L. van Beethoven. Für Elise.

Today an idea flashed across my mind. Why “Für Elise” (or “For Elise”) became so famous and so popular in our time? What does this music have inside that allows it be so loved by thousands of people? And this people for the most part are not professional musicians.

Is there any magic in it, which makes listeners to keep in mind this well known melody? I remember that I began play piano only to play this “beautiful song”. And I enjoyed playing it very much. I used to play it with pushed right pedal to make sound more flying and streamed.

And I wanted to know, who this Elise was and why Beethoven dedicated this piece to her. At present I don’t listen and play this music more. But there are many people around me, who still like to play “Für Elise”. Even some of my friends time to time ask me if I have a sheet music of this piece.

If you are one of them you can find the sheet music of “Für Elise” (and this is actually the name of Beethoven’s bagatelle in A minor WoO 59) right here. Beethoven For Elise

Bach’s Minuet in G

I’ve found a new arrangement of famous Bach’s Minuet in G major. This arrangement was written by American composer Michelle Diehl, the member of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM), the American Music Center and the American Composers Forum.

If you like to read more about Michelle look here Michelle Diehl. The arrangement is for two trumpets in B flat. There are articulation and dynamic marks in the sheet music. The piece is written in the binary form and is one page long. But there's some special appeal in this arrangement. All the matter is that it is written in minor mode, so actually this piece is Minuet in G minor.

And really I think it is an interesting idea to change the mode of this well known piece. Musicians can play it in G major, if it is sunny joyful day, and play it in minor if the weather is not so nice today. It can be a good exercise for young musicians. Are you already enough intrigued? Then you can find and download for free this and some other arrangements at Michelle's page as well.

Ludwig van Beethoven "Symphonie 2"

Franz Liszt "Sonata in B Minor"

Maurice Ravel "Spanish Song"

Requiem sheet music

Requiem is the last composition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. There are many strange stories about creation of Requiem. Some of them even say Mozart was sure that he is writing Requiem for his own funeral. Well, who knows what did he think and feel writing this great music…? Sometimes it seems to me this music is absolutely mystic and coming from the other world. It would be certainly great to hear this serious stupendous work in a concert hall. Here you can find and print the sheet music of the piano arrangement.

Beautiful Romantic Piece

"Winter story" of Grigor Iliev is a very charming piece written for piano. The musical language resembles that of film music. The minor, quiet and smooth movement calls to mind a romantic evening tinged with melancholy.
The piece starts with a theme full of triplets that imitate the sound of waves breaking on the shore. This theme returns during the piece and forms the coda.
The main continuation is based on a simple but very beautiful, melancholic theme, which alternates with the introductory theme, and reminds me of some of Chopin's Nocturnes not so much in melody, but in the overall character and in mood.
It is a very sad, lonely melody supported by accompaniment, based on harmonious figuration.
There are underlying difficult constructions, additions of unexpected harmonies and various triplets, which all give the impression of tempo rubato.
Gradually, the character of theme becomes more and more excited and culminates in a cadenza based on the main theme colored by supporting voices.
This composition is ideal for playing at home, sitting at the piano in a room lit by burning candles, when you're in need of solitude to think and reflect, or for a romantic evening for two, with a storm raging outside, but inside it is warm and cozy with a burning fireplace.
You can find this beautiful romantic piece here: Winter Story

Welcome to My Blog

Hello to all music fans and welcome to my sheet-music-download blog!

I have created this blog for those who love to play and perform classical music and who are interested in new directions in musical development. Here I will try to present you examples of the enormous creativity of contemporary composer from all around the globe.
At the moment, I am very much interested in the discovery of new composers, new names, and fresh talent! With the true joy of an explorer I try to find my way into the musical language of my contemporaries.
On the other hand, my favorite composers include J.S. Bach, P.I. Tchaikovsky, W.A. Mozart, J. Brahms, J. Sibelius, E. Grieg, D. Shostakovich, S. Rakhmaninov, and many other well-known artists, and I attempt to write about their music, too.
So, I hope you will join me on my voyage and explore new routes to music! Our travels will not only be entertaining and informative but a great way to enlarge your own repertoire.