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Offline ccnokes

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Suggestions for a new piece
on: September 21, 2006, 12:50:51 AM
Does anybody know of any good piano pieces I could start learning? 

I really like Debussy, Liszt, Chopin, and some of Rachmaninoff's stuff.  I finished Debussy's Reverie and Joplin's Elite Syncopations awhile back and just started Mozart's Rondo Alla Turka, just to give you an idea of my level.  I don't like Turkish March nearly as much as I did Reverie, although I plan on finishing it, I was thinking of picking up something else.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006, 01:52:12 AM
Does anybody know of any good piano pieces I could start learning? 

I really like Debussy, Liszt, Chopin, and some of Rachmaninoff's stuff.  I finished Debussy's Reverie and Joplin's Elite Syncopations awhile back and just started Mozart's Rondo Alla Turka, just to give you an idea of my level.  I don't like Turkish March nearly as much as I did Reverie, although I plan on finishing it, I was thinking of picking up something else.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 02:06:30 AM
do you play only classical? if so, try a different style..how about a version of Gershwin Rhapsody in blue? or maybe an arrangement of a pop song...if you like slow classical my favorite alltime piece is Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique/

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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #3 on: September 26, 2006, 03:26:59 AM
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Does anybody know of any good piano pieces I could start learning?

I really like Debussy, Liszt, Chopin, and some of Rachmaninoff's stuff.  I finished Debussy's Reverie and Joplin's Elite Syncopations awhile back and just started Mozart's Rondo Alla Turka, just to give you an idea of my level.  I don't like Turkish March nearly as much as I did Reverie, although I plan on finishing it, I was thinking of picking up something else.

Any suggestions?

How about "Suggestions" Diabolique? Eh? EH?

No? nothing?

Eh. I try.
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Offline dnephi

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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #4 on: September 26, 2006, 01:41:37 PM
How about "Suggestions" Diabolique? Eh? EH?

No? nothing?

Eh. I try.
My teacher said "It's too hard for you."  I guess it's hard to play  ;).

If you like Liszt, I suggest TE #1, which is playable by the average piano student.  Fun, loud, a good warmup, and not too difficult.

If that's too hard, you might want John Schaum Vol. 5 which has an arrangement of the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 which is shockingly easy  :).
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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #5 on: September 26, 2006, 03:47:25 PM
...diabolical suggestion is quite fun, especially if you have good articulation and technique...

Speaking of articulation, what about a Bach? Maybe some 2 or 3-part invention? Or perhaps one from the well-tempered klavier?

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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #6 on: October 02, 2006, 06:07:41 AM
It sounds like you like Debussy...try some his preludes.

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Re: Suggestions for a new piece
Reply #7 on: October 02, 2006, 09:48:11 AM
Debussy, one of the Estampes maybe? I personally like La Soiree dans Grenade.
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