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Tom Johnson's An Hour for Piano was written in 1971. [1] The piece began as a series of short, improvisatory sketches in 1967 when Johnson was accompanying a modern dance class at New York University. Johnson gradually expanded these sketches and added transitions between them, writing a piece that is to be played in exactly one hour.
It is a generic name for any composition for the instrument, but when used in a title (Piano Piece, Piece for Piano) the name is used to indicate a (usually) single-movement composition for solo piano that has not been given a more specific name (such as Sonatina, Allegro de concert or Le Bananier), for example:
Vexations piano score. Vexations is a musical work by Erik Satie.Apparently conceived for keyboard (although the single page of manuscript does not specify an instrument), it consists of a short theme in the bass whose four presentations are heard alternatingly unaccompanied and played with chords above.
Piano Sonata No. 5 Maurice Verheul 7 hours 18 minutes 441 (manuscript) [28] [self-published source?] Piano Symphony No. 0 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji 5½ hours 333 (manuscript) [29] A3 Piano Symphony No. 1 (Tāntrik) Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji 4½ hours 284 (manuscript) [30] A3 Piano Symphony No. 2 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji 4½ hours
the music played by any group of musicians who all perform together for a given piece; in a symphony orchestra, a dozen or more cello players may all play "the same part" even if they each have their own physical copy of the music. [2] This part may be in unison or may be harmonized, and may even sometimes contain counter-melodies within it.
Performance of a piano concerto involves a piano on stage with the orchestra. A piano concerto, a type of concerto, is a solo composition in the classical music genre which is composed for piano accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble. Piano concertos are typically virtuosic showpieces which require an advanced level of technique.
In music, an instrumental solo piece (from the Italian: solo, meaning alone) is a composition, like an étude, solo sonata, partita, solo suite or impromptus, or an arrangement, written to be played by a single performer. [1] The performer is called a soloist. The instrumental solo pieces can be monophonic or polyphonic.
A bagatelle is a short piece of music, typically for the piano, and usually of a light, mellow character.The name bagatelle literally means "a short unpretentious instrumental composition" as a reference to the light style of a piece.