A Century Of Piano Music contains pieces graded accordingly to difficulty, originally written variously for concert hall, class, festival or home: miniatures and more extended pieces that show off each composer at their best. Every major artistic movement can be discerned in this collection of easy and accessible piano works by some of the biggest names in British music of the twentieth century. As an aid to preparation and interpretation, there is a short explanatory paragraph on each piece. Generally, fingering has been added, though not in pieces where several alternatives would be viable. / Piano

Thirteen well known themes from 20th century classics all arranged for solo Piano by Christopher Norton. A terrific collection which includes: Britten's 'A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' Rachmaninoff's 'Theme from Piano Concerto No 2' (first movement) Copland's 'Hoe Down' and more. Christopher Norton has provided sympathetic and pianistic arrangements which we are sure will be useful and enjoyable for many years to come.

Volume 2-A superb collection that brings together the finest British Piano music of the twentieth-century and features some of the greatest British composers of all time. These are all beautiful pieces that require little or no virtuosity but which demonstrate the rich treasure trove of this pastoral repertory. With comprehensive background notes to each of the ten pieces here this is a fine book of fantastic and enjoyable pieces which any intermediate pianist will enjoy.

Some of the most beautiful and diverse pieces by some of the finest composers in recent history are included in this enormous Library Of Modern Piano Music. Such a comprehensive collection of brilliant works forsolo Piano belies the rich quality and sheer amount of music being composed that just begs to be learned. Over 100 fantastic pieces are guaranteed to keep you learning from this truly classic selection until the nextcentury! The Library Of Modern Piano Music boasts an unprecedented volume and variety of amazing compositions some well-known some more unfamiliar some composed as standalone pieces andothers as film scores but the one thing uniting them all is their impeccable musicality and how enjoyable they are to play. Featuring the biggest names in contemporary classical music composers like Einaudi lend their wonderfulcompositions (Primavera  Una Mattina) and all-round geniuses like Philip Glass are represented with a generous selection of their finest work (Metamorphosis Five Opening Piece FromGlassworks and more). The varied progression of Piano music through the 20th century to the present day has given rise to an exceptionally vast and diverse repertoire. The unbelievable depth ofthe composers included here means you'll rarely be stuck for something to play. Kaija Saariaho Stravinsky Francis Poulenc Dustin O'Halloran Nico Muhly and Witold Lutoslawski are genuinely just a fraction of the composersfeatured in The Library Of Modern Piano Music. Some great standalone compositions like Samuel Barber's incomparable Adagio For Strings sit aside excerpts from longer works like a portion of EdwardGregson's An Album For My Friends or Joby Talbot's Once Around The Sun. If you happen to be a fan of film and television scores a taste of Michael Nyman's distinguished score for

Kevin Volans' L'Africaine for Piano solo. Duration: 22 minutes. Composers Note: Most of the piano music I have written has focussed on a number of 20th century musical concerns: withcomplex rhythmic patterning a- and poly-tonality multiple layering of parts on occasion introducing different tone colours (like playing inside the instrument or electronic modulation) ' but above all resonance. The development of the piano in 19th century with its increased size pitch and dynamic range led above all to an instrument capable of rich and full resonance that could rival even an orchestra. All centred around thepedal ' in Anton Rubinstein's words: The soul of the piano. This time I thought it would be interesting to write a piece which pays no attention to this tradition; to write a piece from the point of view ofsome African compositional methods and ways of patterning ' mainly interlocking parts which result in shifting downbeats. For a large part of the piece I treat the left and right hands as two complementaryperformers. So hardly any pedal no concerns with contemporary harmony style structure or technology. I did slip in a slightly concealed reference to Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse however. The pieceis roughly 22 minutes long in three sections and the title is a slightly tongue-in-cheek reference to Couperin. 

This edition combines Books 1 and 2 of Piano Music For Young And Old a fantastic collection of 24 Five-tone pieces in all keys. This critical edition is designed to accurately reflect the Danish composer Carl Nielsen's intentions and musical ideas and to provide a guide to understanding the composition within the context of his artistic and intellectual development.With Carl Nielsen Danish musical life moved into the 20th century. Composing works in almost every genre - opera and music for the stage orchestral music concertos choral works chamber music Organand Piano music and songs - he created a prominent position for himself in international musical life. Carl Nielsen stands out as one of the most significant symphonists of this century. His concertos and chamber music also have an important place in the international repertoire and his two operas have won considerable recognition not only in Denmark but throughout the world.

