Simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann from practice for practice. ‘Dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. Brahms originally composed this waltz for piano four hands and later arranged it for piano two hands. In this case, therefore, there is no original piano setting for the accompaniment of a melody instrument. The ‘original’ piano setting used by Philip Lehmann as a model is a self-created essence of various sheet music editions available on the market. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 1 : Beginners, can be sight-read The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

Der Violinist und Komponist Johannes Berthold wurde 1899 in Chemnitz geboren. Nach dem Studium (Violine und Komposition) bezeichnete sich Berthold bereits als freischaffender Komponist und Dirigent. Bertholds Werk umfasst einige Kammermusiken, aber sein Schwerpunkt lag auf großen sinfonischen Besetzungen, auch mit Chor. Drei seiner Werke wurden bei Wettbewerben ausgezeichnet: Concerto da Camera op. 30 für Klarinette und Streichorchester (1962), Concerto für Violine und Orchester op. 34 (1964), Metamorphosen und Fuge (1972)

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. This ‘Chanson triste’ is the second movement of the cycle ‘12 Piano Pieces op. 40’, which Tchaikovsky composed for piano two hands. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 2* : Must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (during lessons) The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

Simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann from practice for practice. ‘Dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer pianists without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. Johann Sebastian Bach originally composed this arioso for voice, choir and chamber ensemble. Difficulty level 1* : Beginner, can be played at sight *for the most part it is sufficient to play the left hand in class The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their students, children, friends and so on. Salut d'amour was written for Elgar's piano student Caroline Alice Roberts, with whom he subsequently became engaged and soon married. The original versions, which have survived in autograph form, are for piano, violin and piano as well as violoncello and piano. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their students, children, friends, etc. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their students, children, friends, etc. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

About this edition The difficulty level of this simplified piano accompaniment is very high. The piano part by the composing pianist Clara Schumann is highly complex, and the possibilities for reduction are limited. Philip Lehmann achieves, with this arrangement, the possibility of an accompaniment even without prior piano study.In the third movement, the present notation format has been chosen to provide as manageable options as possible, depending on the performer‘s abilities: accompaniment with just the bass note, chordally on the downbeat, or with tremolo in the specified rhythm. To preserve this rhythmic specific feature (quintuplets, sixteenth-note rests) of the accompaniment in the right hand, the rhythmic structure is notated from the first measure. Despite this, the greatest simplifications should still be quickly recognizable. Level of difficulty 4 : Compared to the original, the piano movement has been greatly simplified, but can still be practised by amateurs The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’