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Marc-André Hamelin
The Ringtone Waltz
for advanced piano students!

From All-World pianist Hamelin (a frankly unbelievable talent) comes a short, new recital piece for the advanced student. Based on a Tarrega waltz, the opening four measures will be instantly recognized as one of today's best-known salutations!

Presser 110-41772 • $3.50  

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Mike Cornick
Clever Cat
Piano Duet w/ CD

Universal Edition UE21407 • $19.95


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Designed to augment and to supplement the student's earliest stages, Clever Cat takes a copy-cat approach to student-teacher music making. Student copies passages played by teacher within each duet, whether a very simple 5-note C Major scale or a one octave C Major arpeggio. More elements are introduced along the way, such as broken chords, chromatic scales, and triads, always simple and playable, with a sense of accomplishment in mind. Includes a listening/practice CD. Read the Preface.

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS FESTIVALS BULLETIN for 2008 - 2009 - 2010
Click here for the complete list of Festivals titles for PIANO and ORGAN from Carl Fischer, Theodore Presser Company, and our Affiliated Publishers...

   PIANO TEACHERS are invited...

...to meet our new Piano Editor, Elizabeth Gutierrez. We are excited to have her join our team, and excited by her plans to launch a wonderful new series of piano teaching materials from both Theodore Presser Company and Carl Fischer Music!

...to peruse our best teaching materials from Theodore Presser and from Carl Fischer. We've rounded up the favorite piano teaching pieces from our catalogs — the best-sellers over the years, along with contemporary recommendations. Click the linked titles to see a page of the music.


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Latin-American Piano Solos
from Peermusic Classical

The Top Ten
Best-Sellers from
the Presser catalog


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The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Piano Examinations 2007 - 2008, Grade 2


Paul Bowles
Oh! Potatoes They Grow Small Over There
from Folk Preludes

Presser 110-40684 • $8.95  Add to Cart


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Steven Stucky
Album Leaves for Piano

A set of four brief movements (total duration 8 minutes), perfect for advanced students.
1. Contemplativo, tempo rubato
2. Meccanico
3. Sereno, luminoso
4. Presto giocoso

Merion Music 140-40098 • $11.95  Add to Cart


Photo: Nicol Kountoupes

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Pulitzer Prize winner Stucky


Manuel Ponce
Balada Mexicana
for Piano Solo

A contemplative piece, showing Ponce’s French side (Ponce lived in Paris for eight years, where he studied with Paul Dukas). Balada Mexicana is a terrific teaching studio piece, published at the suggestion of piano editor Elizabeth Gutierrez.

Peermusic Classical 62010-501 • $9.95  Add to Cart


Lowell Liebermann
Concerto No. 1
for Piano and Orchestra
Reduction for 2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Liebermann is quickly becoming a staple in the repertoire of advanced students and performers. His catalog of works garners ongoing praise and respect. Listen to a bit of his first Concerto and visit him at MySpace!

Presser 410-41286 • $29.95  Add to Cart


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Franz Liszt
Etüden Opus 1
Etude en douze exercices
Piano Solo
Edited from the sources with fingerings and notes on interpretation by Christian Ubber

Vienna Urtext UT50232 • $19.95  

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Manuel Ponce
Idilio Mexicano (Mexican Idyll)
for Two Pianos
Edited by Elizabeth Gutierrez

The return of a Ponce favorite! Just released in a clean, new print from Peermusic.

Peermusic Classical 60610-506 • $17.95  Add to Cart

See more classic Latin American piano works from Peermusic below.


Johann Sebastian Bach
Inventionen und Sinfonien
Zwei- und dreistimmige Inventionen, BWV 772-801
for Piano Solo
Edited from the Sources by Ulrich Leisinger

The latest musicological research in a handsome performing edition! Adhering strictly to Bach's original manuscript, the editors also include facsimiles for study, several embellished and/or /ornamented versions, and detailed critical notes. Vienna Urtext — always up to date!

