20th Century. This piano collection from the Russian master includes: • Dance Variations On A Russian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 2 • Easy Variations in A Minor, Op. 40 • Easy Variations In D Major, Op. 40 • Five Variations On A Russian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 1 • "Gray Day" Variations On A Slovakian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 3 • Seven Cheerful Variations On A Slovakian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 4 • Six Variations On A Ukrai...
8 Concert Studies is one of the most popular works by Kapustin. Composed in 1984, the studies show Kapustin's wide-ranging and inventive composition style. In each study, the pianist faces various, often huge challenges which present themselves in a fascinating way. These pieces contain a large variety of musical styles jazz, blues, ragtime, boogie-woogie, stride piano or bar music: All studies are full of energy and tension. Includes: Prelude; Reverie; Toccatina; Reminiscence; Raillery; Pas...
Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship and a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship. Kay favored neoclassical tendencies in his works, featuring lyricism, contrapuntal textures, clear formal designs and a tonal, yet chromatic harmonic vocabulary, all of which are evident in his Two Impromptus from 1986. The two impromptus are contrasting...
Circles features 24 original character etudes by Phillip Keveren, representing all of the 12 major and minor keys. These brief solos range widely in emotion and each is absolutely delightful to play. The set was inspired by the calendar months from the viewpoint of someone living in the northern hemisphere (where Keveren grew up), therefore the C Major etude is also titled "New Beginnings" while F Major, the penultimate etude, is called "Sleigh Bells." May be performed as a set, in selected keys,...
Piano Calm is an engaging collection of piano solos by Phillip Keveren intended to elevate both performer and listener into a meditative, peaceful state of mind. All the pieces are original compositions. Titles: Alpine Meadow; By the Pond; Dawn Dreaming; Floating; Frosted Windowpane; Gentle Breeze; Hush; Johann's Music Box; Lavender; Nightfall; Peaceful Stream; Pianissimo; Rain; Winter Sky. A recording is also available via Burton Avenue Music. Contains: Alpine Meadow; By The Pond; ...
A deeply personal collection of original piano solos from Phillip Keveren commemorating his six decades on the planet. The 12 beautifully written pieces range from intimate reflections to advanced showpieces and represent the important events and loves in his life. A recording is also available via Burton Avenue Music. -the publisher
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Includes: Andantino (Ivan Sings); No Walk Today (Ivan Can't Go Out Today); Lyado is Seriously Ill (Ivan is Ill); Birthday (Ivan Goes to a Party); Study (Ivan is Very Busy); Musical Picture (Ivan and Natasha); Cavalry (Ivan's Hobbyhorse); Invention; In Folk-Style (A Tale of Strange Lands); Fugue.
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To the modern listener, Fritz Kreisler evokes the elegance, romance, and old world charm of the Viennese ballroom, with sweeping cantabile melodies and bubbly arpeggiated passages that delight audiences and players alike. Violinists are already aware of Kreisler's rich, romantic, and crowd-pleasing repertoire for the violin, but he was a prolific composer and transcriber for piano as well. Pianists will love to play the sweepingly romantic and melancholy melodies of Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), j...