Here is a jazzy version of the iconic song. The intro has an improvisational feel to it, and then the tempo gets rather fast. – Piano solo // Length 2:14, tempo rubato, 3/4
This is originally a piece from A.Lowery’s printed collection “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; the tempo is medium-fast. It starts with an energetic verse-like part in a minor key, followed by a very bright and uplifting chorus-like part in a major key. – Piano duo // Length 1:33, 125 bpm, 4/4
This is a very happy and playful electronic art piece; its first rough name was “Everybody Is in a Hurry to Somewhere”. You can hear a fast-ticking clock at the beginning, and then everything just starts running… The piece can work as an intro to a comedy, or a musical illustration to a sport game, or just to be a companion to any fast movement on the screen. – Synthesizers, percussion, drums, choir (background) //Length 1:42 160 bpm, 4/4
This is originally a piece from A.Lowery’s printed collection “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; it has the sense of romance and elegance to it, imitating typical melodic intonations of Polish folk music. – Length 1:09, 176 bpm, 3/4 (or 58 bpm, if to consider it as 3/8)
This is a piece from my printed collection of pieces “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools accompanists (the “Coda”). This version is for two pianos; the character is very lively and upbeat. In the middle part you’ll find 2 very short “quotations”, a reference to two iconic American melodies – “I Wish I Was in Dixie” by Dan Emmett and “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by J.F.Sousa – as a brief wink to the tradition. 🙂 – Piano duo // Length 1:17, 132 bpm, 4/4
This a parody on a very famous classical piece ‘Flight of the Bumblebee” by N.Rimsky-Korsakov. Paradoxically, it was also inspired by the imagery and feel of a brilliant Russian animation (“claymation”) “Yesteryear’s Snow Was Falling”, which has became classic in Russia since its creation in 1983.
Knowing about the Bumblebee origins, you can easily guess what’s going on in the piece. (If you are familiar with the plot of the original tale, you’ll find the end a bit different, though. ) If you listen to it in headphones, the effect will be at its best. – Synthesizers, accordion, honky-tonk, insect killer racket, airplane, crowd… // Length 1:29, 140 bpm, 4/4
This is one of the pieces from A.Lowery’s printed collection of classical ballet exercises “The Elements of Ballet” for the ballet schools’ accompanists. This version is for two pianos; the mood of the piece is very happy and inspiring to dance.
Piano duo // Length 1:15, 72 bpm 3/8 (or 206 bpm, if to consider it as 3/4)
Blue tag = for a demonstration only; not for sale. – This is a rendition of the famous song by Rafaella Carrà. First the existing original arrangement was imitated, and then the result was developed into something else. The vocal line in the sample is substituted with the celesta for a reference. Big band, piano, celesta // Length 2:54, 173 bpm, 4/4