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Miniature Concerto for Piano.
Miniature Concerto for Piano, by B.J. Rosco. Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp./Warner Bros. Publications (15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 2004. 46pp. $8.95. Early intermediate.
The Miniature Concerto is a work in three movements for two pianos, four hands. Piano two opens Movement I, Allegro con spiritoso, with staccato chords, followed by piano one with a perky theme. In ABA form, A and B sections end with two- or three-measure "mini-cadenzas." Rhythm is not complex--quarter notes and scale patterns of eighth notes. Piano one is easier, lying largely within a two-octave range. Piano two has technical challenges and a few awkward moves.
Movement II, Adagio expressivo, is piano one's solo, while piano two accompanies with moving lines. Melody is lovely and lyrical; however, the first eight measures were difficult to phrase convincingly, as marked. The first sixteen measures end with an arpeggiated cadence in piano two. After returning to the first eight measures, piano two has some melody, and the ...
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