Alfred Publishing Keys to Artistic Performance, Book 3 - Clarfield/Alexander - Piano - Book

Editor: Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield/Dennis Alexander
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Late Intermediate/Early Advanced

21 Late Intermediate to Early Advanced Pieces to Inspire Imaginative Performance

This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, and how to move at the piano

Contents:

• Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 (Edvard Grieg)
• Arioso for Right Hand Alone (Dennis Alexander)
• Baba-Yaga (The Witch) Op. 39, No. 20 from Album for the Young (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
• Bagatelle, Op. 6, No. 2 (Bela Bartok)
• Bolero, from 11 Children's Pieces, Op. 35, No. 4 (Alfredo Casella)
• Consolation, Op. 30, No. 3 (Felix Mendelssohn)
• Danse caracteristique, Op. 2, No. 6 (Vladimir Rebikov)
• Elegie Op. 126, No. 7 from Album des Enfants, Bk. 2 (Cecile Chaminade).
• La fuente y la campana (The Fountain and the Bell) from Paisajes (Frederico Mompou)
• Maruntel (Quick Dance), Romanian Dance No. 6 (Bela Bartok)
• May Night, Op. 27, No. 4 (Selim Palmgren)
• Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1 (Frederic Chopin)
• Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 (Frederic Chopin)
• Scherzo in B-flat Major, D. 593 (Franz Schubert)
• Sonnet for Alexis (Dennis Alexander)
• Spanish Dance, No. 1 from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5 (Enrique Granados)
• Spanish Dance, No. 2 from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5 (Enrique Granados)
• To the Rising Sun, Op. 4, No. 1 (Trygve Torjussen)
• Toccata Lyrica (Dennis Alexander)
• Waltz, Op. 124, No. 4 (Robert Schumann)
• Warrior's Song, Op. 45, No. 15 (Stephen Heller)