Happy Birthday
composer: Hans Nicklaus
Humourous variations in the style of the great masters
Instrumentation: piano
Cast of characters: © 1998 SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz
Publisher: Schott Music
Difficulty: Intermediate
20 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-001-12154-5
Order number: ED 8755
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Description
These attractive variations on the 'Happy Birthday' - theme are written in the style of various masters and are suitably flavoured with additional quotes, the 'congratulations' are meant to be by the following composers: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, J. Strauss, Dvorák and Joplin. German birthday poems in imitation of Busch, Goethe, Mörike, Morgenstern, Schiller and Storm complement the music, adding up to a perfect birthday present for the amateur pianist.
Content
Thema
Invention à deux (J.S. Bach)
Geburtstagsständchen (W. Busch)
Fantasie (W.A. Mozart)
Sonate Pathétique (L.v. Beethoven)
Liebchens Geburtstag (J.W.v. Goethe)
Birthday (E. Mörike)
Das ästhetische Geburtstagslied (C. Morgenstern)
Impromptu (F. Schubert)
Polonaise (F. Chopin)
Geburtstags-Paraphrase (F. Liszt)
Geburtstagsklage (F.v. Schiller)
Tristans Geburtstag (R. Wagner)
Geburtstagsstimmen (J. Strauß)
Humoreske (A. Dvorák)
Knecht Ruprecht Geburtstagsparty (Th. Storm)
Birthday Rag (S. Joplin)
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