representing genders, acknowledging the history and tradition of piano learning, and enabling students to feel comfortable studying music in a popular and classical environment. The syllabus books are all beautifully presented, and to the high standard for which RSL books have become renowned. Each contains 10 pieces from a diverse range of composers and include everything students need to take their exams, including technical exercises and supporting texts for sight-reading, ear tests and general musicianship questions./ Recueil / Piano

Compiled by noted music historian Rudi Blesh this collection of the best Piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.All the greats are here including Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Francis Lamb as are such popular pieces as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer Elite Syncopations Swipesy Cake Walk and American Beauty Rag.

Songbook Christmas Music for Piano-Arranged for solo Piano this songbook contains all 12 songs from the jazz fusion Christmas album It's Snowing On My Piano by Norwegian jazz musician Bugge Wesseltoft. The It's Snowing On My Piano sheet music songbook is the perfect collection for the pianist who is tired of playing the same old Christmas classics and wants to impress and excite listeners with the criminally under-appreciated fusion of jazz and Christmas. Recorded in 1997 the album was Wesseltoft's first for solo Piano and included jazz updates of old favourites like O Little Town Of Bethlehem and WhatChild Is This (Greensleeves)  as well as compositions like the opening track It's Snowing On My Piano.  Jazz aficionados and Christmas-lovers alike will adore this album being a mix of musically fascinating techniques and style as well as those unmistakeably beautiful Christmas melodies played to perfection. With this songbook you will be able to play all of these brilliant tracks exactly as they were composed by Wesseltoft. Your listeners will be interested to hear you play the familiar tunes before being entranced by the contemporary flourishes and nuances that have been sprinkled throughout. The title track is especially lovely: a relaxing and subtly melodic piece that communicates the softness and delicacy of what we all hope for - falling snow. Bugge Wesseltoft has been acclaimed since having his first big impact on jazz at the outset of the 1990s. Not being confined by any rigid concepts of genre has meant he has consistently been able to innovate and therefore inspire audiences. From jazz to electronica to hip-hop the It's Snowing On My Piano sheet music is your chance to own and learn the festive offering from an award-winning composer.