Saplings features twenty-one early intermediate piano solos and is the second anthology from the composers of Red Leaf Pianoworks. Following Red Leaf’s first elementary volume, Sprouts, this collection raises the technical and interpretive challenges while keeping the repertoire imaginative and inspiring for both the teacher and performer. from the Fall 2023 review in the… Read more »
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Sprouts
Sprouts is the very first Red Leaf Pianoworks Anthology featuring two compositions from each of the ten composers of this collective: Joanne Bender, Martha Hill Duncan, Janet Gieck, Susan Griesdale, Rebekah Maxner, Beverly Porter, Teresa Richert, Peter Rudzik. This is a great introduction to music that combines charming originality with pedagogical value from these highly… Read more »
Madge’s Notebook A Piano Tribute to The Hunger Games
Engaging music for teens and tweens! Early Intermediate to Early Advanced piano solos (Levels 3 to 8) One Intermediate duet (1P4H) A Piano Tribute to the Hunger Games A piano book you can imagine that the series characters would have on their piano An imagined setting of music mentioned in the books: folk music of… Read more »
The Color Collection
Music that inspires a love for the piano! Early to Late Intermediate (Levels 3 to 6) Includes Rainbow Swirl (Level 8) Expressive piano pieces to color your days From impressionist to Latin, swing, blues and jazz 10 piano solos Express yourself! No matter who you are or how you feel there is a piece… Read more »
Lady Bug and Friends
Fanciful bugs are featured in this collection of 10 solos and 1 duet. The level of difficulty ranges from Grades 2 to 5 (elementary to intermediate) and there is a variety of rhythms, tempos and keys.
Everything Waits for the Lilacs
This six-minute work was commissioned by Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska, the title of which is borrowed from Margaret Avision’s poem, “Thaws”. The music makes expansive use of the entire keyboard and is tinged with a distant romanticism that in part reflects a frozen landscape waiting for the arrival of spring. At times the music echoes… Read more »
Truly Astounding Animals
A set of twelve playful and highly imaginative miniatures, each portraying an astounding animal. There is an Annoying Fly with its goofy theme and buzzing effect, Boastful Kangaroo with its left hand leaps and chords that move chromatically. Busy Woodpecker has a truly pecking theme accompanied by fast alberti bass while Tarantula’s Tarantella offers yet… Read more »
Outside My Window Volume 1
These pieces came about during a time when I was discovering my creative voice through experimentation with various compositional techniques. I was exploring the colors in modes, the vitality of rhythms, the richness of polychords, as well as other stylistic elements. It was during this process that I began to open up my “window” to… Read more »
Dances, Daydreams & Dinosaurs
This collection is packed with pieces to capture the imagination of girls and boys. It covers a variety of styles for the elementary piano student and includes program notes. 28 pages. Updated Edition (2010). If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license. All Aboard the… Read more »
Twenty-Four Preludes
This work also includes a number of diploma level compositions highly suitable for competition or examination use given their compact size and relatively short duration. The set reveals Burge’s close affinity to the music of Chopin. Equally though, the Preludes of Debussy, with their expressive textural sonorities and colour, can also be considered touchstones, especially… Read more »
