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George Enescu, 3 Sonatas for Violin and Piano, 2 Sonatas for Cello and Piano; Sergei Prokofiev, 2 Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Sonata for Cello and Piano; In addition to sonatas, the instrumental collaborative piano literature includes short pieces, often of a virtuoso nature.
Mozart's Piano Sonata, K 545 opening. The right hand plays the melody, which is in the top stave. The left hand plays the accompaniment part, which is in the lower stave. In the first bar of the accompaniment part, the pianist plays a C Major chord in the left hand; this chord is arpeggiated (i.e., a chord in which the notes are played one after the other, rather than simultaneousl
"Charleston" rhythm, simple rhythm commonly used in comping. [1] Play example ⓘ. In jazz, comping (an abbreviation of accompaniment; [2] or possibly from the verb, to "complement") is the chords, rhythms, and countermelodies that keyboard players (piano or organ), guitar players, or drummers use to support a musician's improvised solo or melody lines.
Suite of Old American Dances (1949) Symphonic Songs for Band (1957) Hector Berlioz Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15 (1840) Arthur Bird Suite in D Major, Op. 29 (1889) John Barnes Chance Elegy (1972) Incantation and Dance (1960) Symphony No. 2 (1972) Variations on a Korean Folk Song (1966) Aaron Copland Emblems (1964)
Most of these pianists performed works for piano four-hands (two pianists at one piano; also known as piano duet) as well as works for two pianos, often with orchestras or chamber ensembles. Some of these teams focussed exclusively or predominantly on this repertoire, but some also appeared separately as solo pianists.
Martin Katz (born November 27, 1945) [1] is an American pianist, educator and conductor, primarily known for his work as an accompanist.. Katz was trained as a collaborative pianist by Gwendolyn Koldofsky at the Thornton School of Music, part of the University of Southern California; where he was a member of the USC's music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
In 1970, rock musician Ringo Starr surprised the public by releasing an album of Songbook songs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, Sentimental Journey.Reviews were mostly poor or even disdainful, [25] but the album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 [26] and number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, [27] with sales of 500,000.
Paul Thatcher Smith (April 17, 1922 – June 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist. [1] He performed in various genres of jazz, most typically bebop , but is best known as an accompanist of singers, especially Ella Fitzgerald .