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Piano Solo
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| Genre: |
Movies
Romantic Period |
| Level: | SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced) |
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Collection / Songbook
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Music Featured in the Motion Picture The Pianist. (Nine Pieces by Frederic Chopin). By Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). For solo piano. Misc. Romantic Period and Movies. SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced). Collection. Standard notation and thematic index (does not include words to the songs). 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.220064).
ISBN 0634063006. With standard notation and thematic index (does not include words to the songs). Romantic Period and Movies. 9x12 inches.
Our piano solo collection contains nine Chopin pieces featured in Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film, adapted from the autobiography of composer and pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who detailed his survival during World War II. Pieces include Andante spianato, Op. 22, Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23, Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 and more.
This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 7-8.
About SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced)

4 and 5-note chords spanning more than an octave. Intricate rhythms and melodies.
Location: from Seattle Washington
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
July 26, 2011
Piano pieces from "The Pianist"
I agree with the others - it would have been fun to have the Grand Polonaise but I really bought the book for the posthumous piece that doesn't appear in my edition of Nocturnes. It's a very nicely done book, but you'll be disappointed if you were after "the big...
6 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Tampa Bay,
November 19, 2007
Not for a classical pianist
The Grande Polonaise Brillante IS the MAIN feature of the movie and it is NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. In the movie it is so much the MAIN feature that it is played twice, the second time at the end of the movie and played in its entirety, all 20-23...
15 of 33 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
October 2, 2004
Review on the "Pretty Good..." Review
The person who wrote the "Pretty Good..." review said he was disappointed that Grand Polonaise was not in this book. I would like to say that this should not deter you from buying the book. Grand Polonaise was written for an orchestra, and includes the parts for violin etc., which...
14 of 32 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Sacramento, CA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
March 20, 2004
A great movie, book, and music book
This book contains the best songs from the movie, the Pianist. Recently, while shopping in an electronics store, I spotted a keyboard. I sat on a nearby box, and played Nocturne in C# minor. When I turned around, there was a crowd of about 15 people around me, which shows...
13 of 30 people found this review helpful.
Sam
Location: from London, England
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
November 10, 2003
Pretty good...
This book is very very good, the notation is excellent, fingurework well articulated, but there is one major fault with the book that is annoying. It doesn't contain all of the pices from the sountrack, most notably the Grand Poloniase (track 9) which is dissappointing. With the exception of that...
14 of 27 people found this review helpful.