
New music reviewed in October 2007
Piano
Solo
(S1) Strawberry Shortcake-Berry Merry Christmas by Nick Brown and
Melanie Anne, arranged by Carol Matz. (Alfred)
(S1) Be a Star at Christmas! arranged by Kevin Costley, edited by Helen
Marlais. (F.J.H.)
(S1-2) The John Thompson Book of Christmas Carols, Second Edition,
arranged by John Thompson.
(S2) A Simple Christmas arranged by Gina Sprunger. (Sound Forth)
(S2) Outside My Window by Carolyn C. Setliff. (Willis)
(S2-3) Midnight Jazz: Boogie-Woogie, Blues, Rag Style, Swing, Ballads by
Debra Wanless. (Mayfair Montgomery)
(S2-3) At the Zoo by Antoni Cofalik and Romuald Twardowski. (Barenreiter)
(S2-3) Rags to Riches by Ernest J. Kramer. (Willis/Hal Leonard)
(S3) Christmas Impressions arranged by Jennifer Linn. (Hal Leonard)
(S3) Beethoven: Selected Piano Works edited by Matthew Edwards. (G.
Schirmer/Hal Leonard)
(S3-4) All Praise to Thee arranged by Carolyn Setliff. (Willis)
(S3-4) In Recital With Christmas Favorites, Levels Four, Five, and Six.
Arrangements by Melody Bober, Timothy Brown, Kevin Costley, Edwin McLean, Robert
Schultz; edited by Helen Marlais. (F.J.H.)
(S3-4) Celebrated Christmas Solos, Books Four and Five, arranged by
Robert D. Vandall. (Alfred)
(S3-4) Pikes Peak Rag and Tribute to Pikes Peak by Melody Bober. (F.J.H)
(S3-4) Showdown in Dodge City by Kevin Olson; Metamorphosis by
Wynn-Anne Rossi; and Romance by Melody Bober. (F.J.H.)
(S4) Vier leichte Tanzstucke for Klavier (Musik fur Kindertheater) by
Arvo Part. (Universal)
(S3-4) Island Delights by Sondra Clark. (Hal Leonard)
(S4-5) Accelerando, Book Seven, by Robert Schultz and Tina Faigen. (F.J.H.)
(S4-5) The International Carol Library: Germany and Austria, arranged by
Larry Schackley; Then Sings My Soul-Hymns of Faith and Praise for the Piano,
arranged by Janet Vogt; A Thrill of Hope-Carol Settings for Jazz Piano by
Matt Hyzer. (Lorenz)
(S4-5) Ragtime, 15 Pieces for Piano Solo by John Kember. (Schott/Hal
Leonard)
(S4-6) Symphonic Classics, various arrangers. (Hal Leonard)
(S4-5) Gloria and Tidings of Great Joy for Piano arranged by Jeff
Bennett, edited by David Sarandon. (Lorenz)
(S4-6) Jazz-Blues Piano by Mark Harrison. (Hal Leonard)
(S5) Now Proclaim Messiah’s Birth arranged by Victor Labenske. (Alfred)
(S5) Carols We Love arranged by Pepper Choplin, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson,
Mary McDonald, Ruth Elaine Schram, and Larry Schackley. (F.J.H.)
(S5) How Great Our Joy arranged by Faye Lopez. (Sound Forth)
(S5-6) Inspiration Mozart edited by Wilhelm Ohmen. (Schott/Hal Leonard)
(S5-6) Mastering the Piano, Level Six, edited by Carole Bigler and Valery
Lloyd-Watts. (Alfred)
(S5-6) Mastering the Piano, Level Seven, edited by Carole L. Bigler and
Valery Lloyd-Watts. (Alfred)
(S6) Maurice Ravel, Piano Works Volume Two. (Durand/Hal Leonard)
(S6) Claude Debussy: Preludes, Books One and Two, edited by Roy Howat and
Claude Helffer. (Durand/Hal Leonard)
Ensemble
(E2-3) Classical Theme Duets arranged by Phillip Keveren. (Hal
Leonard)
(E3) Four Pieces for Six Hands at One Piano by Mike Cornick. (Universal
Edition/ Presser)
(E3) Funtasia in F Minor and A Colossal Day by Carolyn Miller. (F.J.H.)
(E4) Jazz Moods for Christmas – Duets for One Piano-Four Hands, arranged
by Lani Smith.. (Lorenz)
E5) We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Eight Hands, Four Pianos arranged by
Jeff Bennett, Stephen Nelson, Ovid Young, Mark Hayes. (World Heritage/Lorenz)