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intensely pleasant music: Are You Going? for thirty nifty fingersintensely pleasant music: Are You Going? for thirty nifty fingers (multimedia download)

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mp3 - ARE YOU GOING? for 30 nifty fingers by John Pitts. A fast, frenetic, complex, polyphonic romp based on the folk-melody Scarborough Fair, pulled around in various time-warps. Daniella Acker joined Steven Kings and John Pitts at the Steinway Model D on 21 August 2008, in the Auditorium, Victoria Rooms, Bristol. This is an extra track to the 77 minute CD - cd.tp/ipm08 (CDs due for release in January 2009) - intensely pleasant music: 7 Airs and Fantasias and other piano music by John Pitts, performed by Steven Kings.

intensely pleasant music: 7 Airs & Fantasias and other piano music, plus extra track "Are You Going?"intensely pleasant music: 7 Airs & Fantasias and other piano music, plus extra track "Are You Going?" (multimedia download)

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17 mp3s - cd.tp/ipm08 & cd.tp/ipm08a - contemporary piano music by John Pitts, performed by Steven Kings. CD due for release in January 2009. changes /ˈchānjəs/. A coordinated high-speed rotation of a peal of bells. toccata /tə-ˈkä-tə/ (It. toccare ‘to touch’). A virtuosic fantasia-like composition, usually requiring immense dexterity, and played with such rapidity that the fingers have time only fleetingly to touch the keys. air /ˈer/ (It. aria). 1 a melody or tune, the flowing upper part of a texture. 2 a composition which is dominated by melody. fantasia /fan-ˈtā-zhə/ (It. ‘fancy’). 1 an instrumental piece in free form, improvisatory in substance or character, in which structure yields to the imagination. 2 any type of composition for which no other formal classification happens to occur to the composer. Extra track included (download only): ARE YOU GOING? for 30 nifty fingers(cd.tp/ipm08a). Sheet music can be ordered or downloaded from www.johnpitts.co.uk

A Winter NightA Winter Night (book)

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A tranquil, relaxing, minimalistic piece for piano players of an intermediate standard (approximately grades 4-5). Easy listening. Each of the three movements is also available to see, hear and download from www.johnpitts.co.uk [15 pages]

Pirates of Penzance (small band arrangement) SAMPLE PART FlutePirates of Penzance (small band arrangement) SAMPLE PART Flute (book)

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A sample flute part (complete) of a small band arrangement of Pirates of Penzance (for Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Violin and Percussion, for use with a keyboard playing from the vocal score), used by Bristol Savoy Operatic Society and the Ocean Theatre Company on the Golden Hinde in London ('Best Musical' Evening Standard). This sample part is for viewing purposes only, and is not licensed for performance use, and is therefore available to download for free or order a printed copy at cost price. To hire the full arrangement go to www.johnpitts.co.uk for information on how to place your order. Also available: Gondoliers and Iolanthe.

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Are you going? & Changes for twenty to thirty nifty fingers at a pianoAre you going? & Changes for twenty to thirty nifty fingers at a piano (book)

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Two pieces for 2 or 3 pianists at one piano. ARE YOU GOING? for 3 pianists is a fast, complex, layered, polyphonic romp based on the folk-melody Scarborough Fair, pulled around in various time-warps - mesmerising to watch and rewarding to play. CHANGES is for piano duet, a minimalistic counting duel, with sections in both 14 and 15 quavers per bar, building to a climactic and impressive-to-behold finish. Great fun to get your and your friends' fingers round! (Standard grade 8+). Both pieces are also available to see and hear at www.johnpitts.co.uk [19 pages] ISMN 979-0-9002157-1-0

Toccata for pianoToccata for piano (book)

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TOCCATA for piano is a tour de force of driving energy, based on a few simple cells of musical material explored and developed over a ten minute period: technically demanding, mentally strenuous, the music's energy is regulated until the final release in the last section, where use is made of the entire range of the keyboard, all the thematic fragments converge, and uninterrupted momentum is achieved. Toccata is a concert show-piece for accomplished players (grade 8 and beyond). This piece is also available to see, hear and download from www.johnpitts.co.uk [29 pages]

7 Airs & Fantasias7 Airs & Fantasias (book)

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A collection of 7 Airs & Fantasias for solo piano. The airs are essentially melody-dominated, and the fantasias are pieces in free form with a minimalistic use of repeated and rotating patterns. Each piece is also available to see, hear and download from www.johnpitts.co.uk [79 pages] ISMN 979-0-9002157-0-3

7 Airs & Fantasias (CQ edition)7 Airs & Fantasias (CQ edition) (book)

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A collection of seven Airs and Fantasias for solo piano. The airs are essentially melody-dominated, and the fantasias are pieces in free form with a minimalistic use of repeated and rotating patterns. Difficulty levels approximately grades 6-8. Also available to see, hear and download individually from www.johnpitts.co.uk [76 pages]