Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet,Piano - Level 1 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.799609
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Nicole Elyse DiPaolo. Classical,Standards. Score and parts. 4 pages. Nicole Elyse DiPaolo #4604477. Published by Nicole Elyse DiPaolo (A0.799609).
Proto-Notation Beginner Arrangement of the main theme from the Piano Trio in G major, KV 564, last movement. Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788; arranged by Nicole Elyse DiPaolo in 2019. This piece is also known as "Sonatina" in various anthologies (notably the Suzuki piano books, where it appears at the end of Book 3, already quite condensed from the original piano trio finale).
Specifically arranged for the early-stage piano student who is just beginning to play hands together, and for teachers who don't wish to prolong the "hands alone" stage, this unique adaptation keeps the hands in rhythmic unison and symmetrical contrary motion, optimizing ease of playing when first beginning to engage the "both hands motor area" of the brain. Throughout the piece, the student uses the same finger at the same time in both hands, and the fingers are matched to both-white or both-black keys, respectively. Strongly auditory and kinesthetic learners who don't require visual feedback may successfully learn this piece via rote instruction, too. This arrangement has also been designed so that it can work in both 2-piano 4-hands and 1-piano 4-hands settings (the octave spacing will change if student and teacher are on a single instrument, as shown on the student part's diagrams).
Additionally, the transposition to G-flat major allows the student to take advantage of the black keys' inherent posture- and accuracy-enhancing qualities, which are vital in those early lessons when correct technique habits need to be installed. All this using a one-semitone transposition! (I like to think that Mozart wouldn't mind.)
The time signature is written into the student part, but the student doesn't necessarily need to grasp time signatures fully in order to play this piece successfully: they just need to have been taught to "feel" the triple meter through movement-based activities first.
Finally, particularly for the adult student who's keen to dive into the classical repertoire: this is a genuine, well-known piece of chamber music by a certified "Powdered-Wig-Wearing Dead Guy" as we jokingly call them in my studio. Even finicky audience members will enjoy this piece, which will not sound like something a first-year piano student might play: some of the world's most elite piano trios have also recorded this work.
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