Vienna Urtext UT50253 • $18.95  Add to Cart



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Chen Yi
Ji-Dong-Nuo
for Piano Solo

A commission by Carnegie Hall for Emanuel Ax led to Chen Yi’s musical translation of a charming Chinese folk legend, Ji-Dong-Nuo. “My little piano solo piece was inspired by
Ji-Dong-Nuo
, drawing some pitch material from the folk tune, while keeping the characteristics of the girl and the style of Chinese traditional intrumental performance,” says Chen. A challenging concert work for advanced pianists. Duration: 5’ See more information .

Presser 110-41767 • $8.95   Add to Cart


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Klavierstücke
from Vienna Urtext

Volume 1: Frühere Werke (Early Works)
UT 50229 - $29.95  Add to Cart

Volume 2: Spätere Werke (Later Works)
UT 50230 - $32.95  Add to Cart

Volume 1:
18 Pieces from Nannerl's Music Book
42 Pieces from the London Sketch Book
Dance Cycles and more...
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TWO new volumes of Mozart's piano pieces from Vienna Urtext. All of his earliest pieces are gathered up in Volume One, along with background, history, and notes throughout. Volume Two compiles his later and more involved works, also with critical commentary, notes, and background information. Perfect supplements to the Vienna Urtext editions of the Mozart Sonatas and Variations. (Replaces the previous single volume Klavierstücke, UT50037.)
Volume 2:
Rondos
Sonata movements
Preludes, Fantasies,
and Fugues
Piano arrangements
and more...

Fernando Sor
Marche Funèbre à la mort de S.M. l'Empereur Aléxandre
for Piano Solo
Edited by Miron Weisbord

Sor is justly known for his impact upon the classical guitar world, although his works extend well beyond that arena. Miron Weisbord has located the autograph manuscript of Sor’s own piano transcription of this Funeral March, originally written for military band, and presents a full copy of that manuscript along with his own edition with fingering and pedal markings.
See page 1.

Editions Orphée 490-01156 • $9.95  Add to Cart



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Nicolai Podgornov
Nicolai Podgornov's Piano Album
31 easy to middle-grade pieces
for Piano Solo

Russian composer Podgornov has compiled 31 simple piano pieces in a variety of styles for beginners - whether child, teenager, or adult. Different styles, different sounds, and an excellent "means of solving technical problems in a playful manner..."

Universal Edition UE 33649e • $19.95  Add to Cart


Behzad Ranjbaran
Nocturne (A Night in a Persian Garden)
for Piano Solo

A challenging yet satisfying piano imagery for the advanced. Ranjbaran paints a musical portrait from his native country. See page 1.

Presser 110-40753 • $9.95  Add to Cart


Lowell Liebermann
Nocturne No. 8
for Piano Solo

Liebermann continues his love affair with the nocturne form in this newly released 8-minute sojourn. First performance was given by the great Marc-André Hamelin, to whom the piece is dedicated, at the Mannes International Piano Festival in New York City, 2003.

Presser 110-40761 • $8.95  Add to Cart



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Johannes Brahms
Paganini-Variationen, Opus 35
Piano Solo
Edited from the sources by Johannes Behr
Fingering and notes on interpretation by Peter Roggenkamp

Vienna Urtext UT50172 • $16.95  

See the complete line of Vienna Urtext publications here.


An exciting concept collection from Universal Edition...
PIANO PROJECT

9 Composers, 11 new pieces!
Your introduction to contemporary music

Read more!

Universal Edition UE33662 • $27.95 

 

Artur Schnabel
Piece in Seven Movements
for Piano Solo

A masterwork from the great Schnabel, with which he, himself, was very pleased. The 4th movement (Allegretto agitato) and 6th movement (Adagio) will be of particular interest to advanced pianists.

Peermusic Classical 62200-501 • $30.00  Add to Cart


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in A minor, KV 511
for Piano Solo
Edited by Ulrich Leisinger

Leisinger uses the autograph and first edition as source material for this new critical edition of an important element of Mozart's catalog of works. Also includes a reprint based on the printed facsimile edited by Hans Gál. See a page.

Vienna Urtext UT 51023 • $14.95  Add to Cart


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in D Major, KV 485

for Piano Solo
Edited by Ulrich Leisinger

Mozart's charming Rondo, as newly edited from the autograph and first edition by Leisinger. Vienna Urtext thoughtfully provides a copy of the manuscript, allowing us to see the master's hand at work. See a page.

