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imbetter

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i know this thread has been made a million times before but....

on: December 22, 2008, 01:44:00 PM

I need to select a piece of the contemporary era for a local piano competition my piano teacher gave the choice to me but im having a little trouble deciding. I'd like something about 5-10 minutes,also relatively flashy.

thanks for the help!

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Re: i know this thread has been made a million times before but....

Reply #1 on: December 22, 2008, 02:59:05 PM

The Samuel Barber Ballade or a Rzewski North American Ballade or Gargoyles by Liebermann

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Re: i know this thread has been made a million times before but....

Reply #2 on: December 22, 2008, 03:07:26 PM

or how about Alastair Hinton

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Re: i know this thread has been made a million times before but....

Reply #3 on: December 23, 2008, 02:01:33 PM

i dont see why alistair hinton couldnt be an option actually

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Re: i know this thread has been made a million times before but....

Reply #4 on: December 23, 2008, 03:26:52 PM

Quote from: imbetter on December 23, 2008, 02:01:33 PM

i dont see why alistair hinton couldnt be an option actually

I can personally recommend Alistair Hinton's "Birthday Paraphrase for Ronald Stevenson," Op. 20. (Based on the second movement of Schumann's G-minor Sonata, Op. 22.)

Very florid, rather challenging, but very beautiful.

Available through the Sorabji Archives.

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Re: i know this thread has been made a million times before but....

Reply #5 on: December 23, 2008, 04:47:39 PM

perhaps the scottish ballad

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