This volume contains a wide selection of famous musical themes from Bach to Carl Orff. Some of them were originally written for the piano; most have had their scores carefully arranged to make them easy to play on the piano. Each piece is followed with a jazz interpretation, which can either be played alone or alongside the 'original' version. Perhaps this will show that the 'classics' are not all that far removed from jazz, & that music of earlier periods contains many of the essential characteristics of jazz. Doesn't Lully's ' Gavotte', for instance, contain one of the most famous jazz themes ever? The ' Blue Gavotte' may make this clearer. The theme from Mozart's Sonata in A major (K 331) doesn't require many rhythmic changes to give it a blues flavour (' Mozart Goes Blues'). The driving rhythm of the ostinato bass in Carl Orff's 'O Fortuna' would suit modern jazz-rock performers well, with a few small changes ('A Fortune for a Tune'). What do Bizet's ' Habanera', Brahms' ' Hungarian Dance No. 5' & Paganini's ' Caprice No. 24' have in common? Why have they been turned into salsa music (' Habanera con Cigarro', ' Hungarian Salsa No. 5', ' Capriccio Latino')? Much of this is up to the individual: if you want to discover similarities, they are easy to find. It is difficult to convey a jazz interpretation through musical notation alone, so a CD has been included
- not to demonstrate the only possible interpretation, but to offer ideas & suggestions.
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The Classics To Moderns series consists of six books, each containing an outstanding selection of original music spanning more than three centuries. A wide representation of composers across the volumes

Includes:: lesser known composers as well as the recognised & established masters. The music provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for player & listener alike, for incidental light music or concerts & reviews. This Classics To Moderns book is the fourth volume in the series, has been compiled & edited by Denes Agay & is suitable for pianists working at grade 4 standard.

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A selection of original piano music exactly as written by the master composers of three centuries. The music provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for player & listener alike. Compiled & edited by Denes Agay. Suitable for pianists from grade 5 standard. ...

A selection of original Piano music exactly as written by the master composers of three centuries. The music provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for player & listener alike. Compiled & edited by Denes Agay. Suitable for pianists from grade 1-2 standard. ...

Classics To Moderns 2 is a marvelous panorama of original piano music from Baroque to the present, exactly as written by the master composers from three centuries! The music in this second collection provides the pianist with another broad repertoire which is enjoyable for player & listener alike, making this ideal for concerts & recitals. Carefully compiled & edited by Denes Agay, the arrangements & careful selection of repertoire make this volume suitable for pianists from grade 2
- 3 standard. These pieces, for Piano solo, are sorted progressively increasing in difficulty through the books & series.
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A selection of original piano music exactly as written by the master composers of three centuries. The music provides the pianist with a repertoire which is enjoyable for player & listener alike. Compiled & edited by Denes Agay. Suitable for pianists from grade 3-4 standard. ...

A large selection of Piano literature, from the baroque to the modern, is presented in a variety of forms, colours, & expressions. Included are pieces affording the student a greater opportunity to attain technical & pianistic effectiveness. The titles follow an Approx. chronological sequence from the baroque to our modern period. All selections are in their original form, neither arranged, nor simplified, & are based on urtext or other highly reliable editions. ...