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What type of classical/piano music would you recommend?

February 5th, 2010 admin 2 comments

I love the sound of the piano, and was just wondering what type of piano pieces or classical music would be great for listening. An idea of what I like so far is something like Fur Elise or Moonlight Sonata by Beethovan and something modern like River Flows in you by Yiruma. I really dont care for the sound of an orchestra in the background. But i wouldn’t mind like a violin in the background. Thanks!

Mozarts sonata for violin and piano in e minor
Beethovens Piano Concerto No 5 "Emperor": 2nd movement
Tartini’s, Devil’s Trill Sonata (Sonata for violin and piano in g minor. it is a violin piece but many recordings have a piano accompaniement)
Chopin:
Nocturne 8
nocturne 1
revolutionary etude (or etude 12)
nocturne in c sharp (from the movie "The Pianist")
raindrop prelude (or prelude 15)
All those listed under Chopin are Chopin’s JUST SO YOU KNOW
Bach’s Italian Concerto
Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi
Schindler’s List theme (reprise)
The Gravel Road by James Newton Howard (from "The Village" soundtrack)
Hope you enjoy them as I have

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How can I create back round piano music for a song that I wrote?

February 2nd, 2010 admin 1 comment

I know how to play the piano.And I have a song written that I would like to to add piano music to as a back round.I know some songs have different somewhat continuous piano chords (The Rose,Love Song,Don’t Stop Believin,The Climb,You’re Not Sorry) And some have a melody at the beginning that somewhat repeats (I can Only Imagine).What are other ways a song can start out with the piano?

Thank you!

You could start out with a simple melody and then go into a bridge if you are looking to lengthen the piece. Or you could just go in and do a bridge from a chorus to begin the piece.

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How to write my own piano music?

January 31st, 2010 admin 3 comments

I have such a great music mind. I can think of such pretty tunes, but I can’t put them into piano notes. Help me?
spacolie’s answer wasn’t bad, but no software or paying stuff. I just want advice from you guys.
I already have musical experience. I play the piano. I just can’t write my own music.

If we were to teach you music composition, it would be too much to explain. You would also have to AT LEAST know the fundamentals/a bit of how to play the piano or a bit of music. I suggest you take theory lessons. Although, it would probably not benefit you very much if you don’t have musical experience. I just suggest you make a system of where on the keyboard the notes are. When you compose music, you have to consider timing, key signature, etc. I know you don’t want to pay, so then the only alternative is the internet or someone you know. I don’t know any sites, but I suggest you take lessons. It will at least give you a vague idea on composition. Or google it. But you still may not be able to understand it very well. You also need to know how to write in a key, harmony, etc.

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What is the piano music being played during the mattress / newspaper scene in the middle of The Godfather 1?

January 29th, 2010 admin 1 comment

Carmine Coppola is makes a cameo appearance as the piano player in the sequence where Clemenza goes to sleep on a mattress and you see newspaper headlines right after Michael Corleone kills Sollozzo and McClusky… does anyone know the name of this piece? Failing that, does anyone know of any other ragtime piano music like it? I really enjoyed it.

Its Loneliness by Carmine Cappola my friend!

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What books and software do you suggest to learn piano, reading sheet music, and music theory?

January 26th, 2010 admin 4 comments

I’m trying to learn how to play the piano. I guess the first step is to figure out how to read sheet music. I was wondering if there was any software that will let me learn notes from the computer keyboard. Then I was hoping to get some books to learn how to actually play the piano, music theory, and also reading sheet music. Thanks.
I’m trying to learn how to play the piano. I guess the first step is to figure out how to read sheet music. I was wondering if there was any software that will let me learn notes from the computer keyboard. Then I was hoping to get some books to learn how to actually play the piano, music theory, and also reading sheet music. Thanks. I should also mention that I don’t have direct access to a store (I have no car, college campus) and was hoping for recommended titles I can order off Amazon or BN.

You’re really best off taking a few piano lessons in person, if possible. All the theory in the world won’t help if you can’t associate the notes to the keys and to the tones. Once you can get a good visual map of what C or F# *looks* and *sounds* like on the piano, then you can start looking at how it translates to sheet music. Once you get to that point, there are a million self-teaching books and videos, and you can pick one that will work best with a style of learing you like.

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What piano music can I play in my recital?

January 22nd, 2010 admin 1 comment

I’m looking for a free piece of music for piano to play in a recital to last about 3 minutes. I’m not brilliant at piano, so I need a medium difficulty piece, preferably in 4/4. It can be any style or genre of music. I’ve looked on a few sites but can’t seem to find much. Has anyone got any ideas?

http://my-piano.blogspot.com/
they do free piano sheet music on there. check it out
gd luck!

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Can anyone recommend good piano music and places to find it?

January 16th, 2010 admin 1 comment

I want to play some more piano music but I have trouble finding places to find it. Can anyone recommend piano music and places to find more?

How about Ludovico Einaudi? Not sure if there is any sheet music for it though.

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What website can i go to download free piano music for piano beginners?

January 13th, 2010 admin 11 comments

im currently a piano beginner right now. my teacher wants us to find websites that lets you download free piano music sheets for piano beginners for free. if you know any websites, then please post it here. thanks.

Here is a nice Piano Sheet Music Forum with currently about 300 piano songbooks and many many single sheet music.

Most of the members are from www.pianofiles.com.
Everyone can share and post his sheet music in the forum, and if you can’t find the sheet music for a certain song, people can help you in the "Sheet Music Request Section" to find it then.

The Pianist’s Library
http://pianistslibrary.freeforum.ca/

Note that you have to be logged in to view the "Sheet Music" and "Piano Songbook" Sections!

There is also a special Section with Easy Piano Pieces for Beginner, but you also may find easy piano sheet music in other threads also!

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Relaxing Piano Music / Butterfly Images

December 4th, 2009 admin 25 comments

This song is called One Angel’s Hands. It was written and recorded by Mark Salona. Copyright 2008.
I hope you enjoy it!!
For free sheet music for this song, please send an email request to: info@MarkSalonaMusic.com

For another video about this song, visit this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9OdtQzOjCU

For more information about Mark’s music, please visit http://www.marksalonamusic.com

Please leave comments and feedback!
Thanks so much!

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How do I transpose piano music for playing the flute?

December 2nd, 2009 admin 3 comments

I recently acquired a flute and only have piano sheet music. This may appear to be a stupid question but how do I transpose it for the flute. Move the notes up an octave? I can’t play many of the songs as written because of the low notes below middle C. Please help.
I guess transpose is not the correct word to use but I think you understand the question.

Yes, just take it up one octave, or even two if needed.

Note that you can usually transpose certain passages and leave the other ones as written if they’re in the right range. Use your ear and your good taste to tell you if you should take the whole thing up an octave or just selected phrases.

Now, if the piece only occasionally dips one or two tones below middle C, you might do the more difficult work of transposing it up a third or a fifth. If you intend to play along with another musician (say, a pianist) at any point, you won’t want to try that.

Occasionally I’ve found that when a piece goes down to B or Bb for only a note or two, instead of going down to that note I can substitute a low D in its place. Try it, and again, let your ear be your guide.

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