Two CDs featuring piano accompaniments to all the pieces in The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology – Quartets collection.
Contents: AIDA: Not Me • ASSASSINS: Gun Song • CHESS: Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) • CLOSER THAN EVER: Doors • DEAR EVAN HANSEN: Good for You • FALSETTOS: 4 Jews in a Room Bitching • FOLLIES: You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through • THE FULL MONTY: Scrap • HAIRSPRAY: Without Love • IN THE HEIGHTS: No Me Diga • KISS ME, KATE: Tom, Dick or Harry • KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN: Dear One • THE MOST HAPPY FELLA: How Beautiful the Days • ON THE TOWN: Some Other Time • PARADE: A Rumblin' and a Rollin' and The Factory Girls/Come Up to My Office • THE SECRET GARDEN: Quartet • THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Maria • SWEENEY TODD: Johanna (Quartet) • [TITLE OF SHOW]: Nine People's Favorite Thing • WEST SIDE STORY: I Feel Pretty.
The 18 works in this flexible trio series offers students from different sections the opportunity to collaborate in ways not always afforded by full ensemble repertoire. It is important that students connect with each other using music of different cultures, different styles, and different composers. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. Within these trios, there are a variety of developmentally appropriate key signatures, time signatures, and technical levels. Each trio provides unique challenges that as students cooperate, collaborate, and connect with each other while rehearsing, they will see growth in their individual musicianship, become intuitive musicians, and seek out ways to confidently share their music with their communities.
This classic series of duets for like instruments is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. The wealth of material supplements musical development and provides a rich experience for growing musicians. Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience – technique, tone quality, intonation and balance are introduced as students do one of the things they enjoy most – making music with a friend. And duet playing leads easily and naturally to competent performance in larger ensembles. (Vol. I – Easy to Medium, Vol. 2 – Medium to Advanced)
1 Piano, 4 Hands
Latin Rhythms will have audience members dancing in the aisles as students play this fun duet! Perfectly capturing the feel of the greatest Latin dances, this piece dramatically alternates between G major and G minor. The colorful melody, which sings out above syncopated rhythm in 4/4, alternates between parts. Students should take great care to perfect the challenging rhythmic lines to give the piece its proper mood and flair. Performers should also accentuate the articulations for extra effect. Put on your dancing shoes, and take a musical journey to Latin America! A Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selection.
This ultimate anthology of holiday songs from the pop music genre includes eight festive standards presented as duets. Two singers of any voice part will enjoy singing these flexible arrangements with either the stylish piano accompaniments or the fully-orchestrated CD. Perfect for seasonal programs, concerts, productions, and recitals.
Titles: Believe (The Polar Express) * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bells * Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth * Mele Kalikimaka * Sleigh Ride * Yes, Virginia (There's a Santa Claus).
This ultimate anthology of holiday songs from the pop music genre includes eight festive standards presented as duets. Two singers of any voice part will enjoy singing these flexible arrangements with either the stylish piano accompaniments or the fully-orchestrated CD. Perfect for seasonal programs, concerts, productions, and recitals.
Titles: Believe (The Polar Express) * I'll Be Home for Christmas * It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Jingle Bells * Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth * Mele Kalikimaka * Sleigh Ride * Yes, Virginia (There's a Santa Claus).
5 Piano Trios from the Alfred, Belwin and Myklas Libraries
1 Piano, 6 Hands
Contest Winners for Three is a series of five graded collections of time-tested piano trios. Over the years Alfred Music, Belwin, and Myklas produced an extensive catalog of quality elementary and intermediate supplementary piano trios. The pieces that are included in this volume represent the three companies' most popular and effective trios drawn from festival and contest lists. Book 3 consists of early intermediate pieces, placed in approximate order of difficulty.
Contents:
• Hot Pursuit
• Down by the Riverside
• Three's a Crowd Rag
• Cancun Cha-Cha-Cha
• Yankee Doodle
Contest Winners for Three is a series of five graded collections of time-tested piano trios. Over the years Alfred Music, Belwin, and Myklas produced an extensive catalog of quality elementary and intermediate supplementary piano trios. The pieces that are included in this volume represent the three companies' most popular and effective trios drawn from festival and contest lists. Book 2 consists of late elementary/early intermediate pieces, placed in approximate order of difficulty. Titles: Rustic Dance * Aloha Bay * Romp a la Mozart * The Bluegrass Fiddlers * Hoedown Tonight!
1 Piano, 4 Hands
Go for It! is a fast, rhythmic duet by Robert D. Vandall. The primo and secondo are equal in difficulty, and the quick, syncopated melody is passed back and forth between the two parts. The accompaniment is a simple chordal pattern with staccato harmonic thirds throughout. Accented chords give an extra bite and flair to this fun piece, and even though it is written in 4/4, when played up to speed, it feels like cut time.
This trio for clarinet, alto saxophone, and piano was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association to feature and promote collaborative music. It was premiered at the MTNA Conference in 2014. This suite uses triangles (minor 3rds) and squares (perfect 4ths) to formulate melodic movement and harmonic texture. The piece builds the vertical sensation of scaling up and down the building. Listen for a whimsical transition which represents peaceful birds in flight. At the end, the skyscraper stands in all strength and confidence!
