20th Century Rep.

[jvardon]

Hey guys,
So I've taken piano for just over a year in college and my piano teacher really wants me to do some newer music as the only things I really like that I've found have all been Romantic period stuff:
Chopin Op28 No4 - Prelude in E minor
Chopin Op28 No6 - Prelude in B minor
Gurlitt Op82 No65 - Nachtliche Reise
Burgmuller Op100 No7 (Le courant lipide), 21 (L'harmonie d'angels), 24 (L'hirondelle)
Burgmuller Op109 No7 (Berceuse), 8 (Agitato)
Heller Op45 No22
Heller Op46 No11
Heller Op82 No1
Liszt S187 - Sancta Dorothea
Liszt S238 - La Cloche Sonne


Bach BWV 846
Bach BWV999

Anyway, if you look those up you'll notice that I love minor keys, arpeggios and suspended harmonies that involve repeated chords. So, can anyone suggest any 20th century stuff that ticks at least the arpeggios or suspended harmony boxes, I don't mind major, I just prefer minor. I'm much more of a minimalist. Also I'm still not that great so even though I've attempted the Moonlight Sonata, I didn't get past the fourth measure.

Anyway I hope you guys have some great ideas because my teacher wants me to play Satie's Gymnopedie #1, which is the opposite of what I look for in my repertoire.

Thanks guys.^_^.

[the_fervid_pig]

Einaudi? Lots of LH arpeggios, repetitive and generally in a minor key, nice to play and memorise. But do the Satie! It's beautiful! Or try the Gnossienne No 4 for LH arpeggios.

[jvardon]

Einaudi? Lots of LH arpeggios, repetitive and generally in a minor key, nice to play and memorise. But do the Satie! It's beautiful! Or try the Gnossienne No 4 for LH arpeggios.

I've heard a piece by him but I have trouble with rhythm and nerves and I think his pieces would probably be too long. I only just noticed the publish dates on my the Satie pieces, they're still in the Romantic period so I hope my teacher will let me do them since the Gnossienne is still a Satie piece.
I do like the sound of the Gymnopedie but it literally combines all the things I don't like playing, jumping around for notes, triad chords and, to a lesser extent because I prefer minor keys, a major key.

Thanks for the Gnossienne, I actually really like it.

[the_fervid_pig]

Einaudi pieces are quite long, though tend to follow a variation. The Gymnopedie starts in B minor, though it does modulate somewhat, many Satie pieces don't tend to follow a specific key or time signature, more a feel of one. Maybe that's whay your teacher suggested it, because it's different to anything else you've done and to help with the big jumps etc. you don't usually do. Gnossienne No. 1 is nice too. I don't tend to do many 20 C pieces either so can't be too much more help! maybe some Khachaturian, Ivan Sings is short, fairly simple and rather sombre sounding.

[worov]

SOme suggestions :

Prokofiev : Musiques d'enfants, opus 65

Shostakovich : Lullaby

Villa-Lobos : Guia Pratico

[jvardon]

Thanks so much so far guys, I'm enjoying the exposure to new rep. I really like the Khachaturian, "Ivan Sings," might suggest that to my teacher. The Prokofiev : Musiques d'enfants, opus 65 - Historiette was awesome too, I'm looking for the music for the Shostakovich : Lullaby to judge if it's beyond my skill level yet, the last one though is way beyond me at this point.

[worov]

Jvardon, I have sent you a private message.