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.

Selected Highlights from the Solo Piano Works-Rachmaninoff: The Authentic Collection for Piano is a songbook containing classics from the early 20th-century Piano repertoire by Kabalevsky Prokofieff Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky.Rachmaninoff: The Authentic Collection for Piano is a series of beautifully produced authentic editions with introductions and performance notes. Conatins highlights from the Authentic Editions of Rachmaninoff's finest Piano works including selections from Preludes Etudes-tableaux Moments Musicaux Morceaux de Fantaisie and Morceaux de Salon.Russian paintings from this period arefeatured on the cover in full colour.

This collection of 15 pieces, transcribed and edited by the Howells scholar Jonathan Clinch and published for the first time to coincide with Matthew Schellhorn?s recording of the complete piano music by Howells for Naxos, reveals a previously neglected aspect of this celebrated English composer.
The pieces chart the musical development of Howells, from his earliest known work The Arab?s Song, written when he was 16, to the Petrus Suite, completed in his 80s, as well as demonstrating his fascination with French music (Phantasy, Harlequin Dreaming) and the Tudor period (Pavane and Galliard).
The volume also includes the moving tribute to his friend and fellow composer Finzi: his rest. Comprising a wide array of pieces from characterful miniatures to more substantial suites, the collection will appeal to Howells devotees and lovers of 20th century English music, as well to as anyone seeking fresh and distinctive piano repertoire. / Partitions classique / Piano - instruments à clavier / Piano / NOVELLO

This is the first time that a version of Gustav Holst's The Planets for solo Piano has been published. In this glorious publication the emotional rollercoaster that is this seven-movement orchestralsuite can be played on a single Piano with those crashing chords and textural melodies sounding just fantastic on the solo keys. Originally scored for two pianos and four hands this epic orchestral workcontinues to astound and astonish audiences around the world even a century after Holst begun work on the first movement Mars the Bringer of War. This volume allows the solo pianist to emulate those gloriousmelodies wonderful harmonies and dynamic rhythms bringing the wonder of The Planets to the keys. This unique arrangement of The Planets reduces the entire orchestra tojust a solo Piano with some fingering hints throughout. The lovely engraving is an absolute pleasure to read from and the sound of those thunderous rhythms and sweet melodies sounds absolutely brilliant coming from the purityand clarity of a solo Piano. With all seven movements included in this The Planets sheet music you'll be able to learn Mars Venus Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune in theentire work that's sometimes thunderous occasionally calm often bombastic but always beautiful. With the full-colour astrophotography of the cover the detailed accurate and clear engraving and theinherent uniqueness of such an arrangement befits the timeless and enduring achievement of a work like this. The compositional history and musical qualities of The Planets are fascinating and the lengthyintroduction details the rhythms the harmonies and the personality that Holst injected into his work so you can learn about this glorious work before delving into the stunning arrangement of each of the seven

The pieces contained in this volume were composed in the decade between 1918 and 1928 the perios in which Howells established himself as a composer of instrumental music. Although he wrote no major work for the Piano he contributed some finely crafted and charming miniatures to the repertoire of character pieces popular in the early part of this century. This is fine music idiomatically written for the Piano which fully justifies its return to circulation in this reprint.

Fantasy Suite-Percy Turnbull born near Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1902 had his earliest musical training as a cathedral chorister. At the RCM in the 1920s Turnbull studied with Vaughan Williams Holst and John Ireland. Turnbull was a highly accomplished pianist and spent much of his life earning his living as an accompanist performer and teacher. His understandng of the instrument and his extremely wide knowledge of the piano repertoire led him to produce highly varied and colourful output. His interests were almost entirely for miniature forms: suites preludes studies variations and character pieces. All of these pieces be they athletically virtuoso or deftly simple show a flair forthe idiom and perhaps more importantly they lend an historically significant and stylistically interesting perspective to the literature of twentieth-century British piano music.

