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Concertino No.
1 "Peasant Folk Dance," Op. 82
for Piano and Orchestra
Dianne
Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by
Judith Olson and
Helen Marlais |
J1019 / 6.95 |
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This composition
is the first of its kind for The FJH Music Contemporary Keyboard
Editions. Written for piano and orchestra, it provides a perfect
showpiece for a student pianist who has an opportunity to play with
an orchestra. The orchestral part has been arranged for a second
piano and also comes with an optional percussion part. It is a
possible modern alternative to the often performed Haydn Concerto
in D Major. Preview
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Contemporary
Collage – Music of the 21st Century,
Volume 1, Book 1
Edited by Helen Marlais |
J1020 / 5.95 |
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This collection
contains exciting contemporary pieces (solos and duets) by seven
leading FJH composers that will open up a world of new sounds through
bitonality, chromaticism, jazz harmonies, mixed meters, ostinato
patterns, whole tone scales, aleatoric writing, and unique pedal
effects - all that are fun to play! This collection will give
students the opportunity to use their imagination to create their own
interpretations. Preview
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Echoes,
Pictures, Riddles and Tales for Piano Solo |
J1009
/ 5.50 |
| Martin Kutnowski
Edited by Helen Marlais
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Elementary
through Intermediate
As
a young teacher, Martín Kutnowski would compose a specific
piece to engage the particular personality or technical difficulties
of one of his students. Surprised and amused, the student would make
critiques, and the teacher would make improvements. This collection
of miniature piano pieces is a living testament to the spontaneity
and enthusiasm shared by both students and teacher during those many
studio lessons. |
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| Intuitive Journeys
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Edited by Helen Marlais |
J1016
/ 5.95 |
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Late
Intermediate through Advanced
Intuitive
Journeys is a late intermediate
through advanced collection of piano solos that invites students to
explore the emotional messages behind the notes written on the page.
Students are encouraged to use their instincts and imagination to
create their own musical experience, and enjoy the process of self-discovery.
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Modern
Miniatures for Piano Solo, Volume 1 |
J1005
/ 5.95 |
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Helen Marlais
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Late
Elementary/Intermediate
This artistic collection of over 30 piano
miniatures are contrasting in nature –
some are energetic, others lyrical –
some are sad, others humorous. With variations
on familiar melodies (Twinkle Winkle, Jack
and Jill, Hickory Dickory Dock , and
more) included among Rahbee’s original
teaching pieces, these miniatures serve to
help expand the student’s grasp of sound
and texture, along with rhythmic and harmonic
concepts. Use your imagination to create your
very own interpretation, and enjoy these wonderful
new pieces! |
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Modern
Miniatures for Piano Solo, Volume 2 |
J1011
/ 8.95 |
| Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Helen Marlais
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Intermediate
through Early Advanced
The
natural musicality present in this collection demands the same kind
of careful attention that we expect from the standard canon of
repertoire. These teaching pieces follow in the modern tradition of
pedagogical works by Bartók, Kabalevsky, and others; they are
written to challenge a student's mind, fingers, imagination, and soul. |
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| Musical Treasures, Volume
1
Andrey Komanetsky
Edited by Helen Marlais
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J1022 / 5.95 |
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In Musical
Treasures, Volume 1, students will find numerous character piano
works that will broaden their musical understanding and imagination.
These inventive and fun-to-play pieces will bring them closer to the
intricate world of sound. This collection explores various aspects of
piano playing, including different articulations (State Fair),
syncopated rhythms (Dance of the Coconuts), legato playing (Looking
over a Moonlit Lake), and finger dexterity (Waltzing Bees).
These single-paged piano pieces could serve as an introduction to
the standard piano literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Preview
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| Outside the Box
Wynn-Anne Rossi and Kevin Olson
edited by Phyllis Lehrer and Helen Marlais |
J1023 / 6.50 |
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Late Intermediate
Outside the Box is a unique collection
containing ten pieces that experiment with
contemporary compositional techniques, altering
such elements as melody, harmony, and form
to create a completely new sound. Students
will learn interesting ways to create new
sounds and have fun playing music that is
definitely "Outside the Box!"
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Phantasie
Variations, Op. 12 |
J1012 / 9.95 |
| Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Phyllis Lehrer and Helen Marlais
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The Phantasie
Variations, Op. 12 were commissioned by Phyllis Alpert Lehrer for
her Merkin Hall Debut Concert near Lincoln Center in 1980. The piece
uses two 12-tone rows, opening with the first row in retrograde, as
if regressing back into a subconscious dream state. The rows go
through many transformations stylistically in a variety of expressive
modes. At the end, the row reappears in its natural state, reverting
back to conscious reality. |
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Piano
Album, Thirteen Light
and
Descriptive Piano Pieces |
J1008
/ 5.95 |
| Dimitar Ninov
Edited by Helen Marlais
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Late
Intermediate/Early Advanced
Flip
through the pages of Ninov's Piano Album
and they will introduce you to a gallery of musical pictures. You
will "see" the sparrow leaping among the branches; you will
"feel" the melancholy of autumn with its golden leaves
falling; and you will "hear" the mischievous gossip
spreading around the neighborhood. Ninov has always been inspired by
the possibilities of depicting images through music, and so will you. |
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Piano
Sonata No. 1 |
J1007
/ 14.95 |
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Rebecca Raffaelli and Helen Marlais
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Advanced
This
engaging and accessible contemporary sonata has a broad emotional
range and is full of intensity. Each of its four movements makes a
strong statement with relatively few notes. "I have used the
12-tone language in my own unique way." – Rahbee. The
fourth movement, "Toccata," is often performed as a solo;
the arm clusters are often a special subject of conversation among
pianists and audiences. |
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Piano
Sonata No. 2 |
J1013
/ 14.95 |
| Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Phyllis Lehrer and Helen Marlais
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Advanced
Rahbee’s
Piano Sonata No. 2
is an appealing piece in the contemporary genre. Its wide-ranging
expressive array is filled with fervor. The sonata’s
untraditional tonalities allow the advanced student to experience a
broader sense of musical expression. The first movement is rhapsodic
in nature, the second is a playful scherzando, the third is warm and
emotionally expressive, and the last movement is exciting. |
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| Piano Sonata No.
