{"product_id":"marjorie-helyer-the-greenwood-tree-ten-pieces-for-piano","title":"Marjorie Helyer The Greenwood Tree Ten Pieces For Piano","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarjorie Helyer The Greenwood Tree Ten Pieces For Piano\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Instrument - Piano \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarjorie Helyer The Greenwood Tree Ten Pieces For Piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tradition of writing short programmatic piano pieces for children, more or less invented by Schumann in his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKinderszenen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof 1836, is among the most enduring traditions of Western music, having survived every change of style and fashion over the years. The ten piano pieces by Marjorie Helyer in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greenwood Tree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare conceived in the mood of Schumann, translated perhaps to an English landscape, with haymakers, dragonflies, the merry cricket, the silver birch, the rabbit’s playtime and the village green all portrayed in sound. As well as being beautifully written for small hands learning their way around the keyboard, these pieces also provide valuable preparation in sharpening imaginative responses to a a broad range of more complex music, to be encountered by young pianists in due course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1952 but unavailable for some time,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greenwood Tree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis now reissued in a fresh and contemporary engraving, which includes the composer’s original fingering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABRSM G1 Alternative 2027-28\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors - Heyler, Marjorie \u003cbr\u003eType - Albums\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stainer \u0026 Bell Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40221928063039,"sku":"H459","price":6.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/1597\/2927\/files\/H459.jpg?v=1782919202","url":"https:\/\/www.brittensmusic.co.uk\/products\/marjorie-helyer-the-greenwood-tree-ten-pieces-for-piano","provider":"Brittens Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}