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Offline 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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