The 20th Century, Piano Upper Elementary Level

The 20th Centuryseries presents music by some of the greatest composers of the modern era, composers who wrote a full range of music fororchestra, voices, piano and chamber ensembles, in the great and large forms. But they also valued music education, and composed interesting music to foster a stdent pianist’s progress. The pieces by these composerslead a student not only to technical proficiency, but also to become a more fully formed, imaginative musician. When a great talent turns attention to writing a short piece of limited difficulty level for students, it is approached with the same aesthetics, temperament, tastes and creative invention applied when composing a symphony, opera or concerto. These exquisite miniatures are complete works of timeless art. Through them a master musician of the past indirectly teaches a progressing musician of the present and the future.

Contents:Bartk: selections fromFor Children: Children’s Song, Happy Thoughts, Sorrow selections fromThe First Term at the Piano: Crescendos, Folksong, Hungarian Folksong, Walking Bolcom: selectionsfromMonsterpieces (and Others): The Bad Mister, Badminton, The Plaid Miss Dello Joio: selections fromSuite for the Young: Little Sister, Mountain Melody Diamond: selections fromEight Piano Pieces: Jumping Jacks, Pease-Porridge Hot Gould: The Missing Beat fromAt the Piano, Book 1 Loud and Soft fromTen for DeborahKabalevsky: selections from30 Pieces for Children, Op. 27: Waltz, A Little Song selections from24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39: Waltz, Jumping, Folk Dance, Clowns selections from35 Easy Pieces,Op. 89: The Shrew, Little Goat Limping, The Little Harpist, Stubborn Li ttle Brother Pinto: Minuet fromChildren’s FestivalShostakovich: selections fromChildren’s Notebook for Piano, Op. 69: The Bear, Merry Tale, Sad Tale.

Schirmer Performance Editions feature composer biographies, historical notes, and practice and performance tips.

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