Seven Character Pieces-A wonderful collection of pieces for Piano Solo by one of the great British pianists of the last century Percy Turnbull. These wonderful pieces were written between 1923 and 1927 and it is clear that they are sketches of friends and colleagues at the Royal College of Music. These pieces reveal his versatility and technical dexterity and demonstrate his ear for both detail and melody. Book three in this series of Turnbull's Piano music.

* A Walk in the Paradise Garden fr A Village Romeo and Juliet (Delius)
* Basse Danse (Warlock)
* March fr The Love of 3 Oranges (Prokofieff)
* Nimrod fr Enigma Variations (Elgar)
* The Holy Boy (Ireland)
* Theme fr Cello Concerto (Elgar)
* Theme fr Piano Concerto 2, 2nd mvt (Rachmaninoff)
* Theme fr Symphony 2, 3rd mvt (Rachmaninoff)
* Theme fr Symphony 5, 2nd mvt (Shostakovich)
* Themes for Peter and the Hunters fr Peter and the Wolf (Prokofieff)
* This Little Babe fr A Ceremony of Carols (Britten)
* Troika fr Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofieff)
* Venus fr The Planets (Holst)

A New Edition Revised and Edited by the Composer. Par VILLA-LOBOS HEITOR. An exciting assortment of Piano works that are musically and technically rewarding as study pieces, and appealing in recital. The music is on a level with that of the 18th and 19th century masters. This edition has been edited by the composer. Contents: ALMA BRASILEIRA - CHOROS NO.5 BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS NO.4 - Suite 1. Preludio - Introdução - (Prelude) 2. Coral - Canto Do Sertão (Song of the Jungle) 3. Aria - Cantiga (Song) 4. Dansa - Miudinho (Dance) CAIXINHA DE MUSICA QUEBRADA (The Broken Little Music Box) CARNAVAL DAS CRIANCAS BRASILEIRAS - Suite 1. A Manhã Da Pierrete (Pierrette's Hands) 2. O Chicote Do Diabinho (The Devil's Whip) CICLO BRASILEIRO - Suite 1. Plantio Do Caboclo (Native Planting Songs) 2. Impressões Seresteiras (Mistrel Impressions) 3. Festa No Sertão (Jungle Festival) 4. Dansa Do Indio Branco (Dance of the White Indian) GUIA PRATICO - Album 1 - Five Pieces 1. Acordei De Madrugada (Dawn) 2. A Maré Encheu (Full Tide) 3. A Roseira (The Rose-Bush) 4. Manquinha (Little Lame Girl) 5. Na Corda Da Vióla (On the Strings of a Viola) GUIA PRATICO - Album 8 - Seven Pieces 1. O Limão (Oh, Lemon) 2. Carambola (Goodness!) 3. Pobre Céga (Poor Blind Woman) 4. Pai Francisco (Father Francisco) 5. Xô Passarinho! (Fly! Little Bird) 6. Sinh' Aninha (Farmers' Daughters) 7. Vestidinho Branco (Little White Dress) GUIA PRATICO - Album 9 - Six Pieces 1. Laranjeira Pequenina (The Little Orange Tree) 2. Pombinha, Rolinha (Little Dove, Tiny Dove) 3. O Ciranda, O Cirandinha (Circle Dance) 4. A Velha Que Tinha Nove Filhas (The Old Woman That Had Nine Daughters) 5. Constante (Constant) 6. O Castelo (The Castle) POEMA SINGELO (Simple Song) PROLE DO BEBE - #1 - Suite 1. Moreninha (The Little Paper Doll) 2. Mulatinha (The Little Rubber Doll) 3. O Polichinelo (Clown) SIMPLES COLETANEA - Three Pieces 1. Valsa Mistica (Valse Mystique) 2. Em Um Berço Encantado (Dans Un Berçeau Féerique) 3. Rhodante (Circle Dance) SUITE FLORAL - Op.97 - Three Pieces 1. Idilio Na Rede (Summer Idyll) 2. Uma Camponeza Cantadeira (A Singing Country Girl) 3. Alegria Na Horta (Joy In The Garden) / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Répertoire / Piano