“Showpieces” provide opportunities for pianists to display their skills and elicit the “Wow!” response from an audience. The anticipation of acquiring virtuosity is highly motivating for piano students because there is a special thrill in experiencing the sound and feel of playing showpieces, as well as having the admiration of listeners! The music of Ovation, Books 1 and 2 was selected with this in mind.
Book One, for the intermediate grades, provides initial experiences for developing a virtuoso technique, with music by Schubert, Burgmüller, Heller, Schytte, MacDowell, Pieczonka, and Villa-Lobos.
- For
- Piano
- Level
- Intermediate
- Publisher
- Kjos Music
- Pages
- 48
Contents
The Pearls, Op. 109, No. 2 (Burgmüller)
Velocity, Op. 109, No. 10 (Burgmüller)
Spinning Song, Op. 109, No. 18 (Burgmüller)
Allegro Vivace, Op. 46, No. 12 (Heller)
Warrior’s Song, Op. 45, No. 15 (Heller)
Shadow Dance, Op. 39, No. 8 (MacDowell)
Hungarian, Op. 39, No. 12 (MacDowell)
Tarantella (Pieczonka)
Valse Noble, Op. 77, No. 5 (Schubert)
Valse Noble, Op. 77, No. 12 (Schubert)
Etude in D minor, Op. 58, No. 3 (Schytte)
Etude in E Major, Op. 58, No. 11 (Schytte)
Polichinelle (Villa-Lobos)
Velocity, Op. 109, No. 10 (Burgmüller)
Spinning Song, Op. 109, No. 18 (Burgmüller)
Allegro Vivace, Op. 46, No. 12 (Heller)
Warrior’s Song, Op. 45, No. 15 (Heller)
Shadow Dance, Op. 39, No. 8 (MacDowell)
Hungarian, Op. 39, No. 12 (MacDowell)
Tarantella (Pieczonka)
Valse Noble, Op. 77, No. 5 (Schubert)
Valse Noble, Op. 77, No. 12 (Schubert)
Etude in D minor, Op. 58, No. 3 (Schytte)
Etude in E Major, Op. 58, No. 11 (Schytte)
Polichinelle (Villa-Lobos)