From Bach To Offenbach. Popular Classic Pieces For Button Accordion (Bayan) And Piano Accordion. Ed. By Petrov V.

SKU: BT.WA-4050-401

English.

This lilting melody from Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffman has recently gained popularity by being featured in the hit film Lorenzo's Oil. A lively addition to the light repertoire for soo piano.

SKU: PR.11641139L

UPC: 680160682126.

Barcarolles for a Sinking City was inspired by the city of Venice, a place that has long held the fascination of artists, writers and composers, and which I have been lucky enough to visit on several occasions. Sadly it seems that future generations may not be so lucky: in addition to the city's slow sinking and recently discovered tilting, studies predict that if global warming and the resultant rise of ocean levels is unabated, the entire city (as well as many other coastal cities around the globe) will be under water by 2100.   I. Funeral Gondola The late, cryptic piano works of Franz Liszt made a profound impression on me as a young composer, among them two works he entitled La Lugubre Gondola (usually translated as The Funeral Gondola ) which were said to be a premonition of Wagner's death in Venice, his coffin transported through the canals in a black gondola. These late pieces of Liszt acquired even greater significance to me after I spent two summers in Bayreuth under the patronage of Friedelind Wagner, the granddaughter of Wagner and great-granddaughter of Liszt. This movement is a meditation on Wagner, Liszt, Venice and its own evanescence. II. Barcarolle/Quodlibet The Quodlibet (Latin for what pleases) is a musical form dating back to the 15th century where many disparate melodies are juxtaposed. Popular in the Renaissance, sacred and secular melodies were combined, often to comical effect due to the resultant incongruity of the words. The form was considered the ultimate test of a composer's mastery of counterpoint. The most famous Quodlibet is without doubt the final Variation of Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a form the Quodlibet is less common in more recent music, although examples can be found in the works of Kurt Weill and David Del Tredici.   My own Barcarolle/Quodlibet was inspired by the (perhaps apocryphal) story of the funeral where musicians were asked to play a Bach Choral, but due to miscommunication played instead the Bacarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann. Here, the Bach Choral Allen Menschen mussen sterben (All Men Must Die) is heard in the strings pizzicato, with a tempo indication In slow motion. The alto line of the Bach suggests a phrase from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Alle Menchen werden Bruder) heard in the muted trombone. Before long, the famous tune from Offenbach's opera is heard, followed by quotations from iconic Barcarolles by Chopin, Mendelssohn and Faure, as well as two Venetian popular songs and more Beethoven.   III. Barcarola/Ostinato/Carillon An ostinato is a repeated musical figure, and carillon is Italian for music box. This movement references the obsolete genre of salon pieces that imitated music boxes: such works by composers like Liadov and Gretchaninov used to be a mainstay of pianists' encore repertoire. This movement is however much darker in conception than those pleasant trifles. Utilizing the full battery of percussion, the carefully notated temporal slowing of the ostinato becomes overwhelmed by a poignant chorale melody before this box is snapped shut.   IV. Barcarolle Oubliee (Forgotten Barcarolle) Marked limpido (still) the final movement begins with the sound of rain produced by a percussion instrument called (appropriately) a rain stick. Halting phrases in the harp coalesce into the accompaniment for a plangent melody heard in the clarinet. The central Adagio of this movement leads to a shattering climax, before the opening phrases return and dissipate into nothingness.

SKU: AP.38405S

UPC: 038081437378. English.

200 years after the event it commemorates, let's celebrate Tchaikovsky with a very playable reduction of his great overture. Perfect for festival or contest---or just for fun, using paper bags for the canon effect!

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SKU: SP.TS180

ISBN 9781585604623. UPC: 649571101800.

