50 Easy Contemporary Pieces

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 beaccessible to both the performer and the listener. The 29 contemporary works in this collection have been carefully selected for beginner and intermediate pianists. Many of the featured composers are known for theirchallenging works. However the difficulty level of the pieces in this book has been carefully considered to provide the best playing experience for pianists at an intermediate level or under. Several of the works have beencommissioned with this in mind appearing here for the very first time in print. Easy Contemporary Pieces contains Shard Two Years and Tiger Moth by Neil Cowley Familiar by NilsFrahm Fragments and Brooklyn by Hauschka Simone's Lullaby by Terry Riley Chatterbox Waltz and The Exchange by Michael Nyman Slumber Song by Morton Gould and more.

Le guitariste et compositeur belge Gilbert Isbin présente 50 pièces originales, courtes et contemplatives dans ce livre et cet enregistrement en ligne. Conçus pour la lecture à vue et l\'interprétation par des joueurs classiques et fingerstyle de tous âges, ces poèmes sonores influencés par la musique du monde, le blues et le jazz sont entièrement écrits en première et deuxième positions dans des tonalités adaptées à la guitare. Les solos comportent des mélodies faciles à chanter et sont facilement à la portée d\'un guitariste de niveau intermédiaire. Idéal pour un concert, un récital ou simplement pour jouer pour le plaisir. Comprend l\'accès à un enregistrement en ligne de l\'auteur interprétant chaque morceau. / Partitions variété - pop - rock / Variété internationale / Guitare / MEL BAY

One of Recital Music's best sellers! Three great pizzicato pieces which are useful as both educational or concert repertoire. Jazz Sonatine is a small three movement suite dedicated to three American jazz-greats - Paul Chambers Charles Mingus Scott LaFaro. Di-Ba-Dum is rhythmically exciting and inventive contrasting jazz idioms with easy contemporary styles and is dedicated to Richard Davis. Pizzicato Waltz combines classical and jazz styles with some treble clef work and was written for David Heyes and Bass-Fest.

Cool syncopation, funky riffs and smooth, stylish tunes - from dynamic to nostalgic, Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. 'Really Easy Jazzin' About' is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles, tailor-made for the absolute beginner. So take a break from the classics and get into the groove as you cruise from blues, to rock, to jazz.

The 30 pieces contained within this tutorial are aimed exclusively at piano beginners. All pieces are easy to play and will enable you to rapidly gain substantial experience in piano playing and since they are adapted versions of real musical pieces you will at no time lose your pleasure of playing. In order not to overwhelm you the level of difficulty of the pieces to be performed increases progressively allowing you to work in a fluent and coherent manner. The piano pieces put together in this tutorial will also allow you to discover musical styles which are totally different from one another forming a large panorama of contemporary and classic music. You will get a tasteof popular music jazz ragtime blues and rock. So you can rest assured thereâ??s something for everyone in here(!) The CD attached to the book will make your study even more enjoyable. Every musical piece appears twice: the first time for demonstration purposes (with the piano) and the second in the form of a backing track (without the piano) in order to give you the opportunity to play the piano and enjoy the accompaniment of other musicians. The 30 pieces contained within this tutorial are aimed exclusively at Piano beginners. All pieces are easy to play and will enable you to rapidly gain substantial experience in Piano playing and since they are adapted versions of real musical pieces you will at no time lose your pleasure of playing. In order not to overwhelm you the level of difficulty of the pieces to be performed increases progressively allowing you to work in a fluent and coherent manner. The Piano pieces put together in this tutorial will also allow you to discover musical styles which are totally different from one another forming a large panorama of contemporary and classic music. Youwill get a taste of popular music jazz ragtime blues and rock. So you can rest assured thereâ??s something for everyone in here (!) The CD attached to the book will make your study even more enjoyable. Every musical piece appears twice; the first time for demonstration purposes (with the Piano) and the second in the form of a backing track (without the Piano) in order to give you the opportunity to play the Piano and enjoy the accompaniment of other musicians.

A useful new resource for choirs, the New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Mixed-Voice Choirs is perfect for groups of all sizes and abilities. The pieces in this exciting collection have been carefully chosen to offer a selection of interesting contemporary works alongside older and more well-known anthems. It is recognised that many choirs have limited rehearsal time and, frequently, limited vocal resources. This collection aims to provide works that are easily and quickly learnable, with few splits in voice parts. In addition, many of the pieces in the New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Mixed-Voice Choirs can be adapted to work as unison settings with accompaniment, or in other flexible forms. The New Novello Book Of Short and Easy Anthems For Mixed-Voice Choirs is arranged for SATB Choir, with Organ accompaniment. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orgue

This Piano Album offers a wealth of discoveries and stimulating pieces from twenty composers of the 20th and 21 st centuries. These diverse pieces, by composers working in quite different styles, impressively demonstrate how topical and inspiring the piano is for contemporary composers. Their works invite you on a voyage of discovery ? using the piano?s 88 keys and occasionally its inside workings! Players experience the anatomy of an individual note, grasp what »touch« means, and experience the piano as a continent of undreamt-of musical possibilities. The pieces which result from improvisation encourage experimentation in the area of spontaneous musicmaking. Many of the works included here were composed recently especially for this unusual album, or are published for the first time. The cover has been designed by the artist rosalie, reflecting the lively and varied contents. The collection includes a broad spectrum of repertoire ranging from easy to more demanding works.


Contents

Jean Barraqué, Retour (Critical Commentary)
Günter Bialas, Zwei Intermezzi
L?ubica Cekovská, famisi
Beat Furrer, Zwei leichte Klavierstücke
Peter Michael Hamel, »... es werden nur Steine bleiben« in mem. Erich Fried
Vadim Karassikov, four short pieces
Rudolf Kelterborn, Klavierstück 2 »a una voce - a due mani«
Giselher Klebe, Thema und 39 Variationen
Ernst Krenek, Prélude
Philipp Maintz, nachtstück. klavierstück nr. 1
Matthias Pintscher, on a clear day
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini, abbracci auguri
Thomas Daniel Schlee, Silberne Schnur
Charlotte Seither, Sous mes yeux
Miroslav Srnka, ta vèt?í
Ulrich Stranz, Meditation
Michael Töpel, Canzonetta
Manfred Trojahn, Prélude No. 1 »Déjà là, printanier crépuscule«
Heinz Winbeck, In nomine Leon(h)ardi

The 30 pieces contained within this tutorial are aimed exclusively at piano beginners. All pieces are easy to play and will enable you to rapidly gain substantial experience in piano playing and, since they are adapted versions of real musical pieces, you will at no time lose your pleasure of playing. In order not to overwhelm you, the level of difficulty of the pieces to be performed increases progressively, allowing you to work in a fluent and coherent manner. The piano pieces put together in this tutorial will also allow you to discover musical styles which are totally different from one another, forming a large panorama of contemporary and classic music. You will get a taste of popular music, jazz, ragtime, blues and rock. So you can rest assured, there's something for everyone in here(!) The CD attached to the book will make your study even more enjoyable. Every musical piece appears twice: the first time for demonstration purposes (with the piano) and the second in the form of a backing track (without the piano), in order to give you the opportunity to play the piano and enjoy the accompaniment of other musicians. / Piano

Cool syncopation funky riffs and smooth stylish tunes - from dynamic to nostalgic Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. Really Easy Jazzin' About is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles tailor-made for the absolute beginner. So take a break from the classics and get into the groove as you cruise from blues to rock to jazz.For Bassoon with Piano accompaniment this book contains some delightful repertoire pieces for the elementary bassoonist. The solo bassoon part is also included on a separate insert.