PIANO

28 May – 1 June 2012

Last date for entries: MONDAY 12 MARCH 2012

Adjudicator: DENNIS LEE

The ALEX WATTERS MEMORIAL AWARD will be awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a promising competitor who has performed in two or more solo keyboard classes at 16 and under, 18 and under or Open levels. Previous winners are not eligible for this award (for details see here).

OPEN PIANO CLASSES
Competitors who enter Open Piano Classes are not eligible to compete in any other piano age group other than 18 and under.

PIANO SOLO

P1   £4.00   Piano Solo   7 and under
Jack-o‟-lanterns‟ Dance – from First Parade of Solos – Bastien – Kjos

P2   £4.00   Piano Solo   8 and under
Cowboy Blues – from Piano Time Jazz Book 1 – Hall – Oxford University Press

P3  £5.00   Piano Solo   9 and under
Russian Polka – Glinka – from Classics to Moderns Book 2 – Yorktown Press

P4  £5.00  Piano Solo   10 and under
Sonatina – No 18 from 30 Children‟s Pieces Op 27 – Kabalevsky – Boosey & Hawkes

P5   £5.00   Piano Solo   11 and under
Steam-train Blues – No 6 from Microjazz for Piano Collection 3 (Level 5) – Norton – Boosey & Hawkes

Award: Alice Law Prizes – for winners of classes P6 to P11

P6   £6.00   Piano Solo   12 and under
Norwegian Dance Melody – Grieg – from Classics to Moderns Book 3 – Yorktown Press

P7   £6.00   Piano Solo   13 and under
Mazurka Op 67 No 3 – Chopin – from More Classics to Moderns Book 4 – Yorktown Press

P8   £6.00   Piano Solo   14 and under
Love Song – No 30 from Microjazz Collection 3 (Level 5) – Norton – Boosey & Hawkes

P9   £7.00   Piano Solo 16 and under
Vals Poético No 2 – Granados – from More Romantic Pieces Book 5 – ABRSM Publishing

P10   £7.00   Piano Solo   18 and under
Prelude and Fugue in C Op 101 No 1 – Madsen – from Associated Board Selected Exam Pieces Grade 8 2011-12 – ABRSM Publishing

P11X   £8.00   Piano Solo   Open
Animé – 3rd movement from Sonatine Pour Piano – Ravel – Durand OR A piece or pieces of own choice, of Grade 8 standard or above, not to exceed 8 minutes (see also Festival Rules B.3 )

The winner of the Open Piano Solo class is eligible to enter the Instrumental Challenge Class, provided the Category “Very Good” or “Outstanding” has been attained.

NOVICE PIANO CLASSES

P12X   £5.00   Novice Piano Solo   Primary school age   NON-COMPETITIVE
Entrants can play any one of the pieces prescribed for classes P1 to P6. Competitors in this class may not enter any other piano classes.

P13X   £6.00   Novice Piano Solo   Secondary school age   NON-COMPETITIVE
Entrants can play any one of the pieces prescribed for classes P1 to P6. Competitors in this class may not enter any other piano classes.

PIANO SOLO – REPERTOIRE

P14X   £6.00   Repertoire   14 and under
Award: Irene Long Memorial Trophy
Three pieces of own choice – programme not to exceed 6 minutes. Copies must be provided on the day for the adjudicator, labelled with competitor‟s name and class number. Simplified versions of originals will not be accepted.

P15X   £7.00   Repertoire   18 and under
Three pieces of own choice – programme not to exceed 8 minutes Copies must be provided on the day for the adjudicator, labelled with competitor‟s name and class number. Simplified versions of originals will not be accepted.

PIANO SOLO – BAROQUE – copies not required for adjudicator

P16X   £5.00   Baroque Solo   10 and under
Any one of the following pieces from the Anna Magdalena Notebook (20 Selected Pieces) – J S Bach – Associated Board (now discontinued) or J S Bach et al The Anna Madalena Bach Book of 1725 ed Jones – ABRSM Publishing: Minuet in G (BWV ANH.114); Minuet in G (BWV ANH.116); Minuet in G minor (BWV ANH.115); Air in F (BWV ANH.131) No repeats are to be played.

P17X   £6.00   Baroque Solo   12 and under
Award: Margaret Charles Rosebowl
Any piece from the Anna Magdalena Notebook (20 Selected Pieces) – J S Bach – Associated Board (now discontinued) or J S Bach et al The Anna Magdalena Bach Book of 1725 ed Jones – ABRSM Publishing – EXCEPT the two Minuets in G; Minuet in G minor and Air in F (see PI4X). No repeats are to be played.