3, "Odyssey" Op. 83
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Judith Olson and Helen Marlais
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J1015
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Premiered
at Carnegie Hall in 2004, this adventurous one-movement work
provides a variety of contrasting experiences for both the performer
and their audience. Subtitled "Odyssey," this piece
presents a full range of moods and emotions that will challenge and
inspire any pianist. |
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| Piano Sonata No.
4, Op. 128
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by Diane Andersen and Helen
Marlais |
J1014
/ 14.95 |
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"Extremely
positive in nature" has been said to describe the character of Piano
Sonata No. 4 Op. 128. . The energy of
this four-movement sonata is derived from its maestoso
first movement—executed with feelings of happiness-and proceeded
by its molto energico e presto
second movement—performed with joy and excitement. The third
movement, expressive and packed with emotion and rubato ,
guides the student into the fourth movement, titled Toccata ,
a work presented with boundless energy! This movement may also be
performed as a separate piece. |
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Preludes,
Volume 1
Dianne
Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by
Rebecca Raffaelli and
Helen Marlais |
J1017 / 9.95 |
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Early Intermediate
through Late Intermediate
This two-volume
collection of preludes contains short character pieces with a wide
range of emotional expression and a wide range of technical demands
from intermediate to advanced. The performer may decide to program
these preludes as single pieces or in groupings in any order.
While written in
part as pedagogical exercises, these preludes are beautifully
constructed miniatures that take an honored place among the preludes
of Chopin, Bach, and Scriabin. They are written as single
compositions rather than in cycles like the preludes of Bach and
Chopin. Some reflect the rhythms and dance forms found in the music
of modernists like Ginastera and Ligeti and many are neo-romantic in
style with emotionally expressive melodic content. Preview
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Preludes,
Volume 2
Dianne
Goolkasian Rahbee
Edited by
Rebecca Raffaelli and
Helen Marlais |
J1018 / 10.95 |
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Late Intermediate
through Advanced
This two-volume
collection of preludes contains short character pieces with a wide
range of emotional expression and a wide range of technical demands
from intermediate to advanced. The performer may decide to program
these preludes as single pieces or in groupings in any order.
While written in
part as pedagogical exercises, these preludes are beautifully
constructed miniatures that take an honored place among the preludes
of Chopin, Bach, and Scriabin. They are written as single
compositions rather than in cycles like the preludes of Bach and
Chopin. Some reflect the rhythms and dance forms found in the music
of modernists like Ginastera and Ligeti and many are neo-romantic in
style with emotionally expressive melodic content. Preview
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Reaching
Out, for Solo Piano |
J1006
/ 5.50 |
Emma Lou Diemer
Edited by Helen Marlais
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Early
Intermediate / Intermediate
Discover and explore wonderfully modern sonorities!
From lyrical (Slow , Sad Waltz,
and Minor Serenade), to rhythmic (Drumming
It Up), to simply amusing (Icicles,
Teasing), Emma Lou Diemer asks the
student to play with a colorful palette of
different sounds, pedal effects, articulations,
and in some cases, non-traditional techniques.
These pieces are sure to bring enjoyment to
the pianist and the listener. |
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SOUND
/ WORLD, Volume 1 |
J1001
/ 5.50 |
Stan Applebaum
Edited by Helen Marlais
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Early
Intermediate / Intermediate
Soon you will be hooked on 20th century piano
sounds with Stan Applebaum's amazing miniatures!
These short pieces utilize the full range
of the piano and allow the student to sense
different kinds of emotions – dramatic
as well as introverted. The volume includes
a "tone poem" a "gentle
aria" a "prelude in miniature,"
and a bitonal miniature: "dancing
around in the Aeolian mode." You
will find this collection of over 30 pieces
a delight to play again and again!
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| SOUND / WORLD, Volume 2
Stan Applebaum
Edited by Helen Marlais |
J1010
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Intermediate
/ Early Advanced
In
this second volume of SOUND/WORLD ,
the intermediate / early advanced pianist is taken on an exciting
discovery into the world of dissonance. Students are encouraged to
explore these studies and then experiment and invent a study of their
own. This exploration into dissonant sounds not only opens the
"ears" of the developing musician, but also their imagination. |
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| Watercolors for Ten Fingers
Martin Kutnowski
Edited by Helen Marlais
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J1021 / 5.95 |
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Intermediate
through Early Advanced
This collection of
short piano images for children and adults is suitable for pianists
from intermediate to early advanced levels. The pieces show poetic
hints of Schumann and Chopin along with references to Latin American
folk music. |
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