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  • Prelude I Bb Major
  • Prelude (Melody No. 17) Ab Major
  • Prelude (Rubato) G Major
  • Prelude (Blue Lullaby) C# Minor
  • Prelude (Novelette In Fourths) Eb Major
  • Prelude Iii (Spanish Prelude) Eb Minor
  • Prelude (Fragment) G Minor
  • Prelude (Sleepless Night) Ab Major

The Complete Gershwin Preludes for Piano (Piano Solos). By George Gershwin (1898-1937). Edited by Alicia Zizzo. For solo piano. Artist/Personality; Masterworks; Piano - Intermediate / Advanced Collection. Belwin Edition. Advanced level piece for the Piano Solo event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Standards and 20th Century. SMP Level 9 (Advanced). Collection. Introductory text and performance notes (does not include words to the songs). 36 pages. Published by Belwin Publishing (AP.PF0895).

ISBN 0897246535. With introductory text and performance notes (does not include words to the songs). Standards and 20th Century. 9x12 inches.

A definitive edition of all the Gershwin preludes. Also contains three extremely rare compositions. Titles are: Prelude I * Prelude (Melody No.17) * Prelude (Rubato) * Prelude II (Blue Lullaby) * Prelude (Novelette in Fourths) * Prelude III (Spanish Prelude) * Prelude (Used as 3rd movement of Concerto in F) * Prelude (Sleepless Night). Edited by Alicia Zizzo.

This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 8-9.

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All types of major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords spanning more than an octave. Extensive scale passages.

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5 star rating

hopedoc

Location: from Hope, ID

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

November 19, 2011

Superb Collection

If you like Gershwin, you will love this collection. You can find Preludes I,II, and III lots of other places but this is the first place I have ever seen any of his other Preludes-the commentary by A. Zizzo is also fascinating. To interpret Gershwin well you really need to...

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h. preston

Location: from Michigan

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate

September 6, 2007

Hidden gems

A nice collection, some based on themes usedin some other Gershwin's works.

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4 star rating

Jameson Thompson

Location: from Harbor Springs, MI

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

December 11, 2004

5 Stars for Prelude I

I think that George Gershwin's Prelude I is one of the best things I have seen/heard/played in all of my life. I wonder how much time he spent writeing it.

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