Review (PDF) Peter And The Wolf: Piano Solo
(Piano Large Works). One of the most beloved musical tales of all time! This is the composer's own reduction for solo piano, with narrator's text in English, French and Spanish.
Paperback: 44 pages
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. (March 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0793597706
ISBN-13: 978-0793597703
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.1 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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I'm not sure what the "New" label on the cover means, since Schirmer brought this score out in 1999 - anyway, it's a beautifully printed score for personal use and an inexpensive resource if you're teaching this music to children in preparation for a live performance, etc. This is Prokofiev's own reduction, so it's fairly demanding, but can easily be simplified, and it's easy to pick out the instruments that he associates with the characters - great fun if you have a well-voiced keyboard or student musicians to demonstrate the different themes. Highly recommended.
Peter and the Wolf, it's one of those pieces that's always been around, whistling about in the back of my head. Thirty years later since I pretended that I was Peter and the neighbor's chained-up dog the wolf, I discover a friend's little girl is learning the music in preschool. So, we watched the old Disney version together, which was great. But why not have a live performance? I ordered the sheet music, it arrived the next day, and the following night (after a little practice- this is not beginner's level playing by any means), had a really great time with it. Her mother read the narration (which is included), while she and her older brother sat nearby, wrapped in excitement, and the rest of the family sat about in the living room listening in. A fantastic memory.This is the complete score, transcribed for piano by Prokofiev himself, so you get every little bit of the crazy you love in the orchestral arrangement.
Definitely for an advanced player. This is an excellent edition. My son listens to Peter and the Wolf on a CD so it's fun now that I'm working on the piece he can recognize all the parts.
My granddaughter loves Peter and the Wolf and can even hum Peter's theme. Now I can play it for her.
Composer's version is the only one to get
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