15 Waltzes for Piano

48 Original Piano Pieces-With Weber's Invitation to the Dance Op. 65 the waltz developed into a great virtuoso form.This art dance was brought to perfection via Schubert and Chopin to Brahms's 'Love Song Waltzes'. Composers such as Smetana Tchaikovsky Dvorak or Grieg added elements from the folk music of their home countries to their waltzes. As a result the waltz may appear as an English Waltz American Boston Polish mazurka or French valse musette. Debussy and Martinu turned it into a mechanical puppet dance Ligeti used its form for his bold experiments while Joplin or Eduard Pütz incorporated it in jazzmusic.This collection provides a musical history of the waltz: sturdy and high-spirited dreamy and melancholic slow and virtuosic mechanical and ironic – waltzes for every day!

The twenty-nine piano arrangements in this superb collection are complete measure for measure transcriptions of the best known waltzes and favorite polkas galops quadrilles and polka-mazurkas of Johan Strauss Jr. Neither too facile nor overly difficult they are immensely satisfying for pianists of many levels of accomplishment to play. Reprinted here from authoritative G. Schirmer editions they are presented without cuts the introductions and codas intact the original suggestions for cuts to facilitate dancing retained. Included are Waltz favourites such as 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube' 'Tales from the Vienna Woods' 'Vienna Blood' 'Voices of Spring' 'Roses from theSouth' the 'Emporer Waltz' and highlights from 'Die Fledermaus'. The sparkling 'Pizzicato Polka' 'The Bayadere' galop and 'One Heart One Mind' polka-mazurka are sure to delight pianists with their soaring Straussian spirits and haunting rhythms.

This treasury of 38 works for solo piano spanning forty years of Brahms' long and prolific life includes the famous 'Edward' ballade; two capriccios; seven Hungarian Dances in the composer's own transcriptions for solo piano; six intermezzos; three rhapsodies; the complete sixteen waltzes op. 39; Sonata no. 3 the best known and most mature of Brahms' three piano sonatas; and the complete books of two legendary works the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and the celebrated and dramatic Variations on a Theme by Paganini. Sometimes termed the 'Romantic Classicist' Brahms successfully merged the seemingly contradictory qualities of romanticism and classicism blending poetry with elegance balance and restraint. A fine inexpensive compilation of piano classics reproduced from authoritative scores this volume will delight intermediate and advanced pianists.

This superb collection of easy-to-play waltzes will give endless pleasure and delight to performers audiences and all! These pieces are among the most famous and popular pieces ever such as Strauss’ Blue Danube andTchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Waltz. These much-loved pieces have been arranged into straightforward Piano arrangements with the original keys noted if different so that you can quickly play and enjoy these fabulousworks.

This title is slightly more advanced than other Easiest Tune Books but the waltzes have been arranged quite simply for young pianists. The left hand is entirely in the five-finger position. There are no key-signatures allsharps and flats are placed in front of the notes requiring them.

Intermediate to Advanced-Excellent virtuosic arrangements of famous romantic waltzes: Artist's Life (Strauss) • Paraphrase on the Beautiful Blue Danube (Strauss) • Dark Eyes (Russian Cabaret Song) • Vienna Life (Strauss) • Waltz of the Flowers (Tchaikovsky) • Wedding of the Winds (John T. Hall).

Ludwig Van Beethoven's 15 Waltzes arranged phrased and fingered by Eric Kuhlstrom.

Early to Mid-Elementary Level-Kids of all ages will enjoy these fun easy waltzes that get them out of 4/4 time. Two have singable lyrics and optional accompaniments. Includes performance notes from Carolyn. Titles: Dance of the Penguins - Dance with Me - Faraway Places - The Twirling Butterfly - Waltzing Around. (See also 5 Easy Duets!)

Professionnel ou amateur de Classique vous apprécierez cette partition de musique. Composée par Brahms Johannes et éditée par Henle cette partition est idéale pour les joueurs de Piano. Si l'instrumentation Piano correspond à ce que vous cherchez, vous en ferez alors un très bon usage. / Piano / Partition

Romantic piano music is particulary suitable for awakening and encouraging the pupil's desire to play with expression. In Volumes 2 and 3 of 'The European Piano Method' (ED 7931, 7932, 7933) this expressive, cantabile playing is particularly encouraged. The two romantic supplementary books are specifically intended to further these qualities.
All the great masters of the Romantic era, from Schubert to Reger, are represented by small yet typical pieces. There are no pieces from Schumann's 'Album for the Young' as the complete album is essential teaching material. / Partition /

The Phillip Keveren Series-15 familiar polka and waltz tunes arranged in a classical style for easy piano by Phillip Keveren. Includes: Acceleration Waltz - Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) - Bitte Schön! (If You Please Polka) - By the Beautiful Blue Danube - Clarinet Polka - Fascination (Valse Tzigane) - The Godfather Waltz - Liechtensteiner Polka - Pennsylvania Polka - Piano Man - Pizzicato Polka - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be) - The Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tennessee Waltz - Waltz of the Flowers.

Tribute To Piano Solo (Coates). This book includes 31 songs from the famous 'Porgy and Bess' opera american composers, George and Ira Gershwin. Already songwriters in high school, it's in the 20s that Ira and George make a name for themselves on Broadway, but separatly. It's only few years later that the brothers decide to write together. They wrote several musical scores including Porgy and Bess, An American in Paris, The Country Girl and The North Star.