'I am riding my horse like a true cowboy should, I am riding my horse and I sure do look good!' That's Dusty, hitting the trail. This happy little solo will be a favorite of piano-playing buckaroos. It's in C major, uses some eighth notes, and is...
Propulsion is an upbeat solo with contemporary sounds perfect for teenagers or young adults. It is also a study in melodic and harmonic octaves (an etude in disquise). C Major, 4/4 meter
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Dramatic and sweeping, this descriptive composition resonates with the sounds of Ireland. A real showpiece that offers great opportunity for expressive playing.
DetailsPublisher: ALFRED Publication Date: 2/2008Composer(s): Bober,...
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Exploring the romantic style will be easy with this E minor solo in 3/4 meter. In A-B form, the left hand employs a simple broken-chord style accompaniment in the A section with the melody in the right hand. The B section features a left-hand melody...
This beautiful romantic-style solo is written in D major and 4/4 meter. It is the perfect vehicle for developing a lyrical style of playing. Careful balance must be achieved between the right-hand melody and the left-hand accompaniment of broken...
Take a trip for two to the Wild West with this bouncy duet that will leave audiences humming the melody and tapping the rhythm with their feet.
DetailsPublisher: ALFRED Publication Date: 11/2004Composer(s): Mier, ShirleyMedium:...
A very clever piece with sounds of ragtime and American swing. Chromatic melodic lines. Lively and fun. Melodic interest in both parts. Small hand friendly. An audience pleaser (silent movies). Swing rhythm and some syncopation. 4/4 meter, D minor....
This jazzy arrangement of the old gospel hymn includes a cameo appearance of I’ve Got Peace Like a River in the middle section. Accidentals have been carefully scored for smooth bell changes. Happy and full of bounce, this selection is a good...
This excellent sheet solo edition of Mozart's Sonata, K. 283, includes fingering, and performance and ornamentation suggestions by Dr. Maurice Hinson.
DetailsPublisher: ALFRED Publication Date: 7/1994Composer(s): Mozart, Wolfgang...
Young performers will love this duet, in which you can hear the "meows" in a nicely laid-out arrangement which is easy to read, in C Major, ¾ time. The performers will be using a legato touch, chromaticism, and accidentals, and a good balance of...
This famous Etude was written in 1894 and its dramatic flavor is made the more technically challenging by large left hand chords and abundant chord repetition, jumps in the left hand, and numerous right hand melodic octaves. This Murray Baylor...
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Originally commissioned by the Midland Music Teachers Association in 1999, this exciting fanfare-filled piece is made all the more impressive by the work of 2 pianists at the keyboard. Syncopated rhythms, a relentless and exuberant pace, one part...
