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The ABF Slavic themed recital will open for submissions 1.10.2018!

Pieces by any composer of Slavic origin are welcome. Slavic here refers to the group of countries which historically represent Slavic languages and culture. There have been some major changes in the governmental organization of Eastern Europe in the last decades. But countries that well fit the defition today would be the following: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. However there have been people of Slavic origin in other European countries as well and we are not that picky. So if it feels Slavic to you, go ahead and submit! Duets with piano or other intrument are allowed as well. In fact the only requirement is that there is some keyboard instrument present. Transcriptions are fine as well.

About the recital:
1) All skill levels are welcome, especially beginners. There are plenty of grade 1-3 pieces as well to learn in this "genre". Do not feel intimidated by the selections of our more experienced members. This place is for beginners, some virtuosos just hang around because this is such a great place If you don't know what to play, just ask and you will get suggestions.
2) Duplicate pieces by different members are allowed
3) You can submit as many pieces as you wish.
4) We will be using the recital submission software.
5) The recital will open for submissions 1.10.2018 and the recital will go live 15.10.2018.

Instructions how to sign up are in the next post. If there are problems, just post the information about the piece and I'll update the list. And signing up beforehand is optional, since multiple submissions of the same piece are allowed.

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
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What a great idea! Like the Bach Recital, I will decide at a later date which pieces I would like to submit, but you can definitely expect some Bartók from me!

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

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1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) GoldmanT - Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - Stravinsky

I've tried learning that Stravinsky piece before but bottled out, this will give me the motivation! Four months....

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

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1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90

For some reason I thought this would be in October of next year. Given I have no time to learn a piece completely from scratch, I'll submit a piece that is nearly done instead.

A quick google search also led me to learn that Bartók is, in fact, not considered a Slavic composer.

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo

I will do my best to add pieces by other than Russian composers as well...going through my music library. Only they need to be manageable without too much work, which is a challenge. At least I'll try to find something rarely heard...

About Bartok...as I wrote in the introduction we are not that picky Besides, he did live in the area of present Ukrain and Slovakia when young.

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo

To intermediate players looking for some fresh repertory, I'd recommend looking at Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu's cycle "Puppets" (Loutky). There are some real gems there. My daughter learned "The Sick Puppet" at her piano camp last year, it's really beautiful. Also, "Columbina dances," and others.


Sheet music can be downloaded here: http://imslp.org/wiki/Puppets_(Martin%C5%AF%2C_Bohuslav)

I'll probably submit a Dvořák duet and maybe a solo piece as well, if I learn something by October .

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo
8) Janacek - On an Overgrown Path, Part 2 - Tim Adrianson
9) Dvorak - Piano Suite, Op 98, #s 2 and 5 - Tim Adrianson
10) Szymanowski - Etude, Op 4, #3 - Tim Adrianson
11) Rachmaninov - Prelude, Op 32, #10 - Tim Adrianson
12) Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau, Op 33, #5 - Tim Adrianson

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo
8) Janacek - On an Overgrown Path, Part 2 - Tim Adrianson
9) Dvorak - Piano Suite, Op 98, #s 2 and 5 - Tim Adrianson
10) Szymanowski - Etude, Op 4, #3 - Tim Adrianson
11) Rachmaninov - Prelude, Op 32, #10 - Tim Adrianson
12) Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau, Op 33, #5 - Tim Adrianson
13) Dvorak - Legend, Op 59 No 6 (duet) - PianogrlNW
14) Rachmaninov - 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - PianogrlNW

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo
8) Janacek - On an Overgrown Path, Part 2 - Tim Adrianson
9) Dvorak - Piano Suite, Op 98, #s 2 and 5 - Tim Adrianson
10) Szymanowski - Etude, Op 4, #3 - Tim Adrianson
11) Rachmaninov - Prelude, Op 32, #10 - Tim Adrianson
12) Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau, Op 33, #5 - Tim Adrianson
13) Dvorak - Legend, Op 59 No 6 (duet) - PianogrlNW
14) Rachmaninov - 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - PianogrlNW
15) Hopak - Anonymous - Zilthy

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo
8) Janacek - On an Overgrown Path, Part 2 - Tim Adrianson
9) Dvorak - Piano Suite, Op 98, #s 2 and 5 - Tim Adrianson
10) Szymanowski - Etude, Op 4, #3 - Tim Adrianson
11) Rachmaninov - Prelude, Op 32, #10 - Tim Adrianson
12) Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau, Op 33, #5 - Tim Adrianson
13) Dvorak - Legend, Op 59 No 6 (duet) - PianogrlNW
14) Rachmaninov - 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - PianogrlNW
15) Hopak - Anonymous - Zilthy
16) Dvořák - Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2 (duet) - dumka1

To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo
8) Janacek - On an Overgrown Path, Part 2 - Tim Adrianson
9) Dvorak - Piano Suite, Op 98, #s 2 and 5 - Tim Adrianson
10) Szymanowski - Etude, Op 4, #3 - Tim Adrianson
11) Rachmaninov - Prelude, Op 32, #10 - Tim Adrianson
12) Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau, Op 33, #5 - Tim Adrianson
13) Dvorak - Legend, Op 59 No 6 (duet) - PianogrlNW
14) Rachmaninov - 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - PianogrlNW
15) Hopak - Anonymous - Zilthy
16) Dvořák - Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2 (duet) - dumka1
17) Mussorgsky - In the Crimea - Richard (zrtf90)
18) Gliere - Op. 43, 4 Morning and 5 Evening - Richard (zrtf90)
19) Dvorak - Waltz in D-flat, Op. 54/4 - Richard (zrtf90)

The recital is October 2018. To sign up to the Slavic Themed Recital, hit the quote button of the most recent post with the list in this thread, remove the quote in brackets at the beginning and end, and write the composer, title and your forum name.

Sign-up list:

1) Glinka – Polka in d minor – outo
2) Stravinsky- Royal March from L'Histoire du Soldat - GoldmanT
3) Tchaikovsky - The Seasons - June 'Barcarole' - noobpianist90
4) Rybicki - Sad Autumn - Keselo
5) Shostakovich - Prelude op 34/22 - outo
6) Tansman - Meditation (from 10 easy pieces) - outo
7) Rebikov - Elegy op 5/3 - outo
8) Janacek - On an Overgrown Path, Part 2 - Tim Adrianson
9) Dvorak - Piano Suite, Op 98, #s 2 and 5 - Tim Adrianson
10) Szymanowski - Etude, Op 4, #3 - Tim Adrianson
11) Rachmaninov - Prelude, Op 32, #10 - Tim Adrianson
12) Rachmaninov - Etude Tableau, Op 33, #5 - Tim Adrianson
13) Dvorak - Legend, Op 59 No 6 (duet) - PianogrlNW
14) Rachmaninov - 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - PianogrlNW
15) Hopak - Anonymous - Zilthy
16) Dvořák - Slavonic Dance, op. 72 no. 2 (duet) - dumka1
17) Mussorgsky - In the Crimea - Richard (zrtf90)
18) Gliere - Op. 43, 4 Morning and 5 Evening - Richard (zrtf90)
19) Dvorak - Waltz in D-flat, Op. 54/4 - Richard (zrtf90)

I am wondering, does my entry fit in? It's based on a Ukranian folk dance song of Slavic origin. I notice everyone else is going with actual Slavic composers. If it does not, I can withdraw.

I think it fits in very well. Please don't take the hopak away ! It's such fun music.