Description
From VENTURING BEYOND, this is Gondoliera in C-flat - the only (early-)intermediate piano piece in C-flat major of which I (the composer) am aware.
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<i>Notes on the composition:</i>
A gondoliera (also known as a barcarolle) is the song of a gondolier, the person who rows the traditional gondola boats used for transportation in Venice, Italy. It is generally slow in tempo, with a 6/8 meter and a lilting rhythm evocative of the boat’s gentle rocking. The right hand should be projected more than the left, but the touch should remain soft in both hands.
Skills employed in this piece:
* Reading heavily flat key signatures and double-flats
* Cantabile phrasing and legato touch
* Smooth LH arpeggiation over an 8ve (blocked 8ves not required)
* Negotiating syncopated LH rhythms within compound time
<i>Notes on the collection:</i>
VENTURING BEYOND features twenty late beginner to early intermediate-level piano solos, representing all key signatures with three or more sharps/flats (including enharmonics)--keys rarely seen in today's pedagogical piano literature for the early grades. These pieces, written in Baroque, Classical and Romantic styles, not only help acquaint students with the idea of reading "within keys," but they also introduce common musical genres of the Western Classical canon (including the scherzo, sarabande, minuet, and fugue). These short, expressive compositions--each no more than two pages in a medium-sized font and requiring no more than a major sixth reach--are also ideal for adult students who desire to play musically satisfying repertoire that is within their technical grasp, but still suitable for public and private performance.
This volume also refrains from invoking programmatic titles or content that might suggest that it is geared toward the school-age student; thus, it is ideal for student pianists of all ages, from 5 to 105! This volume is pre-formatted to print double-sided, so that each of the two-page pieces will lie on facing pages when bound and no page turns will be required."