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Although TOCCATA was originally conceived for harpsichord, the 6½-minute showpiece is notably pianistic. It is full of pedaling, surging and swelling hairpin dynamics, and dramatic effects in the extr...

Composed as an organ solo by the 17-year-old Ives for his own performance purposes, the beloved Variations on 'America' is a treat for any occasion, whether a holiday concert, a serious recital, or ot...

Three Fantasies is a fantastical escape from reality. The first fantasy ("Prelude") features a luscious and expressive melody accompanied by dark, romantic harmonies. The following fantasy ("Cosmic Lu...

Romantisch und rhapsodisch durch und durch, ist ROMANCE, ETUDE, AND CHORALE eine willkommene Ergänzung des Repertoires für Klavier zu vier Händen. Obwohl der Komponist zahlreiche Stücke für mehrere Kl...

African Sketches is a four-movement suite inspired by the composer's childhood years in Nigeria, her father's homeland. "The Village Children at Play," captures the children's joyful energy, "Dusk" is...

Chen Yis wunderschönes und sehr strukturiertes Tongedicht wurde von der alten chinesischen Poesie inspiriert; seine melodischen Ideen wurden aus den für die chinesische Oper charakteristischen musikal...

Carter Pann writes, “the piece might have been titled Three Improvisations, but there is an expressive inertia baked in to these works which makes them truer as rhapsodies. This description tells us m...

DUNHUANG FANTASIA ist ein faszinierendes 12-minütiges Drama, das von den Kunstwerken in den Grotten der alten Stadt Dunhuang in Westchina inspiriert ist. In diesen Fresken sind Bilder von Musik- und T...

Carter Pann's three songs of remembrance create freshly new colors and moods, always remaining melodic and idiomatic for the voice. The songs were born of admiration for soprano/poet Meagan Mahlberg's...

The slow opening passages belie what's to come. Restless soon launches into a frenetic and rhythmic exploration of its thematic material, while showcasing the pianist's strength and skill in an impres...

Deeply inspired by the music and mission of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nathaniel Dett's piano music springs from the late Romantic traditions of florid texture and embellishment, along with programmatic...

Best known for his settings of spirituals and influence on Dvorák; Henry T. Burleigh was a celebrated baritone; and a prolific composer of original works. This suite of six atmospheric scenes of the A...

Arranged by Jan Holcman. For Piano. Part.

Arranged by Vincent Persichetti. Piano. For Piano. Performance score. 7 pages.

The complete listings of Vincent Persichetti's works include several compositions that were withdrawn and have remained 'known secrets.' Not mentioned anywhere however, is this brief gem, a family hei...

Twenty piano teaching solos for beginners; with illustrations and wry poems offering a childs-eye view of the world and its foibles. For studios. Very easy.