Ophee tells us that there can be no doubt that Cendrillon was Fernando Sor's most successful work during his lifetime. The three-act ballet ran for a full season in 1822 at the newly rejuvenated King's Theatre in London, more than 100 performances in Paris, and productions across Europe. Sor wrote the piano solo version before leaving London in pursuit of other opportunities on the Continent. This handsome 112-page publication features lay-flat binding. -the publisher
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First Place for Jazz is a comprehensive jazz curriculum built from the ground up essential for implementing the jazz ensemble curriculum. The book is divided into three sections by key: Concert Bb, F, and Eb. Within each section the major, Mixolydian, Dorian, and blues scales and correlated chords of that key are introduced through Jazz Starters, Rhythm Section Spotlights, and Rhythm Sectionals. These enrichments prepare students to play each of the 12 original grade 1-2 Jazz Ensemble Charts an...
Original sheet music of 23 works including 'The Stars & Stripes Forever,' 'The Thunderer,' 'The Gladiator,' 'King Cotton,' 'Washington Post,' and much more. 24 illustrations, 111 pgs.
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During his youth, Richard Strauss composed a large number of works for piano solo, among them numerous sonatas. Yet it was only the Sonata in B minor that he obviously considered important enough to want to see in print. It was composed in two versions, presumably between winter of 1880 and spring of 1881, and published one year later. Here, Strauss still plainly follows his compositional forebears from German Romanticism. The two middle movements of this demanding sonata in particular directly r...
Strauss Gold is a fine selection of the most famous masterpieces by Johann Strauss II transcribed and arranged for solo piano. This collection is now available with a full-performance CD, providing a valuable addition to anyone's piano library.
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This edition brings together - for the first time - the three early ballets of Igor Stravinsky in versions for solo piano. Intended as both virtuoso performance pieces as well as study aids for musicians, they have been carefully proofread against the orchestral scores to insure that they agree in detail. Pretrushka contains all of the music in the original 1911 version, The Firebird is a transcription of the full-length 1910 ballet and The Rite of Spring is presented in a revised form of the wel...
Dover reprint of early G. Schirmer edition. This edition is Stravinsky's own reduction for solo piano. Originally intended for Ballets Russe rehearsals, this arrangement has evolved into a popular and challenging part of the piano repertoire. It also offers an excellent way for listeners to follow this complex work and to fully appreciate its brilliance.
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Dover reprint of an early G. Schirmer edition. Containing all of the music from the original 1911 version, this edition presents Stravinsky's popular ballet in a reduction for solo piano. Ideal for rehearsal or performance, it offers translated stage directions that provide helpful guidance and narrate the exotic story of three magical puppets.
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Available for the first time in one volume, this collection features 14 piano pieces by Igor Stravinsky. It includes easier works for the intermediate pianist and concert works for the seasoned performer. Contents: Chant du Rossignol Chorus from the Prologue to 'Boris Godunov' Les cinq doigts Four tudes Fragment des symphonies pour instruments vent la mmoire de Achille-Claude Debussy Piano Rag-Music Polka Serenade in A Sonata Souvenir d'une marche boche Tango Trois mouvem...
Artistic Repertoire for Technical Development Jean Louis Streabbog, Edited by Tom Gerou Jean Louis Gobbaerts (Belgian, 18351886) was a successful concert pianist, teacher, and composer during the Romantic period. Although he composed over 1,200 piano compositions, he is best remembered through his educational works under the pseudonym J. L.Streabbog (Gobbaerts spelled backwards). The simplicity and appeal of these accessible pieces show a perceptive knowledge of the abilities of student pianist...