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. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3* : Finder movements may need to be memorised and practised * 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)’.

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. Paganini wrote the ‘Moto Perpetuo’ like many other works for himself for violin and orchestra. The edition includes 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 (in class). The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Edition (please select)’.

The "Meditation" is only a very small piece in the opera "Thais", originally scored for violin and orchestra. Due to the numerous rubati, we have decided against providing play-alongs. 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. Level of difficulty 2 : must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Edition (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 piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. This concerto is one of the standard works that are inevitably learnt on the way into the world of violin literature. In order to make this popular performance work accessible to cello students, it has been transposed to D minor. The edition contains QR codes for play-alongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. 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 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.. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 4 : Compared to the original, the piano setting 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)’.

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. Often only the first movement of this standard work of violin literature is used in lessons. We have therefore decided to indicate the level of difficulty as ‘3’. Despite the simplifications, the last movement is rather more difficult. On the other hand, the accompaniment with the left hand only is attractive from a musical point of view. Some of the repeated quavers/sixteenth notes have been notated with abbreviations. These repetitions can, but do not have to be played. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3* : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (in lessons) The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

Inhalt: - A B C, die Katze lief im Schnee - All meine Entchen - Alles neu macht der Mai - Alle Vögel sind schon da - Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck saß - Auf unsrer Wiese gehet was - Backe, backe Kuchen - Der Kuckuck und der Esel - Die Tiroler sind lustig - Die Vogelhochzeit - Dornröschen war ein schönes Kind - Ein Männlein steht im Walde - Es kam ein Herr zum Schlößli - Es klappert die Mühle am rauschenden Bach - Es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann - Fuchs du hast die Gans gestohlen - Grün, grün, grün sind alle meine Kleider - Hänschen klein - Hänsel und Gretel - Hopp, hopp, hopp! Pferdchen, lauf Galopp! - Ich geh mit meiner Laterne - Im Märzen der Bauer - Komm, lieber Mai - Kommt ein Vogel geflogen - Kuckuck, Kuckuck ruft's aus dem Wald - Laterne, Laterne, Sonne, Mond und Sterne - Liebe Schwester, tanz mit mir - Summ, summ, summ, Bienchen summ herum - Suse, liebe Suse - Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf! -Taler, Taler, du mußt wandern - Trarira, der Sommer, der ist da - Ward ein Blümlein mir geschenket - Weißt du, wieviel Sternlein stehen - Widele, wedele - Winter, ade! - Zwischen Berg und tiefem, tiefem Tal

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)’.

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 pianists without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. ