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I've done that with a few pieces and I find that it truly does set the piece in your brain (though I didn't write it out with software, just on paper!).

Peterws: I had to look up "buckshee" ! Yes, I know, and I did find the score for my piece on line, I just had a longing to have another book. I have a sad addiction, to both literary and musical materials....There's just no hope for me.

That's one healthy addiction to have!

Hi folks
Rossy has asked me to do the latest update which now takes account of LimeFriday's new 2nd choice. So here's the list...

OPUS 12
No. 1, Arietta :;;;; AIMEEO.
No. 2, Vals (Waltz):;;;SARANOYYA.
No. 3, Vektersang (Watchman's song, after Macbeth):;;;CASINWIN8
No. 4, Alfedans (Elves' dance);;;;; LADYCHEN
No. 5, Folkevise (Popular melody):;;; ANDY PLATT.
No. 6, Norsk (Norwegian melod
No. 7, Albumblad (Albumleaf)
No. 8, Fedrelandssang (National song)


Book II, Op. 38 (composed 1883 except where noted; published 1883):

No. 1, Berceuse
No. 2, Folkevise (Folk-song)::::WAYNE33YRS
No. 3, Melodi (Melody)::: SWISSMS
No. 4, Halling (Dance)
No. 5, Springdans (Spring dance)[1]
No. 6, Elegi (Elegy);;;:RECAREDO.
No. 7, Vals (Waltz, originally composed 1866; revised 1883)
No. 8, Kanon (Canon, composed ca. 1877-8?; revised 1883)



Book III, Op. 43 (composed probably 1886; published 1886; ded. Isidor Seiss):

No. 1, Sommerfugl (Butterfly) ;;;;:BERIC.
No. 2, Ensom vandrer (Solitary traveller)
No. 3, I hjemmet (In my homeland):::ALLARD
No. 4, Liten fugl (Little bird)
No. 5, Erotikk (Erotikon);;;;: PETERWS
No. 6, Til våren (To spring)


Book IV, Op. 47 (composed 1886-8 except where noted; published 1888):

No. 1, Valse-Impromptu
No. 2, Albumblad (Albumleaf)
No. 3, Melodi (Melody);;;;IRENE ADLER
No. 4, Halling
No. 5, Melankoli (Melancholy):STUMBLER
No. 6, Springtanz (Spring dance,[1] composed 1872?; revised 1888)
No. 7, Elegi (Elegy)


Book V, Op. 54 (composed 1889-91; published 1891; Nos. 1-4 later orchestrated as Lyric Suite):

No. 1, Gjetergutt (Shepherd's boy)
No. 2, Gangar (Norwegian march)ZRTF90
No. 3, Trolltog (March of the Dwarfs);;;; Rossy: oh deary me what have I done?
No. 4, Notturno :;;; DIPSEY.
No. 5, Scherzo
No. 6, Klokkeklang (Bell ringing):;;; SINOPHILIA.


Book VI, Op. 57 (composed 1890?-3; published 1893):

No. 1, Svundne dager (Vanished days)
No. 2, Gade ;;;;;;SAMS.
No. 3, Illusjon (Illusion)pianostudent88
No. 4, Geheimniss (Secret)
No. 5, Sie tanzt (She dances)
No. 6, Heimweh (Homesickness):::RAGNHILDK.


Book VII, Op. 62 (composed 1893?-5; published 1895):

No. 1, Sylfide (Sylph)
No. 2, Takk (Gratitude)
No. 3, Fransk serenade (French serenade)
No. 4, Bekken (Brooklet)
No. 5, Drømmesyn (Phantom): PAVEL.K
No. 6, Hjemad (Homeward): DIRE TONIC.


Book VIII, Op. 65 (composed 1896; published 1897):

No. 1, Fra ungdomsdagene (From early years):;; MORODIENE.
No. 2, Bondens sang (Peasant's song);;;;:WISEBUFF
No. 3, Tungsinn (Melancholy)
No. 4, Salong (Salon)
No. 5, I balladetone (Ballad);;;;:RUPAK.
No. 6, Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen):;; GANDDALF.


Book IX, Op. 68 (composed 1898-9; published 1899; Nos. 4 and 5 were orchestrated in 1899):

No. 1, Matrosenes oppsang (Sailor's song):::::ElleC
No. 2, Bestemors menuet (Grandmother's minuet)
No. 3, For dine føtter (At your feet)
No. 4, Aften på højfjellet (Evening in the mountains): LIMEFRIDAY
No. 5, Bådnlåt (At the cradle)
No. 6, Valse mélancolique (Melancholy waltz)


Book X, Op. 71 (composed and published 1901):

No. 1, Det var engang (Once upon a time)
No. 2, Sommeraften (Summer's eve)
No. 3, Småtroll (Puck);;;;;;:FARMGIRL
No. 4, Skogstillhet (Peace in the woods);;;;;;:VALENCIA.
No. 5, Halling
No. 6, Forbi (Gone)Keystring
No. 7, Etterklang (Remembrances);;;;;;:DYNOMOBT.



And if they are not taken by others , then we have second choices of:

Valencia (57.1)
Saranoya (12.7)
Limefriday (71.1)
Dipsey ( 47.3)
Ladychen (38.4)
Peterws (47.6)
SamS (71.3)
Beric (43.6)
SwissMS (47.7)
Dire tonic (68.3)
FARMGIRL (71.2)

Casinitaly; your English is excellent. So I thought I`d throw something else into the pot! There are more on their way . . . heh heh

My dear Peter, thank you for the compliment on my English.

I think my students will be pleased to hear that it has been rated so high

Forgive me for laughing (it isn't the first time I've had such compliments)....I know it isn't obvious from my name, or my location, but I'm actually a Canadian, mother-tongue English speaker and I teach English and translate from Italian to English to fund my book addiction earn my daily bread

Had my lesson today and showed my teacher the Grieg piece- he had a lot to tell me about it and how to approach it, and seemed quite pleased with the selection. He also told me that I had some "freedom" in the intermezzo part, and didn't have to rush to play the 32nd notes -- He coached me on how to manage them.




I know a lot of British slang, but ...there are always things to be learned !

Glad to see I'm not the only addict here! OF course, I not only collect piano books, but vocal ones, too. When we moved, I hate to admit to how many boxes of books I took with me

Mine has been shipped and I should get it Friday!!

Me too !

Me three.... So I'm a music bookaholic so what!

I went into a music store last weekend and bought a book (with CD). Old school? It's a pretty nice store; they sell both CDs and sheet music (of mostly classical music). They even have an old upright piano that you can try the sheet music on. Couldn't resist playing some!

I'm mostly a lurker, but after hearing the amazing results from the Mendelssohn recital, I thought it would be a blast to be part of the next one.

I'd like to sign up for:
Book IV, Op. 47
No. 4, Halling

Thanks,
Carlos

"My dear Peter, thank you for the compliment on my English.

Hello Casinitaly. . . it`s so good to know I still manage to put me bloody foot in me gob with consummate ease . . . !

Ah, how were you to know?

The shock wasn't that you are a native English speaker, I think that is somewhat obvious to those who've known you on the forum for a couple of years. But Canadian?! No wonder you've kept quiet about that

Snigger, snigger ...

Eh? Eh! This from another ex-pat who chose the USA?
harrumph!

Well, I'm Proud to be Canadian.... (This is a few years old now, but I still get a kick out of it.

I'm doing tech. work on my Op 54/2 piece. RH only M27-37. My 4th finger is behaving like a recalcitrant schoolboy and getting fingers 1, 2 and 5 to sound together is decidedly awkward. The double notes defeating me in the Notturno are appearing much easier now!

In addition my 'easy' piece, Op. 38/1, is turning out to not be so easy after all (Henle level 4 but ABRSM class it as Grade 8) and is also undergoing tech work in M5-8 that's also targetting the 4th finger. It's like a similar rolling chord from Brahms' Waltz in Ab but instead of going 5-4-2 it's going 2-4-5 and is decidedly harder.

To cap it all my next ABF recital piece (now that I've handed in my final attempt at the Mozart Fantasy) is also more tech work though not directly on my 4th finger.

I usually spend most of my practise time memorising but this week it's pretty much all tech work.

How's everyone else doin'?

I’ve memorized the first page of my piece (38-6), and I’m working only on these bars. I’m having problems between bars No 14 and 20. Here’s the climax of the piece, so I should continue working on this part before moving on the next page.

For now I’m practicing very slowly (around 10 bpm or less), without any musicality.

I've analysed and tried out all parts of my piece (op. 54 no. 6) at about 20-30 bpm, and I wrote it all down in Musescore. Now I want to draft some sort of diagram of how the piece goes (down by 4ths, up by 3rds etc...), so I can put its parts together more easily. The acciaccaturas are fine, I think; but double notes and chords (= everything else!) need a lot of work. And dynamics.

Volksweise (Op 12, no 5) is going pretty well. I did pick an easier piece deliberately - my teacher asked, "So, have you reached the point where you just want to do easier pieces?"

The challenge is going to be making it really smooth; there are some awkward grace notes that can only be played with fourth and fifth finger and the thumb is holding down a note an octave lower. So I can't put any rotation in and it's the weakest fingers. Oh well, that's why every piece, easier or not, has something to offer.

Oh, plus it's a musical gem!

I've done some work on my 65/1, but I've been a little distracted with wanting to finish off the Mendelssohn Spinning Song, learning some of the other Songs Without Words that I enjoyed hearing (Op 30/1 and 19/3), learning an opera, and preparing students for the end of the year recital (why is it like pulling teeth??). All this while getting ready to move back to WI for the summer.

The piece I've chosen doesn't seem to be terribly difficult, but I was hoping to get it memorized and recorded by the time I leave for the summer opera program in July. I think the trickiest part is the ending 16th note figures in the RH, but slow practice and practicing in rhythms will help that...when I get around to seriously starting to work on this, that is.

Am I insane? Yes, I think I am.