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The Professional Pianist: Classical Solos: Piano Book

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The Professional Pianist: Classical Solos: Piano Book

40 Piano Masterworks in Their Original Form

Ed. Albert Mendoza

Level: Late Intermediate / Early Advanced

Item: 00-44279
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This edition provides a valuable resource of accessible masterworks for busy pianists. It contains 40 piano pieces in their original form appropriate for weddings, funerals, receptions, and other events. To make the selections useful as background music, only short pieces have been included and flashy, concert-like pieces have been avoided. Each piece has been carefully engraved for easy reading, and approximate performance times have been included to assist with planning. Titles: Bach: Allemande from French Suite in E-flat Major; Gavotte from French Suite in G Major; Prelude in A-flat Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1; Prelude in C Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 * Beethoven: Adagio cantabile from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, "Pathétique," Op. 13; Für Elise; Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2 * Brahms: Intermezzo in E-flat Major, Op. 117, No. 1; Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15 * Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2; Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. * Clementi: Andante from Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 * Debussy: Arabesque No. 1; Clair de lune; La fille aux cheveux de lin (Girl with the Flaxen Hair); La plus que lente * Glière: Prélude in D-flat Major, Op. 43, No. 1 * Granados: Maria from Six Expressive Studies; Spanish Dance No. 5 * Grieg: Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1; Notturno, Op. 54, No. 4 * Joplin: The Entertainer; Maple Leaf Rag * Liszt: Consolation, S. 172, No. 3; Liebeslied, S. 566; Ständchen, S. 560, No. 7 * MacDowell: To a Wild Rose * Mendelssohn: Andante sostenuto, Op. 85, No. 4, from Songs Without Words; Venetian Boat Song, Op. 30, No. 6, from Songs Without Words * Mozart: Adagio from Piano Sonata in F Major, K. 280; Andante from Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545 * Paradisi: Toccata * Rachmaninoff: Adagio sostenuto, Op. 16, No. 5, from 6 moments musicaux * Ravel: Mouvement de menuet from Sonatine * Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1 * Schubert: Valse sentimentale, D. 779, No. 13; Waltz in B Minor, D. 145, No. 6 * Schumann: Romance in F-sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2; Träumerei, Op. 15, No. 7 * Tchaikovsky: October, Op. 37a, No. 10, from The Seasons.

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Additional Details
Series: The Professional Pianist
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 144
ISBN10: 1-4706-2030-8
ISBN13: 978-1-4706-2030-1
UPC: 038081498744
SKU: 00-44279

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Why we love this

This collection solves the real logistical challenge of finding appropriate repertoire for non-concert events where background music must enhance rather than dominate the occasion. The 40 selections span Bach through MacDowell in their original forms, eliminating the need to hunt through multiple volumes or transcriptions. Performance times included for each piece make ceremony planning straightforward.

What to expect

You're drawing from the emotional core of classical piano tradition: the intimacy of Bach's preludes, the lyrical restraint of Chopin nocturnes, the impressionistic shimmer of Debussy, and the understated elegance of character pieces by Grieg and Brahms. The mood shifts from meditative to gently flowing, always with sophistication and never with showiness.

Who it's for

Professional pianists who perform at weddings, funerals, receptions, and other events requiring dignified background music at intermediate to early advanced level. This book serves musicians seeking a reliable source of tasteful, relatively short masterworks that don't demand virtuosic display but do demand secure technique and musical maturity.

How to get the most out of it

  • Treat dynamic range conservatively during ceremonial use; even marked forte passages work best with subtle restraint when background music must allow conversation or meditation.
  • Use the performance times as planning guides, but rehearse your tempos to match the specific mood of each event; a Nocturne at a funeral calls for different pacing than the same piece at a reception.
  • Practice sight-reading from this edition regularly; the careful engraving makes it practical to add pieces to your repertoire quickly when clients request specific selections.

How to use it

Build your event music library around this collection, selecting pieces that match the tone and timing of each occasion. For longer ceremonies, mix shorter pieces (Bach allemandes, Joplin rags, MacDowell miniatures) with longer selections (Debussy's Clair de lune, Chopin nocturnes) to create natural musical flow while staying within your performance time limits.

Skills your students will build

  • Pedal control in sustaining harmony and creating color in impressionistic works
  • Voice independence across registers, particularly in Bach contrapuntal passages
  • Interpretive choices in character pieces without relying on dramatic tempo variation
  • Sight-reading efficiency and the ability to learn repertoire quickly for professional applications
  • Legato and cantabile voicing in Romantic-era lyrical pieces

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