Vienna Urtext UT 51022 • $14.95 Add to Cart


Artur Schnabel
Seven Piano Pieces
for Piano

Schnabel's legacy is forever entwined with his performances of the Beethoven Piano Concerti, for which he is justly praised. His concert schedule and his focus on classical and romantic repertoire were at direct odds with his passion for composition, wherein he often strayed from his primary instrument and dove into the more radical idioms that he would develop over a lifetime. In Seven Piano Pieces, we see a cycle of alternating slow and fast miniatures, the finale of which recapitulates the whole.

Peermusic 62189-501 • $17.95  Add to Cart



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Chen Yi
Singing in the Mountain
Piano Solo

A commission by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music brought this short (2') tone poem to their ongoing collection of contemporary piano works, Spectrum 4. We publish this work as an example of piano dynamics - the melody sings in the upper register over sustained chords in the lower. An excellent introduction to the contemporary art for advancing students.

Presser 110-41763 • $4.95  Add to Cart

More Piano Solos by Chen Yi from Presser (click title to view first page)
Ba Ban 110-41760
$12.95
Duo Ye 110-40728
$8.95
Guessing 110-40727
$8.95
Ji-Dong-Nuo 110-41767
8.95
Two Chinese Bagatelles 110-40726
$3.95

NEW! From our friends at Carl Fischer

Astor Piazzolla
Tangos for Two Pianos, Volume 1
2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Carl Fischer PL127 • $19.95  Add to Cart
(2 copies required for performance)

Volume One includes:
Libertango
Verano porteño
Tangata
A highly anticipated and well-received addition to the Carl Fischer roster, Astor Piazzolla Tangos for Two Pianos, Volume 1 is a compilation of three piano tangos written by the great Argentine tango pianist and composer, Astor Piazzolla. Libertango was composed in 1974 and was a popular song that jumpstarted the Piazzolla boom and since then has been recorded, performed, and emulated by many composers and musicians worldwide. The second piece of  Volume One, Verano porteno or “Summer in Buenos Aires”, was the first of Piazzolla’s timeless Las cuatro estaciones (The Four “Buenos Aires” Seasons) collection and was originally written for a 1965 stage play. The third and final installment in this collection is Tangata, composed in 1965 and dedicated to the Argentine choreographer Oscar Araiz. Astor Piazzolla Tangos for Two Pianos, Volume 1 is a fantastic collection which has already received a great deal of public acclaim and praise.

Astor Piazzolla
Tangos for Two Pianos, Volume 2
2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Carl Fischer PL128• $19.95  Add to Cart
(2 copies required for performance)

Volume Two includes:
Fuga y misterio
Milonga del ángel
La muerte del ángel
Soledad
Michelangelo 70

Tangos for Two Pianos, Volume 2 presents five more tangos by the great Argentine composer, Astor Piazzolla, arranged for two pianos. Fuga y misterio was composed in 1968 as part of Piazzolla’s hugely successful operetta Maria de Buenos Aires, which later became the signature tune for a popular Argentine television show entitled "Tiempo Nuevo". This is a fantastic collection and is a must-have for pianists.

Other Piazzolla piano works available through Presser:

Three Preludes Henry Lemoine 510-02876 $31.95 Add to Cart
Histoire du Tango Henry Lemoine 510-03668 $31.95 Add to Cart
Tango-Études (below) Henry Lemoine 510-04856 $27.45 Add to Cart
Le Grand Tango Edizioni Bèrben 510-07389 $21.95 Add to Cart
Tango-Suite Edizioni Bèrben 510-07490 $20.95 Add to Cart

Astor Piazzolla
Tango-Études
for Piano Solo
Arranged by Kyoko Yammamoto

Along with the new Flute and Piano edition, Lemoine also makes available a new Piano Solo version of this Piazzolla classic! Editor Yammamoto has skillfully combined Piazzolla’s own piano realisation with the solo instrument line to capture the beloved Tango-Études for the pianist’s keyboard. For advanced performers with a love for tango nuevo. See page 1.

Henry Lemoine 510-04856 • $27.45  Add to Cart


Artur Schnabel
Three Piano Pieces, Op. 15
for Piano Solo

An early set of compositions (1906) from the great pianist Schnabel, the Three Piano Pieces offer a more accessible introduction to his works. Three character pieces of a more traditional vein.

