Winter Rhapsody by Dennis Alexander - piano solo
| Publisher | ALFRED PUBLISHING CO.,INC. |
| Genre: | classical & sacret |
| Arrangement: | piano |
| Cast: | solo |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Format: | sheet music |
Parameters
| Product code: | 31960 |
| Composer: | Alexander, Dennis |
| No. of songs: | 1 |
| Pages: | 6 |
| Size: | 23 x 30 cm |
| UPC: | 038081345819 |
| Weight: | 36 g |
Songlist (1)
- Winter Rhapsody
Product description
The maestoso opening of this solo in 3/4 meter leads to an allegro molto tempo. From there, the piece takes off on a wild chase using triplet arpeggios, chromatic scales and ostinato patterns until it returns to the maestoso section in the final four measures. Don't be fooled by the C major key signature-there are many accidentals and chromatic passages, yet they fall comfortably within the hand. This is definitely a show-stopper and is destined to be a favorite on recitals and contest lists.
Dennis Alexander (*1947) is a successful and popular American composer who has earned an international reputation as one of North America's most prolific and popular composers of instructional piano music for students of all levels. For 24 years he was a professor of piano performance and piano pedagogy at the University of Montana. He retired in 1996 and has been mainly composing music ever since.
