Une superbe collection de valses, tangos et polkas de Beethoven à Joplin, et d'Alberniz à Agay. / Piano

A perfect vehicle to successfully teach elementary students how to play staccato notes Polka Dot Notes highlights staccato playing in a clever artistic context. This piece will serve well as an elementary etude and repertoire supplement. The humorous lyrics and bouncy music promises to be especially appealing to young students.

Sarabande And Polka are two dances written in 1956 by Malcolm Arnold. Together with his English Dances they formed the music for Solitaire  a new ballet by the British dancer and choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan (1929-1992).Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) was an English composer who is best remembered for his film scores most famously the St Trinian's series. However he also wrote several orchestral works and ballets. He studied Trumpet and composition at the RCM before becoming a professional trumpeter playing as Principal Trumpet with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBCSymphony Orchestra.

This arrangement for Piano Duet depends upon the most delicate of staccato to reproduce the pizzicato effect so it is both a delightful piece and superb practice for the intermediate pianist.Johann Strauss wrote the PizzicatoPolka scored for String Orchestra with glockenspiel with his brother Josef for a trip to St Petersburg. On the evening the novelty piece was introduced such was the crowd’s enthusiasm that it was performed nine times.Similar scenes followed wherever the work was performed and it became one of the pair’s most popular works.

Publié par Sulyok Imre, Mez? Imre Instrument: Piano Série: Liszt Separate Editions Genre: Romantic Pages: 92 pp Date du parution: 1992