Piano Duets: American Composers

Compiled and edited by Michael Aston

The volume includes arrangements of celebrated chamber and orchestral works alongside original duets, in a survey of prominent composers and styles from the USA. It reflects the indigenous influences of jazz, ragtime, and folk music, and of European styles and genres. Authoritative and expertly edited, the collection is designed for intermediate pianists (Grades 5-7) and includes an historical and technical commentary on every piece.

Forces or Category

Piano 4 hands

Difficulty

Easy to Moderately difficult

Table of Contents

Aaron Copland: Walk to the Bunkhouse from film suite Red Pony
Charles Ives: Finale from Second Symphony
Virgil Thomson: Blues from The Plow that Broke the Plains
George Gershwin: Promenade (or Walking the Dog) from Shall We Dance)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Dance Cubaine from Ojos Criollos
Scott Joplin: Bethena Waltz
Henry F. Gilbert: Delphine from Three American Dances
Libby Larsen: A Day: Prelude/Postlude