{"id":982,"date":"2012-05-01T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.piano4u.com\/pianonotes\/?p=982"},"modified":"2012-05-02T08:36:25","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T14:36:25","slug":"may-sheet-music-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianonotes.piano4u.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/may-sheet-music-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"May Sheet Music Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many composers\/pianists of the past and present were born during the month of May. \u00a0I felt that this month we could honor them by featuring a few of their more famous works right here on PianoNotes Online. \u00a0We hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAlessandro Scarlatti &#8211; Born May 2, 1660<br \/>\n<\/strong>was an Italian\u00a0Baroque\u00a0composer\u00a0especially famous for his\u00a0operas\u00a0and chamber\u00a0cantatas. He is considered the founder of the\u00a0Neapolitan school\u00a0of opera. He was the father of two other composers,\u00a0Domenico Scarlatti\u00a0and\u00a0Pietro Filippo Scarlatti. [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alessandro_Scarlatti\">Read on&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a title=\"Scarlatti Suite - Piano\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0040469\">Scarlatti Suite<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wladziu Valentino Liberace &#8211; Born May 16, 1919<\/strong><br \/>\nbest known simply as\u00a0<strong>Liberace<\/strong>, was a famous\u00a0American\u00a0pianist\u00a0and\u00a0vocalist.\u00a0In a career that spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television and endorsements, Liberace became world-renowned. During the 1950s\u20131970s he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world\u00a0and embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off the stage. [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberace\">Read on&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a title=\"Chopsticks - Piano Solo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicnotes.com\/sheetmusic\/scorch.asp?ppn=SC0005714&amp;\">Chopsticks<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Although not written by Liberace, it was one of his audiences most beloved pieces to watch him perform. \u00a0Watch one of Liberace&#8217;s performances of Chopsticks <a title=\"Liberace performs Chopsticks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hnLl0OMuDX0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johannes Brahms &#8211; Born May 7, 1833<br \/>\n<\/strong>was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the\u00a0Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene. In his lifetime, Brahms&#8217;s popularity and influence were considerable; following a comment by the nineteenth-century conductor\u00a0Hans von B\u00fclow, he is sometimes grouped with\u00a0Johann Sebastian Bach\u00a0and\u00a0Ludwig van Beethoven\u00a0as one of the\u00a0Three Bs.\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brahms\">Read on&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.free-scores.com\/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=20065\">Brahms&#8217; Lullaby<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky &#8211; Born May 7, 1840<br \/>\n<\/strong>was a Russian composer whose works included\u00a0symphonies,\u00a0concertos,\u00a0operas,\u00a0ballets, and\u00a0chamber music. Some of these are amongst the most popular concert and theatrical music in the\u00a0classical\u00a0repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, which he bolstered with appearances as a guest conductor later in his career in Europe and the United States. [<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tchaikovsky\">Read on&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8notes.com\/scores\/2480.asp\">Waltz from Sleeping Beauty<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many composers\/pianists of the past and present were born during the month of May. \u00a0I felt that this month we could honor them by featuring a few of their more famous works right here on PianoNotes Online. \u00a0We hope you enjoy! Alessandro Scarlatti &#8211; Born May 2, 1660 was an Italian\u00a0Baroque\u00a0composer\u00a0especially famous for his\u00a0operas\u00a0and chamber\u00a0cantatas. He is considered the founder of the\u00a0Neapolitan school\u00a0of opera. 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