Peermusic Classical 62269-501 • $17.95  Add to Cart


Variations on America
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Charles E. Ives
Variations on “America”
for Piano Solo
Arranged by Lowell Liebermann

We are very pleased to present Lowell Liebermann’s arrangement of this Ives classic, which brings this set of variations to the piano keyboard from the original organ setting. Liebermann, himself an accomplished pianist, has penned well-received solo works of his own (Album for the Young, Gargoyles, etc.) and is an excellent choice to arrange the Ives for 88 keys. This is a classic show piece for the somewhat advanced pianist, a crowd pleasing treatment of the beloved anthem, which presents the familiar melody in new and unusual ways.

Presser 110-41768 • $9.95  Add to Cart



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The Wiener Urtext Album
Easy Piano Pieces from Bach to Schönberg

Your student’s first experience with urtext, the Wiener Urtext Album offers a solid range of pieces from the Baroque to the early 20th Century, including a facsimile page of Bach’s works as an historical reference! The selections range from elementary through medium difficulty, making this the perfect resource for 2nd and 3rd year students.

Published with the exacting standards of Vienna Urtext, the Wiener Urtext Album holds 52 pages of music covering all of the works you see here. In the back of the book, your student will find a helpful compilation of internet links provided for further individual research on the composers, a starting point for a lifetime of music exploration.

Vienna Urtext UT50251 - $10.95  Add to Cart

Includes:
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Praeludium BWV 939
Praeludium BWV 924
Praeludium BWV 927
Inventio 1 BWV 772
Gavotte (from BWV 816 - Facsimile)
Gavotte (from BWV 816)
Pezold, Christian (1677-1733)
from Suite de Clavecin:
Prélude
Bourée
Menuet alternativement
Menuet 2
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Sarabande (from Suite HWV 437)
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
Sonata 1, Hob. XVI: 8
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
2 Menuette, KV1e/f
Sonata facile, KV545, 2nd movement
Menuett, KV2
Allegro, KV3
van Beethoven, Ludwig (1770-1827)
Für Elise
Sonate für Klavier zu 4 Händen, Op. 6 (1st movement)
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Menuett, D 41/5
Menuett, D 336
Burgmüller, Frédéric (1806-1874)
from 25 Etudes, Op. 100:
Ballade
Tarantella
Arabeske
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)
Lied ohne Worte (Song without words), Op. 30/3
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68:
Soldatenmarsch
Choral
Wilder Reiter
Fröhlicher Landmann
Erster Verlust
Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Prélude Op. 28/6 (from 24 Préludes, Op. 28)
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
2 Walzer, Op. 39/3, 5
2 Valses pour piano à 4 mains, Op. 39/1, 2
Tschaikowsky, Peter I. (1840-1893)
from Kinderalbum, Op. 39:
Die neue Puppe
Die Krankheit der Puppe
Das Begräbnis der Puppe
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
The Little Shepherd (from Children’s Corner)
Schönberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Klavierstück II (from Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Werke für Klavier zu 4 Händen
(Works for Piano 4 Hands)

Edited from the sources by Ulrich Leisinger
Fingering by Bruno Seidlhofer.
Completions to Allegro and Andante (Sonata) K. 357,
Lead-ins and Notes on interpretation by Robert D. Levin

Includes:
Sonata KV 381
Sonata KV 358
Sonata KV 497
Sonata KV 521
Andante with Variations KV 501
Allegro and Andante (Sonata) KV357
Sonata KV 19d
Fantasie KV 594
Mozart may have created the modern piano duet form with two players at one keyboard, but he most certainly has provided us with truly wonderful examples of the art. Vienna Urtext here compiles Mozart’s incredible output for piano duet in a handsome new critical edition for study and performance. For study, the duets are printed in portrait, instead of the usual landscape, and for performance, the music is printed in clean, clear, easy-to-read Vienna Urtext style. A thorough background is found in the preface and notes on interpretation, with full critical notes in the back of the 272-page book.

The new Mozart Works for Piano 4 Hands is a must for all Mozart lovers and scholars, now available in the new Vienna Urtext critical/performing edition.

