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Piano Board => Performance => Topic started by: texasharpandpiano on January 14, 2012, 06:22:36 AM

Title: Repertoire for gigs
Post by: texasharpandpiano on January 14, 2012, 06:22:36 AM
Hi,
I am a primarily a harpist, but do some free-lancing on piano.
I currently have a restaurant gig and am looking for advice/ideas on good repertoire.
What types of music do you all use?  Any specific ideas of relatively easy music that would be appropriate for this setting?
I started out with some Bach and several easier Chopin waltzes I had learned several years prior.
Shorter pieces seem to be better (i.e. not playing a full Beethoven Sonata movement), but I'm not sure where exactly to look for good music.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Repertoire for gigs
Post by: moby1 on January 15, 2012, 02:13:07 PM
Some easier Debussy might be good.  Claire de Lune and Arabesque no 1 come to mind.  Gymnopédie No.1 by Erik Satie would work.  Also, check out the album "Two Hands" by Leon Fleisher.  Just about any of those pieces would be good.