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Offline frigo

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Advise me!
on: November 28, 2007, 02:57:08 PM
A friend of mine needs to play a piano piece in a theater play. Well, there's a problem: he is almost eighteen and he never played piano on is life. He asked me for some easy and beattiful pieces for piano, that he could learn without getting to much on the music's theory and in a period of time until 4-5 months (for a begginer very interested to learn  ;))

I don't know what to say to him, so I'm asking to you, that probably know a lot more than I do, to say a few pieces that can have this characteristics.
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Offline gyzzzmo

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Re: Advise me!
Reply #1 on: November 28, 2007, 03:00:07 PM
Satie's Gymopedie pieces are easy but nice.
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Offline ilikepie

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Re: Advise me!
Reply #2 on: November 28, 2007, 07:08:46 PM
Chopin prelude op.28 no.4 would be plausible, somewhat.
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Offline daniloperusina

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Re: Advise me!
Reply #3 on: November 28, 2007, 08:35:53 PM
Für Elise, first part, is an easy choice.
Beginning of the Moonlight, if longer is not recquired.
Bach prelude 1, wwc1.
Theme from Mozart K331
Grieg 'Arietta' op12nr1 from Lyrical pieces
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Offline dnephi

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Re: Advise me!
Reply #4 on: November 28, 2007, 08:42:40 PM
Finissey wrote some "precocious" pieces for "children."  You might try those!

Cheers,

P.S. Then again, you might not.
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