The Soft Music Piano Bridge Over The Classics 8

Sheet Music for Piano: The Soft Music Piano Bridge Over The Classics 8Harmonia Music Publishers HU4104

In this volume, What's in a name, the thematic material is derived from, among other things, the letters of proper names. The shortest theme consists of 3 letters/notes and the longest of 11 letters. The names are stated in the titles (source: Pianogids Lichte Muziek)

Who is the author?

Hens Vlam-Verwaaijen, a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory, had Paul Frenkel and Jan Odé as teachers. She studied composition with Ernest W. Mulder and Hennie Schouten. As a piano teacher, she noticed that after a few years, many students lost interest in classical music and asked for more popular music. It is for these students that she devised the concept of Soft Music, in which popular and classical music come together.

General review of the series The Soft Music Piano Bridge over the Classics and all that

A mixture of styles, including classical elements as well as jazz, blues, boogie, and pop elements. Pleasant music to listen to. Many pieces in the various bundles do well at student performances and amateur concerts.

We received the latest, eighth volume in this series, accompanied by volumes 6 and 7 and Sonata Classica, which had already been released. The composer's approach, since the first volume in this series released twelve years ago, remains the same: offering students who lose interest in classical piano lessons after a few years an alternative with easily accessible music.
For these students, Hens Vlam-Verwaaijen developed the concept of Soft Music, where elements of popular and classical music meet. The sixth volume (HU 4020) contains a series of melodic etudes, written as an alternative to Burgmüller and Heller. The bitter pill of technical playing challenges is presented with a sugar coating. The same applies to Sonata Classica (HU4064). The first volume, with somewhat predictable Kuhlau themes, is not that easy to play, with many broken octaves in the right hand. The andantino, on the other hand, is much more personally written, and the final rondo possesses the sparkle of a real Clementi. In the new volume "What's in a name," the themes are derived from the names of the composer's friends. The pieces are not very difficult; for someone who can play a Burgmüller etude, there aren't many technical problems. Due to the atmosphere and the more modern chords, these pieces offer many opportunities to play with sound and color. (Source: Pianowereld September 1997, drs. Eric Schoones)

Merk	Harmonia Muziekuitgeverij
Serie	Average Audition Pieces
Instrument	Piano
Artikelnummer	HU4104