recommend a slow 20th century work

[Tash]

hey all i was playing the Barber Nocturne except i have a feeling i'm not going to get it to the standard i want it to be for my exam in 2 months. so if anyone would like to recommend a SLOWish piece, similar to the barber, in some kind of minor-ish key, but isn't as difficult as the barber that would be beyond appreciated!!
oh and can we avoid really ambiguous composers, like think of composers whose music i might actually be able to buy or find in the uni library in the next week!

[after8ight]

Ginastera - II. Danza de la moza donoso from Tres Danzas Argentinas.

Beautiful, beautiful piece. it's short (2'44) and it's easy. might be too easy for what you're looking for, though - i don't know.

You must check out Argerich's recording of it. It's in her Concertgebouw 1978 & 1979 album.

[invictious]

I'd highly recommend Scriabin Preludes.
Some easy ones are op.11 no9 and 10.

[phil13]

What Barber book do you have? Is it the complete set? Or is it a single?

There is a slow piece in the back of the complete set, "Adagio for Jeanne" in E-flat minor. Take a look at that, if you can. You can't get a whole lot closer to Barber than...Barber. 

Phil

[dnephi]

Ballade, Op. 46 is great.

[dmk]

Not sure if its too easy

But if you are still feeling the Barber 'vibe' maybe you could try the Pas de Deux from Souvenirs?

Its really nice and slow and 20th century, minor and all the rest. Its probably somewhere around an A Mus standard if that helps you

Or maybe Bird calls at sunrise, before the storm by Rosalind Carlson.  If I remember that's not really very fast and is very pretty nice.  It might be a little easyish though (c. grade ?? It should be in your UNSW Library, if not Australian Music Centre down at the Rocks will have it.

good luck

dmk

[arensky]

Some Prokofiev?

"Tales of the Old Grandmother" Op. 31. Beautiful miniatures, not often played.

"Vsions Fugitives" Op.22 no.'s 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20. One or two of these should work.

[pies]

4'33" haha I'm clever

[rach n bach]

*slap*

I vote for the Sribian mentioned earlier

RnB

[Tash]

thanks lovelies i'm liking the idea of scriabin, will go do some research on that!

[elevateme_returns]

     LE GIBET

[Etude]

Cage - ASLSP

[burstroman]

"Hommage a Rameau" by Ravel.

[invictious]

You can also try a few Sonatas by Prokofiev, they are beautiful too.
I must reiterate my point of Scriabin Preludes if you are trying to find a few pieces which are what you are looking for.

[ptmidwest]

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[pita bread]

"Hommage a Rameau" by Ravel.

Err... I believe that's by Debussy.

[jre58591]

barber - interlude for jeanne. its a very nice, slow, and easy piece.

[burstroman]

oops, you're right.  Thanks.  Ravel's "Pavane" is also a possibility.

[quantum]

Scriabin Op. 8/11, Op.32

[prongated]

     LE GIBET

...aha sick!! As long as your hand's big enough to reach a ninth and a bit...

oops, you're right. Thanks. Ravel's "Pavane" is also a possibility.

...depending on the purpose I suppose...the Pavane is a bit...um...cafe music...

..."et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut" by Debussy (Images bk II) gets my nod. Beautiful work.

[nanabush]

I second the "Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut", another by Debussy worth looking at would be his prelude "La terrace des audiences..."  and "La Cathédrale Engloutie"... if you wanna go a bit easier, a selection from Suite Bergamasque, or some from Children's Corner.

Le gibet by Ravel seems like it would be alot of work for two months, no?

Look into Ravel's Miroirs suite, namely "Oiseaux tristes" and "Valée des Cloches"
...also

There's a couple Preludes and Fugues by Shostakovich that you could probably play [I'm very unfamiliar with the works, but I have heard of a few slower ones]

Also, really modern, Lowell Liebermann's Gargoyles Suite [4 amazing pieces] has one or two slow[ish] ones... worth looking at.

[elevateme_returns]

peter sculthorpe night pieces

[ahinton]

Sorabji: Gulistan

Best,

Alistair

[mephisto]

Very beautifull

[jpowell]

Busoni's Berceuse - the last of his seven Elegies. Really good piece, not technically flashy. All best J