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flontarna

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Hey

I'm searching for a contemporary piece (about 10 min.; it can be shorter or longer)
Anyone suggestions? I'd rather choose something that the public can appreciate...
I think it's very difficult to find something. I love music with a bit of character, powerful, but also other things.
All suggestions are welcome.

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evariste

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #1 on: February 25, 2007, 03:10:20 PM

Hi,

what about the Danzas Argentinas op.2 by Ginastera? They have catchy melodies and it's the kind of modern stuff that doesn't make the Mozart-devotee want to throw up

. They're not that contemporary (1937), ok, but they contain a nice mix between dissonance and consonnance. I think an average performance of the three of them takes 8-9 min.

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xhunterjx

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #2 on: February 25, 2007, 03:36:10 PM

go to www.thenewstyle.org and listen to Anthony Lanman's Hommages for Piano

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soliloquy

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #3 on: February 25, 2007, 06:26:06 PM

Rzewski North American Ballad No. 4
Vine Bagatelles
Berio 6 Encores
Leighton 6 Studies Op. 56

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mattgreenecomposer

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #4 on: February 28, 2007, 06:59:41 PM

I write alot of piano music. go to my website at mattgreenecomposer.com
If that's not for you then how about, Ginestera, Gershwin, Prokofiev. I also like the 6 Muscinsky preludes.

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xhunterjx

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #5 on: February 28, 2007, 07:06:36 PM

The Muczynski Preludes Op. 6 are great. I would definitely recommend learning the whole set.

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dnephi

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Reply #6 on: February 28, 2007, 07:36:18 PM

Contemporary doesn't mean 20th century - Prokofiev died a long time ago. So did barber.

I recommend Liebermann's Nocturne no. 3.

If you mean 20th century, not contemporary, how about Barber Ballade, op. 46?

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Kassaa

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #7 on: February 28, 2007, 07:38:28 PM

Quote from: soliloquy on February 25, 2007, 06:26:06 PM

Rzewski North American Ballad No. 4

Do you think I would get away with improvising the 2 pages before the last two pages in a competition? I don't have enough time to learn it properly.

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cygnusdei

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Reply #8 on: February 28, 2007, 07:53:41 PM

How does one judge an obscure contemporary piece? For one thing the judges must have access to the sheet music, which may exist only in facsimile. For atonal music, is note accuracy secondary to sweep and presentation?

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dnephi

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Reply #9 on: February 28, 2007, 09:38:58 PM

If it's very obscure, you could get away with faking it :p.

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jre58591

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Re: comtemporary piece

Reply #10 on: March 01, 2007, 12:49:47 AM

try kapustin. he has a large number of pieces that fit your bill. theyre usually very difficult, but if i can manage the variations, anyone here can (im that bad, yes).

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