27 pieces on the quiet sideInstrument : pianoNombre de Pages : 56Did you know that Bruckner wrote for the piano' Or that Liszt wrote some pieces that are not fiendishly difficult' Contemplations is selection of fascinating pieces for intermediate-level pianists. The music is drawn from a wide range of periods and styles, creating intriguing juxtapositions of pieces by well-known and lesser-known composers. Bernstein's tribute to Sondheim rubs shoulders with Erik Satie; Bartók, Benjamin and Bortkiewicz are bedfellows; Mozart and Tchaikovsky are represented alongside their contemporaries Koželuh and Cui. There are some thoroughly accessible new pieces too by contemporary masters.Piano Moods is an exciting new piano series from Boosey and Hawkes. Each volume is devoted to a particular mood. The pieces chosen draw on Boosey and Hawkes' extensive collection of wonderful music as well as lesser-known gems from the past - some of them from surprising sources - and newly composed works.Content : MacMillan: Barncleupédie - Scott: At dawn - L. Kozeluh: Pastorale - Benjamin: A rest by the brooklet - Bartók: Farewell (from Gyermekeknek (For Children)) - Grieg: Gone op. 71 no. 6 - Davies: Piano Piece No. 14 - Mozart: Adagio for glass harmonica K 346 (617a) - Delius: Waltz (no. 2 from Five Piano Pieces) - MacMillan: For Neil - Skrjabin: Prelude op. 16 no. 3 - C. Ph. E. Bach: Cantabile (from Sammlung für Kenner und Liebhaber Wq 55/III) - Quilter: Forest Lullaby (no. 3 from Contry Pieces op. 27) - Bartók: Melody in the mist 25 (from Mikrokosmos IV) - Bortkiewicz: Pensées lyriques op. 11 no. 2 - Cimarosa: Sonate no. 13 - Bruckner: Quiet contemplation on an autumn evening - Davies: Piano Piece No. 17 - Tchaikovsky: October (no. 10 from Les saisons op. 37b) - Rowley: Nocturene no. 1 (from A shepherd did roam the hills) - Prokofieff: Visions fugitives op. 22 no. 4 - Cui: At the cradle op. 39 no. 4 - Schwertsik: Albumleaf - Schumann: Evening song (from Sonata no. 2 op. 118) - Satie: Danse de travers no. 2 (from Pièces froides) - Liszt: Grey clouds - Bernstein: For Stephen Sondheim (from 13 Anniversaries)
SKU: PR.111401630
UPC: 680160003235. Anne Bradstreet, from Contemplations.
SKU: BT.MUSM570365807
English.
Jo Kondo 's A Contemplation for solo Piano. This work was composed in 2013 for Hauke Harder and was first published in 2014.
SKU: ST.Y288
ISBN 9790220223204.
1. Mechanical Study I 2. In the Air 3. Mechanical Study II 4. Falling Star 5. Mechanical Study III The three 'mechanical' studies of this set of five all employ a clear structural technique based on regularity. The first presents a stream of fast semiquavers in duple metre which constantly interplays with short motivic figures; the second offers a 14-bar ostinato (melody) that begins at the top of the keyboard and gradually descends to the bottom; around this ostinato a sustained counter-melody weaves. The third presents a igorous, stomping 9/8 dance rhythm which interacts with lengthening patterns in the second voice. The two 'fantastical' studies which intersperse the 'mechanical' contrast greatly with them: much freer in expression, tempo and rhythm, they evoke the outdoors and the calming presence of nature. The first moves like wafts of the breeze; the second, more complex, is the heart of the work. Its deep contemplations are several times interrupted by a modest refrain, drawing it back in the 'real world' - that of the three 'mechanical' studies which surround it. This refrain is also a mediator, its last appearance as gentle as the breeze evoked in the second study.
SKU: HL.49019723
ISBN 9790001188074. UPC: 888680039219. 9.25x12.0x0.107 inches.
This piece dates back to Vasks' Sturm and Stress period and was premiered in 1977. Freely notated over long passages, it uses both commonly notated passages and symbols as well as clusters. Vasks uses this wide range of modern piano technique for an expressive performance of both pianists. The performers have to cope with eruptions of powerful sounds and passages of great softness, while excitement alternates with contemplation.