P18X   £6.00   Bach Solo   14 and under
Any piece from Eighteen Little Preludes, Two-Part Inventions or French Suites

P19X   £7.00   Bach Solo   16 and under
Any piece from French Suites, Three-part Inventions, English Suites or Partitas

P20X   £8.00   Bach Solo   Open
Award: Jean Donald prize A Prelude and Fugue from the “Forty-eight”

PIANO SOLO – CHOPIN

P21X   £7.00   Chopin Solo   18 and under
Award: Agnes Hastings Trophy
Any Waltz, Mazurka or Nocturne – copies not required for adjudicator. Not to exceed 4 minutes.

P22X   £8.00   Chopin Solo   Open
Award: George Hastings Trophy
Own choice. Copies must be provided on the day for the adjudicator, labelled with competitor‟s name and class number. Not to exceed 8 minutes.

PIANO SOLO – SONATINA

P23X   £6.00  Sonatina Movement   12 and under
Own choice – any movement of a sonatina by Attwood, Beethoven, Clementi, Diabelli or Kuhlau – not to exceed 3 minutes. Copy must be provided on the day for the adjudicator, labelled with competitor‟s name and class number.

PIANO SOLO – SONATA

P24X   £7.00   Sonata Movement   18 and under
Any movement of a sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven, excluding any the performer has entered in the Mozart or Beethoven classes (P25 or P26). Not to exceed 5 minutes. (NOTE: Choice should be stated on the entry form including Hoboken, Köchel, or Opus number but a copy for the adjudicator is not required).

P25X   £8.00   Mozart Sonata   Open
Any complete sonata, except K545 in C. Not to exceed 15 minutes. (NOTE: Choice should be stated on the entry form including Hoboken, Köchel, or Opus number but a copy for the adjudicator is not required).

P26X   £8.00   Beethoven Sonata   Open
Award: Adeline F Cheyne prize
Any complete sonata, except Op 49 in G and G min. Not to exceed 20 minutes. (NOTE: Choice should be stated on the entry form including Hoboken, Köchel, or Opus number but a copy for the adjudicator is not required).

JAZZ PIANO

P27X   £4.00   Jazz Piano Solo   Novice to AB Jazz Piano Grade I
Own choice of music equivalent to Associated Board Jazz Piano Grade 1standard. Must include an element of improvisation. Not to exceed 4 minutes.

P28X   £5.00   Jazz Piano Solo   AB Jazz Piano Grade 2-3
Own choice of music equivalent to Associated Board Jazz Piano Grade 2-3 standard. Must include an element of improvisation. Not to exceed 4 minutes.

P29X   £6.00   Jazz Piano Solo   AB Jazz Piano Grade 4-5
Own choice of music equivalent to Associated Board Jazz Piano Grade 4-5 standard. Must include an element of improvisation. Not to exceed 5 minutes.

P30X   £8.00   Jazz Piano Solo   Advanced
Own choice of music of advanced standard. Must include an element of improvisation. Not to exceed 6 minutes.

RAGTIME and BLUES PIANO

P31X   £5.00   Ragtime and Blues Piano Solo   Primary School age
Own choice of either ragtime or blues piano music – not to exceed 4 minutes

P32X   £6.00   Ragtime and Blues Piano Solo   Secondary School age
Own choice of either ragtime or blues piano music – not to exceed 5 minutes

P33X   £8.00   Ragtime and Blues Piano Solo   Open
Own choice of either ragtime or blues piano music – not to exceed 6 minutes

PIANO DUET

P34   £7.00   Piano Duet   10 and under
Courante and Gavotte from Mixed Doubles – Hall – Oxford University Press

P35   £8.00   Piano Duet   12 and under
The Silent Lake and Hop-Scotch – nos 3 and 6 from Duets for Children – Walton – Oxford University Press

P36   £8.00   Piano Duet   14 and under
Romanze and Air Écossais – nos 1 and 5 – from Six Little Pieces – Respighi – Rahter

P37   £10.00   Piano Duet   16 and under
Petit Mari, Petite Femme! and La Toupie from Jeux d‟Enfants – Bizet – Durand

P38   £10.00   Piano Duet   18 and under
Cortège from Petite Suite – Debussy – United Music Publishers

P39X   £13.00   Piano Duet   Open
Legend in C sharp minor Op 59 No 6 – Dvorak – from Four Hand Piano Music – Dover OR A piece or pieces of own choice, of Grade 8 standard or above, not to exceed 8 minutes. (see also Festival Rules B.3 page 7). Copy required on the day for adjudicator.

CHAMBER MUSIC and ENSEMBLES WHICH INCLUDE PIANO may be found in the Scottish Instrumental, Strings, Recorder, Woodwind and Brass sections.