Vienna Urtext UT 50219 - $31.95  Add to Cart



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Robert Schumann
Works for Piano Four Hands, Volume One
Piano Duet
Edited from the sources by Joachim Draheim
Fingering and Notes on fingering and performance by Noriko Ishikawa-Kratzer
and Manfred Kratzer

Vienna Urtext UT50078 • $34.95  

See the complete line of Vienna Urtext publications here.


New Releases from our CUSTOM PRINT Department

Custom Print works are print-on-demand, and are therefore always available. Custom Print titles are not, however, available for purchase online. Please contact us for further information:
sales@presser.com or toll-free (800) 854-6764 ext. 1.

Justin Dello Joio
Sonata for Piano
Piano solo

"The four-movement sonata (1987, rev. 2005) is comparatively inward and subdued. ...the central 'Romance,' which begins like Scriabin and gradually gains color with the accumulation of feather-light decoration. Virtuosity returns in the concluding 'Finale Fantasia,' full of turbulence and unsettled harmonies. "
-- Phillip Scott, Fanfare

Presser Custom Print 410-41276 • $22.25


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Julia Scott Carey
The Red Room

for Piano solo

Written for the Rainbow Hexameron, commissioned by Bank of America Celebrity Series. World premiere performance at the New England Conservatory of Music, Jordan Hall, by Sergy Schepkin in April, 2005.

Presser Custom Print 110-41769 • $11.00


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Samuel Adler
Festschrift: A celebration for Solo Piano

Festschrift is actually the fourth of Four Preludes (No.’s 1 - 3 are published by Carl Fischer as Three Preludes, PL125 • $9..95). Written in celebration of W. John Williams' many inspiring years of teaching and mentoring at the University of South Carolina ; commissioned by John Ervin.

Presser Custom Print 110-41770 • $12.75


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Donald Erb
Aubade
Organ with Bells (8) and Wine Glasses

Recorded by Karel Paukert on the Azica label, his album takes its name from Erb’s 5-minute work, among the eight featured. Wrote one reviewer, “Also of note is Erb's Aubade, which includes handbells and glasses. Even without the added timbres, Aubade is an attractive piece; full of color.”

Merion Music Custom Print 144-40490 • $22.50


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LATIN AMERICA from Peermusic Classical
Peermusic is an eclectic mix of concert and educational works, featuring many of the most familiar composers in 20th century American concert music and heading into the 21st century.

Throughout, though, they have had a strong catalog of works from Latin America (as does their Pops & Standards division), many of which have found their places in the standard repertoire. Certainly, the names Ponce and Villa-Lobos are familiar to us, but, perhaps, some of their works are not. Here is an exciting opportunity to explore unknown gems or to rediscover old favorites!

New Reprints are now available from Peermusic, featuring these great piano solos by Latin American composers. Some are familiar to you, some may be a new discovery. We encourage you to browse through the first pages of music. (Titles listed in Green are considered "easy piano solos.")

Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez First Brazilian Suite 61924-501
$9.95
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez Second Brazilian Suite 61905-501
$12.95
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez Third Brazilian Suite 61906-501
$12.95
Manuel Ponce Cuatro Danzas Mexicanas 60279-501
$6.00
Manuel Ponce Estrellita 60426-501
$6.95
Manuel Ponce Idilio Mexicano for Two Pianos 60610-506 $17.95 See a page
Manuel Ponce Preludio Tragico 60950-501
$9.95
Manuel Ponce Preludio y Fuga (on a theme by Bach) 60940-501
$11.95
Manuel Ponce Preludios Encadenados 60954-501
$11.95
Manuel Ponce Preludios y Fuga (on a theme by Handel) 60941-501
$9.95
Manuel Ponce Sonata No. 2 61177-501
$18.95
Manuel Ponce Twenty Easy Pieces 61529-501
$10.95
Manuel Ponce Tema Mexicano Variado 61403-501
$6.00
Heitor Villa-Lobos Brinquedo de Roda (Toy Wheel) 60114-501
$11.95
Heitor Villa-Lobos Petizada (Children) 60909-501
$10.00
Luis Gianneo Musica para Ninos 60817-501
$12.95
Luis Gianneo Siete Piezas infantiles 61110-501
$8.95