Spartiti di Musica classica moderna per Pianoforte

Wernick's music often exhibits subtle wit underlying a serious exterior, sometimes with warming references to past musical heritage. The title SONATINA evokes works of Clementi and Kuhlau, typically c...

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...

Romantico e rapsodico fino al midollo, ROMANCE, ETUDE, AND CHORALE è una gradita aggiunta al repertorio per pianoforte a quattro mani. Sebbene il compositore abbia scritto numerosi brani per più piano...

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...

Il poema tonale di Chen Yi, bello e molto articolato, si ispira all'antica poesia cinese; le idee melodiche sono state sviluppate a partire da frasi musicali caratteristiche dell'opera cinese. Il vers...

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 è un affascinante dramma di 12 minuti ispirato all'arte delle grotte dell'antica città di Dunhuang, nella Cina occidentale. Questi affreschi conservano immagini di scene di musica e...

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...

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...

The complete listings of Vincent Persichetti's works include several compositions that were withdrawn and have remained 'known secrets.'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...

Rochberg's first piano publication in some time, these 1984 works were commissioned by the USIA for its Artistic Ambassador Program. About 12 min. For college, conservatory, professional. Difficult.

Olde English Suite explores Carter Pann's infatuation with Edwardian English culture as popularized by Downton Abbey. Its four movements (Overture; Sarabande; Pastorale; Finale: Gallop) evoke the atmo...

The two works in this publication are Tangamerican and Fugal Dance. In the words of editor John Michael Cooper, Tangamerican is melodically, harmonically, and stylistically rich, but succinct - just t...

Piano works occupy a special place in Szymanowski's output as a demonstration of his style and an indubitable contribution to the development of twentieth-century piano music. The piano played an impo...

Fives for piano comprises music for beginners - miniature pieces for five successive notes of a particular scale. However, those notes can be written in different octaves, with the following aims in m...

The name of this collection reflects the diverse character and international provenance of the pieces. Each of them is a 'representative' of a different country and a different musical culture, and th...

Fantaisie (Fantasia) op. 11 è un brano giovanile in cui risuona il linguaggio creativo individuale del compositore della Giovane Polonia. L'atmosfera cupa e mistica della composizione è interrotta da...

La Sonata in mi bemolle minore, op. 21 e le Variazioni e fuga in mi bemolle minore, op. 23 erano tra le opere preferite di I.J. Paderewski. La maturità di quest'opera si nota nella sua forma ampia e n...

Il quaderno "Pezzi caratteristici" presenta Juliusz Zarębski (1854-1885) come un creatore di grande talento, alla ricerca di un linguaggio musicale individuale, ma anche perfettamente sensibile alle a...