Amazing Grace

A unique concept of flexibility in multi-piano literature -- one person on a part for first year students, OR a combination of parts as an exercise in score reading for more advanced students, OR a mixture of partassignmentsfor classes of diverse ability levels. Each part maintains its own melodic contour, phrasing, and rhythmic independence. Canonic and imitative compositional techniques highlight thematic participationamongparts. Many five-finger patterns make the material accessible to first year students. Imaginative, intricate writing creates full sounding ensembles. Diverse rhythms, a wide variety of keys, andstrikingharmonies combine to animate ensemble repertoire.