Franz Schubert's piano pieces for four hands are among the most varied and significant works in the entire repertoire. Schubert wrote more of these works than any other major composer, and generations of teachers, students, and concert musicians have enjoyed their enduring beauty and vitality. Included in this volume are 15 of Schubert's best and most popular titles, taken from the definitive Breitkopf and Hartel "Schubert-Gesammtausgabe." Composed between 1818 and 1828, they include the tremendously popular Military Marches, Op. 51 (of which the D Major is a striking and familiar melody); the famed "Grand Duo" Sonata in C Major, Op. 140; the Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103 (written only a few months before Schubert's death, it is one of the most famous and elegantly expressive works in the genre); Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Op. 35; Andantino Varie in B Minor on French Motifs, Op. 84, No. 1; Fugue in E Minor, Op. 152; and a delightful array of landler, polonaises, and variations. The 23 separate pieces have been selected so that pianists of virtually any level can find works to match their needs. They range in difficulty from beautifully sculpted marches that beginners can play, to works requiring maturity and great technical skill. This volume has been specially designed as a playing edition. The noteheads are large and easily readable at the piano, and wide margins allow plenty of room for written notes, fingerings, analysis, etc. Of special importance is the addition of measure numbers, placed on alternate staves, which allow the pianists to find their place quickly while rehearsing. For playing, study, or simply listening along with records, this volume will be an admirable addition to your music library."

This text is a critical and historical guide to more than 70 works by Schubert.

(Piano). This volume includes all nine of Beethoven's symphonies, arranged for piano duet. Unlike the challenging solo piano transcriptions by Franz Liszt, these are more manageable, with most at an upper intermediate level. Spiral bound to lay flat.

A classic reference--to share with a friend.

French composer, teacher and pianist Gabriel Fauré is remembered for the beauty and elegance of his music as well as for his harmonic and melodic innovations. This critical edition addresses sources, discrepancies and performance issues (tempi, pedaling, fingering, style, interpretation and technique). The preface also includes historical, cultural, and social background.

With this brilliant and uncompromising work perhaps the most famous musical work of the twentieth century Stravinsky changed the course of modern music forever. Discarding conventional harmonies for bizarrely dissonant chords, and uniform metrics for harshly jarring beat patterns, he created a sensational theater piece that, at the work's 1931 premier, caused the music world's most talked-about riot. "Every law of musical syntax, every canon of harmony seems to have been violated, every limit of rhythmic perversity and eccentricity of orchestration exceeded in this tumultuous cataclysm of sound," says "Grove's"; "yet with all its deliberate crudity and violence the 'Rite' is a clearly planned and perfectly controlled and coordinated piece of music [that] has long been accepted universally as a masterpiece and is in the repertory of every large symphony orchestra." Reproduced here from an authoritative edition, the score is ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall. This affordable, durable, and portable volume will be the edition of choice for music students and music lovers alike."

This Rachmaninoff urtext edition can be ordered through any Alfred retailer using the item number 27003. Although this Belwin edition is permanently out of print, it has been re-issued by Alfred with a new cover, yet the interior is identical to the original Belwin publication. Baracarolle, Op. 11, No. 1 and Scherzo, Op. 11, No. 2 are Federation Festivals 2014-2016 selections.

The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher is captured in this new series of duets. Written with the elementary-level piano student in mind, the pieces in this collection have easy movement around the keyboard and simple hands-together coordination. Both primo and secondo parts are equal in difficulty. A variety of keys, styles, meters and tempos are featured. Titles: 3-Point Play * Dueling Fingers * Fiesta de México * A Frightful Night * The Magic Calliope * Main Street Parade * Palomino Gallop * Stormy Sea. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection.