Piano
Displaying 1 to 12 of 12 resources labelled with 'Piano' and 'Audio'
Well know piece by German classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
KS1 idea: an example of music used to portray a mood. Contrast with pieces such as Vivaldi's Spring (1. Allegro)
Official classification: Piano, The Classical Period, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Sonata, Beethoven, Ludwig Van, Curriculum support
Full audio of song from 1978, features prominent introductory piano riff.
Official classification: Piano, Song, 1970s, Audio, Pop, Curriculum support, Unit 10. Hooks and riffs
Track 21 from Saydisc "Percussion Around the World" - notes from Maureen Hanke.
'Papalotl', by Javier Alvarez, was composed between 1984 and 1992. It features the piano.
From the old upright in the garage at home to the smartest grand piano on the concert platform, the piano is a universal instrument.
However not many will have the opportunity to hear it played in the same way as Philip Mead in this piece.
The piano is played to sound its most percussive and uses the strings as well as the keys.
The title means 'butterfly' and to capture the fleeting spirit and beauty of the butterfly the composer has mixed fast rhythmic patterns played on the piano with similar patterns sampled and sequenced and played electronically.
Official classification: Piano, Percussion, Timbre, The 20th & 21st Centuries, 1980s, Audio, Key Stage 3, Classical, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Piano piece by 20th Century, Hungarian composer Bela Bartok.
KS1/2 idea: Great for listening, particularly for animal or insect theme, or for a focus on descriptive music. This piece describes the erratic movement of a fly.
Official classification: Piano, Animals, 1900-1949, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Bartok, Bela
Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, popularly known as the Minute Waltz, and also Valse du petit chien, is a waltz for solo piano by Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka.
KS1/2 idea: example of fast, short sounds and use of tempo for effect (slowing towards end of phrases)
Official classification: Piano, Solos, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Chopin, Frederic, Curriculum support
Performed on the piano in this recording. A good example for listening to short sounds (short, fast notes) as this piece was originally written for the harpsichord. Also the repetition of a ‘minor’ phrase in it’s ’major’ form.
Official classification: Piano, Binary(AB), The Baroque Era, Classical Pieces, Audio, Sonata, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support, Scarlatti, Domenico
Grieg's only piano concerto, opens with widely used piano theme. Suggested in Unit 14 The Concerto (KS3) as example to listen to how the main musical ideas are introduced and how they develop; What happens in the cadenza?
Official classification: Piano, Concerto, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Key Stage 3, Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, Curriculum support, Unit 14. The concerto
Excellent example of solo piano music from the Romantic Era.
Official classification: Piano, Solos, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, Curriculum support
Concerto by Hungarian Romantic composer and virtuoso pianist Liszt.
KS1 idea; some good examples for focussed listening, of long and short sounds and variations in dynamics.
Official classification: Piano, Concerto, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Liszt, Franz, Hungary, Curriculum support, Unit 14. The concerto
1939 recording of jazz standard by virtuoso pianist Art Tatum, his unique style is identified by the range, speed and accuracy of his playing. Whilst many have tried, rarely has anyone managed to replicate Tatum's sound.
Official classification: Piano, Improvising, 1900-1949, Jazz, Audio, Jazz, United States, Curriculum support
Describing different images, Debussy uses pentatonic scales throughout this piece, imitating the sound of Javanese Gamelan, also evident in the percussive nature of some parts, apparently depicting a scene in an Asian setting.
Official classification: Piano, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Pentatonic Scales, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
"Gardens in the rain" is a good example of descriptive music, particularly for listening in the context of KS1 Unit 7 Rain Rain Go Away. Short, fast high and low notes with contrasts in dynamics depict the rainy scene.
Official classification: Piano, Unit 7. Rain, rain, go away - Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
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