Variety lies at the core of 83 Classified Piano Solos published by Santorella Publications. It combines eighty-three songs from seven different genres to form an incredibly unique product. From Hymns to Marches, Waltzes to Folk songs and Classics to Boogie, 83 Classified Piano Solos has everything that a beginning piano student needs. Boredom is a major obstacle to learning which students and teachers have encountered. They have found it extremely difficult to maintain interest when using a single resource. Often, supplemental materials are needed to keep study interesting and exciting since it is nearly impossible to find adequately diverse books. This adds a significant and unnecessary financial burden on both parties. 83 Classified Piano Solos from Santorella Publications is different. This best-selling easy piano title eliminates the need for costly supplemental materials while exploring many composers in varied genres and keeping study fun and interesting. To take full advantage of the variety, we strongly urge that you jump around from section to section and explore all that 83 Classified Piano Solos has to offer. This Jonathon Robbins best seller from Santorella Publications includes a performance CD which serves as a great tool for the beginning student. He or she can listen to a performance of each piece performed at the appropriate tempos, dynamics and stylings, then emulate this during their own performance, practice or study sessions. Just take a look at the incredibly diverse range of titles found in this great Santorella title: WALTZES - WALTZ (From, The Sleeping Beauty) - Tchaikovsky - EMPEROR WALTZ - Strauss - WALTZ IN A MINOR - Chopin, WALTZ IN Bb - Schubert - WALTZ IN C - Schubert - WALTZ IN C - Brahms - WAVES OF THE DANUBE - Ivanovici - WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS (From, The Nutcracker) - Tchaikovsky COWBOY MUSIC RED RIVER VALLEY - HOME ON THE RANGE - POOR, LONESOME COWBOY - GOOD BYE OLD PAINT - BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN - I'D LIKE TO BE IN TEXAS - THE COLORADO TRAIL - TO BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE - WHOOPIE TI-YI-YO! (Git Along Little Dogies!) HYMNS ABIDE WITH ME - I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR - WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS - ETERNAL FATHER - STRONG TO SAVE - HEAR OUR PRAYER - O LORD - I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY - ROCK OF AGES - COME, THOU ALMIGHTY KING - MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE - NEARER, MY GOD TO THEE - HE LEADETH ME - ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME - HOLY, HOLY, HOLY - SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER - IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE - FAITH OF OUR FATHERS FOLK MUSIC BILLYBOY - ALOUETTE - ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY - CRAWDAD SONG - TURKEY IN THE STRAW - THE FARMER IN THE DELL - SKIP TO MY LOU - SHE'LL BE COMIN''ROUND THE MOUNTAIN - PUT YOUR LITTLE FOOT - JOHN PEEL - OH, WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG GONE - MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB - FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW - POLLY WOLLY DOODLE MARCHES THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER - AMERICAN PATROL - MARCH OF THE PRIESTS (From, Athalia) - GRAND MARCH (From the Opera, Aida) - DIXIE - THE MARINES' HYMN - SOLDIER'S CHORUS (From the Opera, Faust) - HAIL TO THE CHIEF - ANCHORS AWEIGH - THE THUNDERER CLASSICS CRADLE SONG - Brahms - TURKISH MARCH (From, The Ruins of Athens) - Beethoven, NOCTURNE IN F - Chopin - MINUET IN G - Bach - MUSETTE - Bach - FANTASIE IMPROMTU - Chopin - GAITE PARISIENNE (Can Can) - Offenbach - THEME FROM SURPRISE SYMPHONY - Haydn - MARCHE MILITAIRE - Schubert - UNFINISHED SYMPHONY THEME - Schubert - LARGO (From the Opera, Xerxes) - Handel - TOREADOR SONG (From the Opera, Carmen) - Bizet - JUNE - Tchaikovsky - BRIDAL CHORUS (From the Opera, Lohengrin) - Wagner - BARCAROLLE (From, The Tales of Hoffman) - Offenbach, HALLELUJAH CHORUS (From, The Messiah) - Handel - LA DONNA E MOBILE (From the Opera, Rigoletto) - Verdi. BOOGIE WOOGIES (Jonathon Robbins) BOOGIE WOOGIE BLUES - DOODLIN'- RIDE THE BOOGIE WOOGIE TRAIN - THE LAZY BOOGIE WOOGIE - ONE NOTE BOOGIE - MR. BOOGIE WOOGIE - THE NON-STOP BOOGIE - THE HORSE BACK BOOGIE.