Poulenc, Francis : Album of Six Pieces for Piano

Niveau intermédiaire. Par POULENC FRANCIS. Ce recueil contient 30 pièces pour piano de Francis Poulenc. Une sélection de ses compositions les plus célèbres destinées aux pianistes de niveau intermédiaire./ Répertoire / Piano

Born in Paris in 1899 Francis Poulenc soon became a notable composer and pianist. His Trois Pièces for Piano were composed in 1928 towards the beginning of his career and paved the way for exceptional Piano works from the composer. Poulenc as a member of Les Six composed music in a style contrary to that of Richard Wagner and impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Trois Pièces for Piano is made up of three movements 1. Pastorale 2. Hymne and 3. Toccata all of which exploit the Piano to its full potential. Being an imaginative and evocative composition TroisPièces for Piano is a pleasure to play for all pianists.

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

39 popular works for piano featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Preface by Young Musician of the Year Martin James Bartlett.