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lours

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Short piece

on: January 20, 2007, 07:50:25 PM

Hello,

I'm seeking a short romantic piece : 2/3 pages, for an piano exam
of the same level as Scriabin Etude Op.2 No.1 ( or a bit easier )

Have you any ideas ?

thank you

Best regards.

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mad_max2024

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Re: Short piece

Reply #1 on: January 21, 2007, 12:26:14 AM

I don't know that etude very well and I'm not sure what kind of music you need
But several of Mendelssohn's songs without words are short, beautiful and not very hard to play
Maybe that will do

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imbetter

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Re: Short piece

Reply #2 on: January 21, 2007, 12:27:07 AM

almost all scriabin preludes meet this length

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burstroman

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Re: Short piece

Reply #3 on: January 21, 2007, 01:24:03 AM

One of Grieg's "Lyrical Pieces"
A Schumann "Romance" or "Vogels al Prophete"
A Chopin "Prelude"
A short piece by Brahms or one of his waltzes.

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Mozartian

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Re: Short piece

Reply #4 on: January 21, 2007, 03:34:28 AM

Look at some of the Medtner fairy tales (26/1 comes to mind- it might be 4 pages though).

Check out the Chopin Mazurkas, some of the pieces from Schumann's Fantasiestuckie (op. 12), Scriabin preludes, etc.

Good luck with exams!

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soliloquy

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Re: Short piece

Reply #5 on: January 22, 2007, 05:48:36 AM

oooooh do an Alkan Prelude

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lours

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Re: Short piece

Reply #6 on: January 22, 2007, 05:04:25 PM

Hi thank you for your replies !

I've picked up some piece you recommanded : Scriabin, Chopin, Mendelssohn,...
And I will deliberate with my teacher.

Thank you again!

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Good luck with exams!

Thank you !

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oooooh do an Alkan Prelude

I didn't find the sheet music... $:-\$

Best regards,
Lours

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Re: Short piece

Reply #7 on: January 23, 2007, 02:31:00 PM

literally almost EVERYTHING by alkan can be found here:

https://piano.francais.free.fr/alkan/04_partitions_en.html

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phil13

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Re: Short piece

Reply #8 on: January 23, 2007, 11:56:21 PM

Medtner Op.26 No.3 in F minor is quite beautiful.

Scriabin Prelude Op.51 No.2 might be a good choice, too.

Just about any of the shorter Grieg Lyric Pieces are perfect for this kind of thing. None of the short ones are above grade 6, I think.

But just for the sake of getting the name out there a little more, I'd have to favor an Alkan prelude too.

Phil

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