Life and music born in turin, italy, the wellconnected young ludovicos grandfather was president of italy and his father ran his own publishing company. A collection of 40 fun piano duets for intermediate level players, by some of the most beloved composers of all time. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. His life and career were marked by progressive deafness. Duo pleyel richard egarr and alexandra nepomnyashchaya makes its recording debut with a programme of works for piano fourhands by schubert, whose contribution to this genre exceeds that of any other composer.
The term piano duo can refer both to a genre of music, written for two pianists to play at either one or two pianos, or to the two pianists themselves this is a list of notable performers who appeared as piano duos in classical music. According to the grove dictionary of music and musicians, there are two kinds of piano duet. Romantic period, classical period, repertoire, classroom, recital. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides. How to compose music art of composing learn to create music. Many of us listen to works by the best composers and wonder why we cant be as brilliant. The sound of music piano duet playalong volume 10 series. The piano duet is a musical genre that i have explored too little with my students in the past, so a few years ago i decided to stock up on a few duet books. The piano duet playalong series gives you the flexibility to rehearse or perform piano duets anytime, anywhere. The amazon description and header state intermediate level piano duets. Aside from being hugely enjoyable this repertoire features some of schuberts finest piano writing. Bach, as well as beethovens complete sonata in d major, one of the few original duet sonatas written by the composer. This is a great collection for students who need a break from the traditional baroque contemporary literature. This spans the gamut from silly to weird everything from coffee addiction to accidental suicide.
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Classical sheet music spans the complete range of periods, from medieval to renaissance, baroque, classical and romantic to contemporary classical. Greatest classical solos and duets are ranked for their innovation and influence, as well as their aesthetic importance, historical significance and lasting popularity. Whether youre looking for the ideal piano duets sheet music to play on the same instrument or across two or more pianos. Easy teacherstudent piano duets in three progressive books. Grove notes that the onepiano duet has the larger repertory, but has come to be regarded as a modest. These graded collections of piano duets by master composers are among the best literature available at respective levels. This is the musicscores piano duet sheet music section. Vintage music book new home library series vol 10 classical piano solo 1990. This simple piano duet from the 1930s will leave you wanting to play more. Faber piano adventures level 3a lesson book pianoworks. Piano four hands is the same as piano duet 2 players at one piano if you looking for 2 players each playing a separate piano, please search for piano duo. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. A few of these facts are things ive mentioned in previous videos like the brief history videos.
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