Headstrong and eccentric Satie consciously distanced himself from the Romantic traditions of the nineteenth century. His three miniatures for piano 'Gymnopédies' are the first testimony to his idea of a 'NewSimplicity': repetitive steady rhythms that are reminiscent of ancient cult dances have their very own meditative charm. Satie’s principle of stringing together musical units rather than forcing them to develop later provedgroundbreaking for many musical movements of the twentieth century. Satie would certainly have appreciated the balanced print image of Henle's Urtext edition as he took pleasure in the visual design of his musical scores.

Promenade Series Of Piano Music No. 40-French composer and pianist Erik Satie?was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. His work was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism repetitive music and the Theatre of the Absurd. An eccentric ?Satie?was introduced as a 'gymnopedist' in 1887 shortly before writing his most famous compositions the Trois Gymnopédies.The three short atmospheric pieces in ? time are now published as part of the Promenade Series of Piano Music (No. 40). Collectively the?Gymnopédies?are regarded as an importantprecursor to modern ambient music gentle yet somewhat eccentric pieces which when composed defied the classical tradition.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

50 Famous Pieces For Piano / Hard Cover. The popular anthology Best of Piano Classics is now available as an exclusive hardcover edition, with ribbon bookmark and high-quality binding. A thoughtful gift for any pianist! Selected for pupils in their first years of piano lessons, this volume contains 50 of the most beautiful original compositions for piano from the days of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) to the days of Alexander Grechaninov, providing playing material from the baroque period to the early 20th century. Apart from numerous individual pieces, it also contains easy sonatas and sonatinas by Haydn, Clementi, Mozart, and Beethoven. Complete with fingerings, tempo suggestions and notes on the execution of ornaments, this collection with its modern and reader-friendly layout is ideal for lessons and for playing at home. / Classique / Recueil / Piano

Favourtie French Melodies-In creating these dozen arrangements I am unashamedly cherry-picking from a long and rich seam of French music. I feel confident that younger players and those relatively new to the cello will enjoy my selection. Forgive my tongue-in-cheek title for the book French Baguettelles (I'm half French so I don't feel too guilty!) for the music herein has more than a hint of garlic about it. Although there are certainly serious overtones to one or two pieces there is a healthy dollop of silliness to lighten the mood. Apart from Sur la Pont d'Avignon which was reportedly written in the 15th century Frère Jacques which was a popular 18th century song and Tambourin which wasin all probability also written in the 18th century (Gossec did however live well into the 19th century) all of the pieces come from composers who lived in the Romantic period. Ravel and Debussy were of course known for their impressionistic colours though for the most part it is the accompaniments which reveal this characteristic most fully. I have endeavoured to keep the piano parts playable by mere mortals conscious of the fact that cello teachers may not possess a virtuosic piano facility but may nevertheless wish to turn their hand to accompanying pupils for concerts festivals exams etc. Many of the pieces were originally written for the piano either in its solo capacity (Ravel's Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte Chabrier's Idylle Satie's Gymnopedie 1 Debussy's La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin) or in duet form (Fauré's Berceuse from 'Dolly Suite'). Three orchestral pieces Bizet's L'Arlésienne Offenbach's Can-Can and Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre lend a welcome dramatic overtone to the book while Franck's exquisite Panis Angelicus originally conceived as a choral piece rounds off the selection admirably. In the main it is the cello's capacity for lyricism that has steered my choice of music so really open up your sound and enjoy yourself with these ageless melodies.I wish you bonne chance!Baguette: a thin loaf of

With Online Audio-Parlez-vous Francais? This collection of popular compositions for Flute with Piano accompaniment illustrates French musical styles at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. Information about the composers and French musical styles is included as well as accompaniments. The works featured include popular and enjoyable pieces by Debussy Satie Faure Boisdeffre and Saint-Saens. On theincluded audio download a native French speaker introduces all of the works in the book helping you learn correct pronunciation of the composers' names and performance markings. Play along with the Piano accompanimenttracks for all pieces in the book. Accompaniment tracks reflect nuances in tempo phrasing and articulation used by professional performers. All works are set at a performance tempo and can be used in a practice studio or recitalsetting.

