Glass Philip Solo Piano

A superb 160 page volume packed with solo Piano arrangements of great American music from the 19th to 20th centuries. By composers including Barber, MacDowell, Sousa, Joplin, Bacharach and Glass. <br> <br>A specially-written foreword places the music in historical and national context and includes biographical details of many of the featured composers. The arrangements are intended for the intermediate to advanced pianist, but the book will give any player a unique practical and historical insight into America's immense contribution to the international world of music. / Partition /

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:  

Arrangeur: Paul Barnes. Par GLASS PHILIP. Paul Barnes présente une série de sept transcriptions Piano dérivée de l'opéra de 1991 de Philip Glass Cocteau. La suite fut créée en avril 2001 à la Greenwich House Music School In New York City./ Répertoire / Piano

A collection of music arranged for solo piano including Metamorphoses One to Five collected together for the first time. Suitable for intermediate to advanced pianists.

Featuring some of the world's greatest pieces of music from a variety of different genres the 'Top Ten' series contains music for everyone. Whether you're a beginner who wants to know the best classical pieces to learn or amore experienced player looking for the ultimate Piano songs to add to your repertoire we have a 'Top Ten' for you! Each piece comes with interesting background notes to give you that extra bit of insight. The TopTen Most Calming Pieces To Play On Piano contains ten of the world's most relaxing Piano pieces composed by some of the best-known composers of the last two hundred years including Frédéric Chopin Jules Massenet Philip Glass and Yiruma. We've roamed freely across the past two centuries of music to create this tranquil Pianoselection for you. There's a piece each by Chopin and Liszt two major stars of the early Romantic era; a couple of jewels from the Parisian belle epoque by Satie and Massenet; unforgettable melodies from the pens of Dvorak andRachmaninoff; while closer to our own time there's beautiful music by Philip Glass Neil Cowley and Ludovico Einaudi. Let life's stresses melt away as you take a deep breath and lose yourself in these precious musicalmoments...

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