Waltz No. 2 (from Jazz Suite 2) for Piano Solo

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Waltz No. 2 (from Jazz Suite 2) for Piano Solo

Artist Dmitri Shostakovitch

Composer Dmitri Shostakovitch

Arranger Flavio Regis Cunha

Description

This arrangement by Waltz No. 2 (from Jazz Suite 2) was written for solo piano.

When Shostakovich composed the second suite in the autumn of 1938, it was on commission from the newly formed U.S.S.R. State Jazz Band, an ensemble created to control the public's taste in popular music. The three movements of the suite -- Scherzo, Lullaby, and Serenade -- were premiered at the Jazz Band's inaugural concert on November 28, 1938. The work was lost shortly after its premiere, and the eight-movement work currently called Jazz Suite No. 2 is in fact a compilation of arrangements of pieces drawn mostly from film scores. It is therefore fitting that the second waltz from the second suite became the theme music for Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. The eight short pieces are: March, Lyric Waltz, Dance One, Waltz One, Little Polka (there is even an accordion-like passage), Waltz Two, Dance Two, and Finale.

Easy Intermediate Level
Fomat: Concert 9 x 12 inches.
16 pages.

YouTube Link https://youtu.be/XFOetEKyPds

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Arrangement Format

Piano SoloDifficulty

Easy Intermediate

Price $4.99

GENRE DETAILS

Genres 20th Century, Classical, Contemporary, Contest / Festival, Instructional