From My Book of Melodies. This is the first publication to feature the piano music of young English composer and pianist Alma Deutscher, complementing her recorded album on Sony Classical. Critics describe her work as "indeed miraculous," having "the poetry of Franz Schubert...the grace, lightness and brilliance of Mozart," and "wit and spirit." CONTENTS: For Antonia · The Lonely Pine-Tree · Summer in Mondsee · Up in the Sky · When the Day Falls into Darkness · The Star of Hope · In Memoriam · The Chase · Sixty Minutes Polka · I Think of You (G-flat major and G major versions) · Siren Sounds Waltz

This unique folio provides piano transcriptions and performance notes from two classic jazz compositions: Waltz for Debby and Very Early. Artist Transcriptions are authentic, note-for-note transcriptions of the hottest wind, electronic, guitar and keyboard artists. These outstanding, accurate arrangements are in an easy-to-read format which includes all essential lines. Artist Transcriptions can be used to perform, sequence or reference.

Left-hand dotted half notes with right-hand staccato intervals on beats two and three give this elementary piece in 3/4 meter a definite waltz feel. The melody is divided between the hands. Long melodic lines, comprised of skips and steps, give students opportunities to practice shaping phrases. An optional duet accompaniment provides harmonic variety and interest. / Piano

Brahms? popular 16 ?Waltzes? opus 39 composed in 1866 for four hands were transcribed by Brahms one year later for two hands. At the request of his publisher Brahms also wrote an easier version of the work for solo piano. Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for 'reasonable hands' that is for proficient players and the easier version as 'perhaps for prettier hands' that is for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a 'children?s edition'. The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer?s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romanticrepertoire.Both versions of the ?Waltzes? op. 39 (BA 9602 BA 9603) are available in separate editions and form an important contribution to Bärenreiter?s series of Brahms?s works in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. Both editions include fingering a well-presented musical layout and optimum page-turns. The Urtext editions are complemented by explanations on performance practice used by Brahms an informative foreword on the genesis sources and significance of the works together with comments on the primary sources.A key work in the Romantic piano repertoireAll known sources and the latest research findings taken into accountWell-presented musical layout with optimum page-turnsIncludes fingeringSuggestions on performance practice and interpretation (Ger/Eng)Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)The EditorChristian Köhn has been awarded several scholarships as well as winning major international music competitions in Germany.He has released 24 CDs to date including the first ever complete recording of the piano duo works of Johannes Brahms. Christian Köhn is a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Detmold.

23 favorite songs in very easy-to-play arrangements: Air on the G String · Alleluia · Ave Maria · By the Beautiful Blue Danube · Bridal Chorus · Canon in D · 1812 Overture · Eine Kleine Nachtmusik · Für Elise · Ode to Joy · Panis Angelicus · Sheep May Safely Graze · The Swan · Waltz of the Flowers · more!

Early Intermediate Level-The opening measures are slightly reminiscent of Erik Satie and this simple beautiful waltz speaks volumes. Key: D Major.

Later Elementary Level-An elegant waltz evoking the ambience of lovers in Paris. This could be used as a recital piece in which the student should let the music breathe and linger without pushing.