SKU: PR.110418390
ISBN 9781491134603. UPC: 680160685158.
Eric Ewazen’s THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach’s Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen’s inventions maintain a pure “one note per hand” texture until their final chord, with strong-but-free imitative counterpoint between the two voices. While Ewazen may be best known for his wind music, he is a pianist himself, and composers’ works for their own instrument are a direct insight into how they write for their own performances. The piano adaptation of THREE INVENTIONS is also available as a separate publication.THREE INVENTIONS was written for my dear friend Maria Rojas, who premiered the work on a faculty recital at Juilliard. Maria is both a pianist and a harpsichordist, and I first met her when she gave a demonstration of the harpsichord for the students in my theory classes.I’ve always been captivated by Bach’s series of Two-Part and Three-Part Inventions. With the Two-Part Inventions, I’m amazed how Bach could create such wonderful intricacy and counterpoint with only two voices. I consequently modeled my inventions after the counterpoint of Bach, involving the traditional contrapuntal devices he used: imitation, development, harmonic and modal shifts, fragmentation, and sequence, essentially creating a dialog between two completely equal voices conversing with each other!Bach wrote 15 Two-Part Inventions (as well as 15 Three-Part Inventions, not to mention the 48 preludes and fugues in The Well-Tempered Clavier!), and that’s just the start of his voluminous repertoire for the keyboard! I was happy just to write three!!!Each of my inventions has a distinctive mood. The first is in a relaxed, yet cheerful C Major tonality (as a nod to Bach’s Invention No. 1 in C Major); the second is heartfelt and lyrical; and the third invention (involving a Gigue rhythm in the compound meter of 12/8) is energetic, and full of life and spontaneity. The third is primarily in a minor tonality, resulting in a feeling of drama, bringing the THREE INVENTIONS to an exciting finale.
SKU: HL.14042523
ISBN 9788759826911.
To Mediterrane Meditiationer / Two Mediterranean Meditations for Piano solo was composed by Per Nørgård in 1980. Dedicated Ragnhild Toft.
1. Græsk motiv (Greek motif) 2. Medstrømme (Cocurrent) The piano pieces (Two Mediterranean meditations) was inspired by a little town, Isternia, in the Greek island Tinos. During a stay there I was captured by the timeless peace that emitted from the shimmering white sculptured steps, and by the sounds in the narrow streets, creating an atmosphere of balanced activity on the background of a meditative silence. The pianopieces are related to the work “Isternia” (1979, for cimbalon solo, later rewritten for other instruments); the music seems to possess a certain timeless or rather ´genre-less´ character; this is effected through the use of archetypal melodies and meters changed in a rather ´cubistic´ way. In this respect the work is related to my “Sonora” (for flute and harp) and the duet “Medstrøms og modstrøms” (“Cocurrent & countercurrent”) Per Nørgård
SKU: HH.HH451-SOL
ISBN 9790708146582.
At the heart of George Berg's oeuvre are his seven collections of keyboard music. His sonatinas for harpsichord were a by-product of his teaching, appearing in three volumes between 1759 and 1762. Technically fairly simple, these are lively, inventive and finely polished works. Berg's sonatinas are as well suited to the piano as the harpsichord sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti from which they draw so much inspiration, provided that the player makes sparing (or no) use of the sustaining pedal and avoids over-fussy dynamic variation.
SKU: HH.HH450-SOL
ISBN 9790708146575.
At the heart of George Berg’s oeuvre are his seven collections of keyboard music. His sonatinas for harpsichord were a by-product of his teaching, appearing in three volumes between 1759 and 1762. Technically fairly simple, these are lively, inventive and finely polished works. Berg’s sonatinas are as well suited to the piano as the harpsichord sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti from which they draw so much inspiration, provided that the player makes sparing (or no) use of the sustaining pedal and avoids over-fussy dynamic variation.
