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Tarantella: Intermediate Piano Sheet

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Tarantella: Intermediate Piano Sheet

Tarantella: Intermediate Piano Sheet

By Mary K. Sallee

Item: 98-S4135
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A lively traditional Italian dance piece written in 6/8 time that fits well under the hands. This Mary Sallee piece features a wide range of dynamics. Your students will love it.

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Series: Spotlight Solo Sheets
Publisher: The FJH Music Company, Inc.
UPC: 674398215768
SKU: 98-S4135

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About the Composer: Mary K. Sallee

Mary K. Sallee

Mary K. Sallee combines deep classical training with decades of studio teaching experience. She holds degrees in both piano and voice from the University of Oklahoma, where she also completed a master's in piano performance and pedagogy, and spent a year studying in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Since 1986, she has maintained a private piano studio in Norman, Oklahoma, where she works extensively with adult learners.

Beyond her studio work, Sallee has shaped music education across multiple roles: adjunct faculty member at Oklahoma Baptist University, workshop clinician, adjudicator, conductor, and state festival organizer. Her compositional output, over 60 published works, several selected for the National Federation list, grows directly from her teaching. She writes for her students first, which means her pieces balance musical substance with practical playability. Sallee's creative reach extends to vocal and choral arrangements, church music, and her own jazz ensemble, and she has received commissions for works spanning academic, community, and liturgical settings.

Why we love this

Sallee understands what intermediate pianists actually need: a piece that dances off the keys without requiring a hand span that demands contortion. The 6/8 time signature drives genuine forward momentum rather than the plodding feel that can happen in slower lyric pieces at this level, and the dynamic range gives students real interpretive choices instead of just playing the right notes.

What to expect

A tarantella should feel like people are actually moving, and Sallee captures that restless, bright energy. The wide dynamic swings pull listeners in as the piece breathes and bounces, creating moments of intensity followed by careful restraint.

Who it's for

Intermediate students who are ready for repertoire with actual character and dance energy, not just technical exercises in disguise. This works well for the pianist who has solid technique but hasn't yet tackled pieces requiring sustained interpretive choices.

How to get the most out of it

  • Shape the dynamic arcs across full phrases rather than treating each dynamic marking as an isolated event; this reveals the dance character Sallee intended.
  • Let the 6/8 meter feel like one beat per measure in your practice sessions, which keeps the tarantella spirit moving without rushing individual sixteenth figures.
  • Explore the hand position shifts that fit the piece well; Sallee writes idiomatically for the hand, so comfort often comes from following her natural voice leading rather than fighting against it.

How to use it

Place this in a recital where it can shine between slower, more introspective works; its rhythmic vitality cuts through and reminds audiences that intermediate piano has joy in it. It also sits comfortably in student showcases or informal performances where genuine musicality matters more than display virtuosity.

Skills your students will build

  • Sustaining 6/8 meter without collapsing into 2/4 feel
  • Shaping dynamic contrasts across longer phrase arcs
  • Reading comfortable hand positions and voice leading that reflects the composer's notation
  • Building interpretive choices within defined melodic and harmonic structures
  • Maintaining rhythmic clarity through dance-like articulation

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