Pieces By Auric Durey Honegger Milhaud Poulenc And Tailleferre-In the early 20th century composer Erik Satie assembled a group of young musicians who rebelled against the music of Wagner and Debussy. Known as 'Les Six ' the avant-garde composers collaborated with the poet Jean Cocteau to present a highly successful theater program that became the rage of Parisian artistic circles in the 1920s. Suitable for intermediate- and advanced-level pianists this original compilation features 20 works by composers Georges Auric Louis Durey Arthur Honegger Darius Milhaud Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre. Reproduced from authoritative sources the contents include.

Peter Dickinson (b. 1934) is a British composer pianist and academic. He studied at Queen’s College Cambridge and the Juilliard School in New York and has since held professorships at Keele University and Goldsmiths’ College. His compositions are firmly in the 20th century idiom drawing heavily on influences from Cage Ives and Satie.Five Forgeries is a collection of Piano duets written in 1963. Each duet is written in the style of a different composer with movements inspired by Poulenc Hindemith Stravinsky Delius and Bartok. The collection is dedicated to the great composer Lennox Berkeley(1903-1989) who was Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music for over 20 years and came to define the post-war generation of British composers.

This trio collection of 15 keyboard, vocal and instrumental pieces covering the Baroque to the 20th Century periods can be played together in harmony by any number or combination of instruments. Woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion can play in like-instrument or mixed instrumentation. It's an all-purpose folio that makes classical music fun! Contains: Adagio (Corelli) * Andantino (Turk) * Canon (Caldara) * German Dance, Wo0 13, No. 2 (Beethoven) * Landler (Schubert) * Passacaglia (Purcell) * March (Satie) * Minuet, Hob. XVI, No. 5 (Haydn) * Rigaudon (Daquin) * Romance (Schumann), Rosamunde (Schubert) * Trio in F (Bach) * The Village Maiden (Rameau) * Waltz (Tchaikovsky) * Waltz in B Minor, Opus 39, No. 11 (Brahms).

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series Philip Sparke's 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument this book introduces the beginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

In 1920 Maurice Ravel was asked by his publisher Durand to contribute to an issue of La Revue Musicale dedicated to Claude Debussy. A supplement included the first movement of Ravel?s Sonata as well as works contributed by Debussy?s friends Stravinsky Satie Dukas Bartok and de Falla to name only a few. This 1st movement of Ravel?s Sonata of which the autograph is lost then developed into a large scale four movement chamber music work utilizing a more modern music vocabulary than found in almost any other Ravel composition. Bärenreiter?s scholarly-critical edition the first ever of this masterpiece presents the work in two performing scores. It contains anintroduction on the history of the work reflecting Ravel?s work and rehearsals with violinist Hélène Jourdan-Morhange and cellist Maurice Maréchal. Sources for this new edition include the engraved copy the personal autograph scores (with earlier versions of some passages) which were used to rehearse the work and the first edition scores with emendations by Jourdan-Morhange and Maréchal. Included in the appendix are the original fingerings by the performers which are not found in the first edition. They reflect how Ravel must have heard the work in rehearsals and as such are a document of early 20th century performance practice. First Urtext edition of this workTwo performing scores (format 25 5 x 32 5 cm)The violoncello part does not allow for page turns in the first movement; therefore the edition includes an additional violoncello part in small print presenting the entire first movement on a double page without a page turnInformative introduction to the genesis of the work (Ger/Eng/Fr)Critical commentary with facsimiles and appendices

A repertory of original 20th Century music in graded sequence. Among the composers included are Kabalevsky Alt and Satie. Suitable for intermediate pianists. Selected and edited by Denes Agay.