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Offline wolff

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Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
on: April 29, 2009, 04:27:01 AM
I just finished working on a piece.  I want to learn something short and fun, preferably new-ish repertoire (last 50 years or so).  Up to 3 minutes.  Any difficulty.  Any suggestions?

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 11:42:59 AM
How about, "Giant Puple Butterflies"  by Wynn-Anne Rossi ; if you need more, I have several short and fun pieces.  :) 

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Offline gep

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 12:08:10 PM
How about The Short-Tempered Klavier by P.D.Q. Bach (Preludes and Fugues in All the Major and Minor Keys except for the Really Hard Ones)?
Both short and fun! ;D
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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 02:41:56 AM
how about Malaguena by Ernesto Leucona
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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #4 on: April 30, 2009, 04:10:36 AM
not within 50 years, but a gem i recently discovered
scarlatti k 449 sonata...i love this thing now.

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #5 on: April 30, 2009, 07:25:42 PM
Cat and Mouse, Copland.

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #6 on: April 30, 2009, 07:31:54 PM
Cat and Mouse, Copland.

That's from 1920, so it's too early and won't work for this thread.

Maybe you should try out any of Carl Vine's Anne Landa Preludes. These are all 2 minutes or less and are very fun. I particularly like the ones titled Fughetta and Tarantella.

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #7 on: May 01, 2009, 12:47:42 AM
Maybe try the Polichinelo from prole do bebê I, by Villa-Lobos, it's a fun short piece, not that hard and impressive for an audience.
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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #8 on: May 02, 2009, 02:53:07 AM
OPUS Clavicembalisticum

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #9 on: May 02, 2009, 04:51:27 AM
OPUS Clavicembalisticum

That's not short, nor is it from 1958 or onward.

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #10 on: May 02, 2009, 07:34:35 AM
Nor fun. 

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #11 on: May 03, 2009, 08:23:36 AM
Thanks, guys, for the suggestions.  But I've decided to learn a piece that I recently rediscovered, Ginastera's Danza del Gaucho Matrero from his Danzas Argentinas.  Ginastera is a wonderfully unique composer.  Hopefully this is one of those pieces that's easier to play than it sounds!  Has anyone here played it?

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #12 on: May 04, 2009, 07:07:55 AM
I've played it lots.  Like you said, easier than it sounds and invariably brings the house down.  A great encore piece.  La moza donosa is a little gem, too.

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Re: Short, fun, [new] piece to learn?
Reply #13 on: May 05, 2009, 05:53:55 AM
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