“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 Two, for the advanced grades, continues to develop a virtuoso technique with works by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Grieg, MacDowell, Dohnanyi, Rachmaninoff, and Bartók.
- For
- Piano
- Level
- Advanced
- Publisher
- Kjos Music
- Pages
- 88
Contents
Allegro Barbaro (Bartók)
Arpeggio Etude, Op. 105, No. 1 (Burgmüller)
Octave Etude, Op. 105, No. 9 (Burgmüller)
Prelude in G Minor, Op. 28, No. 22 (Chopin)
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6 (Grieg)
Rhapsody in C, Op. 11, No. 3 (Dohnányi)
Hexentanz, Op. 17, No. 2 (MacDowell)
Preludium, Op. 10, No. 1 (MacDowell)
Hunting Song, Op. 19, No. 3 (Mendelssohn)
Scherzo in E Minor, Op. 16, No. 2 (Mendelssohn)
Etude in F, Op. 72, No. 6 (Moszkowski)
Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 (Rachmaninoff)
Arpeggio Etude, Op. 105, No. 1 (Burgmüller)
Octave Etude, Op. 105, No. 9 (Burgmüller)
Prelude in G Minor, Op. 28, No. 22 (Chopin)
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6 (Grieg)
Rhapsody in C, Op. 11, No. 3 (Dohnányi)
Hexentanz, Op. 17, No. 2 (MacDowell)
Preludium, Op. 10, No. 1 (MacDowell)
Hunting Song, Op. 19, No. 3 (Mendelssohn)
Scherzo in E Minor, Op. 16, No. 2 (Mendelssohn)
Etude in F, Op. 72, No. 6 (Moszkowski)
Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 (Rachmaninoff)