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musikalischer_wirbelwind_280

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Arab-like pieces for the repertoire?

on: October 21, 2011, 04:48:35 AM

Hey,

I wonder if anyone could suggest me some piano solo works with an 'Arab-like' feel to them. You know, something more or less along the lines of Albéniz's 'Malagueña'.

Cheers,
Musikalischer Wirbelwind

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redbaron

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Re: Arab-like pieces for the repertoire?

Reply #1 on: October 21, 2011, 08:07:50 AM

Bartok's Transylvanian Song and Ruthenian Kolomejka from Songs and Dances and Walachian Song from the Petite Suite have a modal, vaguely Arabic type sound to them.

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dafnis

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Re: Arab-like pieces for the repertoire?

Reply #2 on: October 21, 2011, 09:28:35 AM

Debussy's Arabesques (1&2), perhaps?

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49410enrique

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Re: Arab-like pieces for the repertoire?

Reply #3 on: October 21, 2011, 01:25:48 PM

maybe the "Arab(ian) Dance" i.e Page 19/37 on PDF I included?

Tchaikovsky_op71_Nutcracker__pf_.pdf (2610.21 kB - downloaded 28 times.)

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drkilroy

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Re: Arab-like pieces for the repertoire?

Reply #4 on: October 21, 2011, 08:02:25 PM

Islamey by Balakirev, but it is rather hard.

Best regards, Dr

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phillip21

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Re: Arab-like pieces for the repertoire?

Reply #5 on: October 21, 2011, 09:33:18 PM

If you go to IMSLP and do a search on the word Arabe you will find quite a list of pieces:
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:imslp.org+arabe&qscrl=1

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