Format : Sheet music + CD
20 famous classical pieces, original version + jazzy arrangement Instrument : piano Type : edition with CD Nombre de Pages : 90 This volume contains a wide selection of famous musical themes from Bach to Carl Orff. Some of them were originally written for the piano; most have had their scores carefully arranged to make them easy to play on the piano. Each piece is followed with a jazz interpretation, which can either be played alone or alongside the 'original' version. Perhaps this will show that the 'classics' are not all that far removed from jazz, and that music of earlier periods contains many of the essential characteristics of jazz. Doesn't Lully's 'Gavotte', for instance, contain one of the most famous jazz themes ever The 'Blue Gavotte' may make this clearer. The theme from Mozart's Sonata in A major (K 331) doesn't require many rhythmic changes to give it a blues flavour ('Mozart Goes Blues'). The driving rhythm of the ostinato bass in Carl Orff's 'O Fortuna' would suit modern jazz-rock performers well, with a few small changes ('A Fortune for a Tune'). What do Bizet's 'Habanera', Brahms' 'Hungarian Dance No. 5' and Paganini's 'Caprice No. 24' have in common Why have they been turned into salsa music ('Habanera con Cigarro', 'Hungarian Salsa No. 5', 'Capriccio Latino') Much of this is up to the individual: if you want to discover similarities, they are easy to find. It is difficult to convey a jazz interpretation through musical notation alone, so a CD has been included - not to demonstrate the only possible interpretation, but to offer ideas and suggestions. Content : Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville, theme from the ouverture, The Barber’s Swing - Johann Sebastian Bach: Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2, Goodinery - Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in D Minor BWV 565, Jazz Toccata - Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte, Blue Gavotte - Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.94 “Surprise” theme from 2nd movement, Surprise Samba - Niccolo Paganini / Franz Liszt: Caprice No.24, Jazz Caprice - Georg Frederic Handel: Sarabande from Suite in D Minor HWV 437, Sarabanda Rock - Iosif Ivanovici: Danube Waves, Blue Danube Waves - Georges Bizet: Habanera from “Carmen”, Habanera con Cigarro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in A Major KV 331 theme from 1st movement, Mozart Goes Blues - Bedrich Smetana: Vltava, Moldau at Night - Giuseppe Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida, Aida Groove - Ludwig van Beethoven: The Rage Over the Lost Penny, Lost Penny Rag - Robert Schumann: Reverie, Dreamery - Vittorio Monti: Czardas, Jazz Czardas - Edvard Grieg: Solvejg’s Song, Solvejg’s Bossa - Edvard Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt, The Mountain Kings Mood - Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento d’Arianna, Ariana’s Dream - Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5, Hungarian Salsa No.5 - Carl Orff: O Fortuna from “Carmina Burana”, A Fortune For A Tune
SKU: HL.49045961
For many choirs, 'Classic meets Jazz' is a welcome theme, especially if a choir wants to learn and rehearse a stylistically wide-ranging repertoire. These arrangements which are based on works by Schubert (serenade 'Leise flehen meine Lieder'), Brahms (Intermezzo Op. 118/6) and Chopin (Nocturne Op. 9/2) use several jazz styles such as swing, bossa nova and jazz waltz. Content text: Serenade (F. Schubert: Leise flehen meine Lieder) I'm free (J. Brahms: Intermezzo op. 118/6) Amelie's Lullaby (F. Chopin, Nocturne op. 9/2).
SKU: HL.49045960
'Classic meets Jazz' is a welcome theme for many choirs, especially if the choir wants to rehearse a varied repertoire representing many styles. In these arrangements based on works by Bach (Minuet), Brahms (Wiegenlied), Schumann (Traumerei) and Susato (Rondo), different jazz styles such as Medium Swing, Ballad or Latin are used.
