Kabalevsky, Dmitri : Dmitri Kabalevsky - 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39

Zen On Japenese language edition of Dmitri Kabalevsky's 6 Preludes And Fugues from Opus 61 for Piano Solo.

This innovative piece was completed in 1934 as part of the music for the film Night of St. Petersburg and features lyrical almost folk-like violin melodies. Dmitri Kabalevsky was one of the most important of 20th Century Russian composers and his skill demonstrated by the simple folk-like melodies and traditional musical forms at work here. Improvisation Op.21 No.1 is a stunning chamber work for Violin and Piano that will become a popular and exciting part of your repertoire.

Score-Originally written for piano by Dmitri Kabalevsky here is a marvelous collection of settings for band in contrasting styles. “Dance” is written in a moderate tempo and features a trumpet melody and active percussionwriting. “A Little Song” is in a slower cantabile style with haunting harmonies and lovely melodic lines. Finally “The Horseman” is up-tempo and rhythmic with a definite Russian flavor. Quality music foryoung players!

Twenty-four short pieces in a wide variety of styles written for the early Piano student by Dmitri Kabalevsky. These pieces are ideal to provide early experience of different playing styles and the technical challenges they present. The pieces include a Polka a Prelude Waltzes and much more.

Kabalevsky (1904-1987) believed that no piece of music however short and modest should pass by a child without touching his mind and heart. His last set of piano pieces for students was composed between 1972 and 1974 when the composer was in his late sixties. These were also his last compositions for piano. In Kabalevsky's output 35 Easy Pieces for Children most closely resembles 24 Pieces for Children Op. 39 which was composed thirty years earlier. These are exquisite miniatures by a master composer conceived to teach technical as well as musical progress. Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists.These editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions pertinent fingering and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by experienced artists and master teachers these publications provide an accurate well-informed score resource for pianists.