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Showpieces For The Aspiring Virtuoso Pianist

“Showpieces” provide opportunities for pianists to display their skills and elicit the “Wow!” response from an audience. The anticipation of acquiring virtuosity is highly motivating for piano students because there is a special thrill in experiencing the sound and feel of playing showpieces, as well as having the admiration of listeners! The music of Ovation, Books 1 and 2 was selected with this in mind.

Book One, for the intermediate grades, provides initial experiences for developing a virtuoso technique, with music by Schubert, Burgmüller, Heller, Schytte, MacDowell, Pieczonka, and Villa-Lobos.

Table of Contents:

• The Pearls Op. 109, No. 2 - Burgmuller
• Velocity Op. 19, No. 10 - Burgmuller
• Spinning Song Op. 109, No. 18 - Burgmuller
• Allegro Vivace Op. 46, No. 12 - Heller
• Warrior's Song Op. 46, No. 15 - Heller
• Shadow Dance Op. 39, No. 8 - MacDowell
• Hungarian Op. 39, No. 12 - MacDowell
• Tarantella - Pieczonka
• Valse Noble Op. 77, No. 5 - Schubert
• Valse Noble Op. 77, No. 12 - Schubert
• Etude in D minor Op. 58, No. 3 - Schytte
• Etude in E Major Op. 58, No. 11 - Schytte
• Polichinelle - Villa Lobos

Catalog:	GP611
Publisher:	Kjos
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Arranger:	Keith Snell
Voicing:	Piano Solo
Level:	Intermediate to Late intermediate
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