SILENT GIFTS (Piano Solo)
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SKU: A0.914978
Composed by ROBERT VAN HORNE. Children,Christmas,Holiday,Instructional,Traditional. Score. 8 pages. White Piano International Publishing #6612583. Published by White Piano International Publishing (A0.914978).
SILENT GIFTS
Advanced Intermediate Piano Solo
by ROBERT VAN HORNE
8 Pages
On the evening of November 9, 2009, while rehearsing some Christmas music at the piano, inspiration for composing a holiday piano solo came to me after playing the beautiful Christmas classic Silent Night.
After a few minutes of creating a melody, I quickly wrote down some of the ideas for this song while imagining the anticipation of Christmas with family and friends and the traditional custom of giving gifts.
What would be the most natural gift to give anyone, I thought. After finishing the song, the answer became apparent - the silent gift of a smile and thus the title Silent Gifts.
This Advanced Intermediate Christmas piano solo is clearly and carefully notated with dynamic marks, phrasing, suggested fingerings, pedal indications, chord identifications and appropriate musical terms for playing.
Some of the chords are challenging especially when some notes are held while others are played with the same hand. Many of these chords include jazz ninths. The 6/8 time signature gives the piece a lilting quality.
The bridge section builds to a climatic dominate seventh chord followed by an arpeggiated run in both hands.
This original piano piece sounds artistic and impressive, a wonderful Holiday selection, ideal for teaching, recitals, and enjoyment.
Both Piano/Vocal and Chorus arrangements of Silent Gifts are available, as well as an Easy Piano arrangement.
A 2009 original YouTube video of Robert's premier performance is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nQWbgBNbwU
Robert Van Horne is a long standing member of ASCAP.
Official Website: www.robertvanhorne.com
Email: rvh@robertvanhorne.com.
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