24 Contemporary Pieces For Solo Piano: Piano: Instrumental Album

Volume 1 (Book 1)-This collection contains exciting contemporary pieces (solos and duets) by seven leading FJH composers that will open up a world of new sounds through bitonality chromaticism jazz harmonies mixed meters ostinato patterns whole tone scales aleatoric writing and unique pedal effects - all that are fun to play! This collection will give students the opportunity to use their imagination to create their own interpretations.

Twenty-Four Contemporary Pieces For Solo Piano includes a diverse selection of works from 16 of the world's leading composers. The 24 pieces featured in this collection represent the best of contemporaryclassical Piano music being composed today. As well as being a compilation of fantastically enjoyable compositions the book also features interesting notes by each composer to accompany their music.   These Contemporary Pieces For Solo Piano are at once accessible and musically inspiring featuring some of the most talented and respected composers and their most definitive contributions to Piano music.Perhaps the biggest name included here is that of Ludovico Einaudi whose wide reputation is a result of his masterful ability to pull at heartstrings exemplified in his works Berlin Song The Earth Prelude andWaterways all of which are included here.    Other giants of contemporary classical music are included in the collection names like Philip Glass (Étude No.11) Max Richter(Horizon Variations & Vladimir's Blues) and Hauschka whose Can You Dance For Me Early In The Park and Until It's Dawn perfectly encapsulate the emotive characteristics of all thepieces in this book. Composers like Nils Frahm Ólafur Arnalds Dustin O'Halloran and Jóhann Jóhannsson evolved from a similar school that favours building atmosphere with hypnotic arpeggiation in composition explaining why these composers are often used to great effect in film soundtracks.   Hear Einaudi Dustin O'Halloran Philip Glass and more discuss sheet music composition and contemporary classicalmusic in our exclusive video below:  

This collection contains More Grade 3 Piano Solos that will delight pianists at a Grade 3 standard. From classical and contemporary pieces to pop hits and songs from the musicals this book containssomething for everyone and each solo has been carefully selected with the specifications of the major exam board grades in mind. Together the 16 pieces form an enjoyable Piano songbook that offers valuable supplementaryrepertoire to Grade 3 pianists of any age. Pieces include Bills (Lunchmoney Lewis) Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) Hello (Adele) Nuvole Bianche (Ludovico Einaudi) Naughty (MatildaThe Musical) and more. 'Each volume contains a good selection of music which should motivate practice in most students: surely a cause for celebration'. Pianist Magazine February-March2018

The Faber Music Contemporary Piano Anthology. The Faber Music Contemporary Piano Anthology is an exciting collection of best-loved neoclassical music for solo piano. The book includes well-known pieces from Max Richter, Ludovico Einaudi, Enya and Philip Glass alongside stunning works from the likes of Agnes Obel, Imogen Heap and Anne Lovett, all arranged for the intermediate pianist and many in print for the first time.

Featuring works from 19 of the world's leading composers, Easy Contemporary Pieces reflects the tremendous variety of styles prevalent in contemporary music. These enjoyable pieces have been selected to be accessible to both the performer and the listener. 2 Years A Sentimental Waltz Brooklyn Chatterbox Waltz Etude No.1 Familiar Forgive Me Fragments Improvisation 1 Just A Waltz Metamorphosis One Monochrome No. 1 Monochrome No. 2 Ode To Joyce Opus 28 Opus 36 Questa Volta Sarabande Shard Simone's Lullaby Six Secret Songs No.1 Slumber Song The Blue Notebooks The Dark Bank Of Clouds The Exchange The Tartu Piano Three Secrets From The Abyss No.1 Tiger Moth Zebra Music - VI. White On White

Featuring the most relaxing and soothing contemporary music this collection of sheet music for solo Piano contains 21 pieces that will make sure you Keep Calm And Play On.When the stresses of modernlife get too much why not while away the blues with The Blue Book a compendium of calming and relaxing contemporary solo Piano pieces to help you take some time out and keep calm? We’ve brought together 21pieces including well-known themes from film & TV. Pieces include the Theme From Downton Abbey the beautiful Nuvole Bianche by Einaudi and Metamorphosis Two by Philip Glass. Forthe complete list of songs included please see below.So for a great way to unwind choose your favourite piece from this collection or just learn something new and you're sure to be inspired by these wonderful Pianopieces - a perfect addition to your repertoire. This Keep Calm And Play On: The Blue Book is part of our Keep Calm series including other books for solo Piano as well as Piano Vocal and Guitararrangements: click here to view them.

Terry Riley most commonly associated with the minimalist and experimental schools of music draws influence from a vast number of sources including jazz and Indian classical music. In turn his influence on contemporarycomposers and music in general is enormous and with this collection of his Piano Works you can learn a selection of his fascinating hypnotic and simply stunning compositions for soloPiano. As one of the founders of western music's minimalist movement Riley's works have been acclaimed as forays into ever-expanding loops of rhythm and melody music that instead of being listenedto immerses and envelops you. His early works such as 'In C' spearheaded this innovative idea beginning a career unmatched by other avant-garde composers. With The Piano Works this collection of TerryRiley sheet music finally brings together some of his best-loved and most acclaimed works for solo Piano like The Philosopher's Hand and Two Pieces For Piano. Featuring an extensiveforeword by Terry Riley himself this is not just a collection of sheet music it's almost a work of art: a brilliant publication featuring some beautifully engraved music along with words by a geniuscomposer. Riley gives a vast amount of fascinating biographical and compositional information about his included Piano Works such as Keyboard Study No.1 and No.2 Be Kind ToOne Another (Rag) and The Heaven Ladder Book 7. At times humourous and always eloquent his foreword tells the story of this composer's journey from humble Piano lessons to masterpieces and an unfathomable influence it's just great. Finally at the end of the book a selection of facsimiles of Riley's own handwritten scores is included letting you see what the music looks like from the man's own hand. As

Béla Bartók wrote the first four volumes of the Mikrokosmos as a series of beginning Piano exercises for his son Péter. The great Hungarian composer's complete six-volume collection represents one of the most comprehensive anthologies of contemporary technique ever assembled. This edition consisting of the first two volumes presents more than 100 pieces of study material suitable for first- and second-year students.  In a 1945 radio interview Bartók explained 'The Mikrokosmos is a cycle of 153 pieces for Piano written with adidactic purpose. That is to give piano pieces which can be used from the very beginning and then going on. It is graded according to difficulties. And the word Mikrokosmosmay be interpreted as a series of pieces in many different styles representing a small world. Or it may be interpreted as 'world of the little ones the children.'' This volume constitutes the definitive edition of Bartók's tutorials drawing upon all known manuscripts and the printed originals for a corrected version approved by the composer's son and the first student to benefit from these exercises.