SKU: SU.80101352
Keyboard Duration: 5' Composed: 2014 Published by: Zimbel Press The formal inspiration for this piece came from early Italian keyboard toccatas (those of Frescobaldi are probably the most famous today, though there are certainly many others). However, the early influences do not come exclusively from a single source. The toccatas of Hassler, the ricercari of Steigleder, the fantasias of Cornet and Kerckhoven, the fugues of Couperin, and anonymous late medieval keyboard music all are thrown into the mix, and blended with a contemporary use of mixed modality. This piece may be played on any keyboard instrument (organ, piano, harmonium/reed organ, harpsichord, clavichord, or electronic keyboard).
SKU: ST.Y215
ISBN 9790220221309.
1st perf: Sarah Nicolls, The Warehouse, London, 12 December 2003 Lute Stop, inspired by the legendary playing of Glen Gould and Alexis Weissenberg, is the latest bravura solo from Morgan Hayes, an outstanding young British composer of piano music. The interpretative style of these performers, favouring a block-like rather than a nuanced approach to dynamics, is mirrored in the formal aspect of the piece and the extreme dynamic contrasts of its material. Sudden shifts in register, octave doublings and quiet left-hand punctuations also feature prominently in the textures, suggesting changes of registration on a harpsichord - hence the title.
SKU: SU.80101322
A set of 24 three movement sonatas that can be played on any keyboard instrument (organ, piano, harmonium/reed organ, harpsichord, clavichord, or electronic keyboard). The composer writes the following: My inspiration for composing these sonatas comes as a direct result of the music of the Renaissance and early Baroque. It is an attempt by this composer to capture in his own musical vocabulary some of the 'essence' that pervades the music of these past centuries. These pieces are easy to play and extremely useful for services, recitals, or teaching. Instrumentation: Keyboard. Composed: 2012 Published by: Zimbel Press.
SKU: JK.01966
UPC: 093285019669. Mosiah 2:22, Doctrine and Covenants 59:23.
Easy Primary Songs for Piano is the perfect book for beginning pianists who can play hands together. You'll find many of the most well-loved primary songs in this book, arranged in a simple but beautiful way. In an effort to make this book simple and approachable, every song has been arranged in the keys of C, G, or F. Each song displays a keyboard chart above, showing the beginning hand positions and the sharps/flats included in the piece. Songs have been ordered by level of difficulty (Beginner: Level 1 to Level 2). Watch for helpful tips above each song and don't be afraid to refer to the pages in the front which contain helpful tools and basic piano/music theory. * While this book is perfect for developing pianists, it could also be used in a primary setting as a simplified songook for the accompanist. This book was originally titled Simplified Favorites (#80095) Contents: A Happy Family Baptism Book of Mormon Stories Dare to Do Right Families Can Be Together Forever Give Said the Little Stream Happy, Happy Birthday Have a Very, Merry Christmas He Sent His Son I Am a Child of God I Believe in Being Honest I Feel My Savior's Love I Hope They Call Me on a Mission I Lived in Heaven I Love to See the Temple I Want to Be a Missionary Now I Will Be Valiant In the Leafy Treetops Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked It's Autumn-time Keep the Commandments Mother Dear My Dad My Heavenly Father Loves Me Oh, What do You Do in the Summertime? Once There Was a Snowman Quickly I'll Obey Search, Ponder and Pray Seek the Lord Early Smiles Teach Me to Walk in the Light Thank Thee for Everything The Golden Plates We'll Bring the World His Truth When Joseph Went to Bethlehem When He Comes Again Composers: various Arranger: Paralee Miles Eckman Lyricist: various Difficulty: easy to medium easy Reference: Mosiah 2:22, Doctrine and Covenants 59:23.
SKU: FV.FUE-1620
ISBN 979-0-50012-062-9.
Inspired by a deep sea diver's text about the beauty of deep ocean anchovies Olive first composed a work for vibraphone. In Text III for Piano she uses themes from this piece and arranges them to become a Fantasie-stuck which includes virtuostic passages. Level of difficulty: difficult.
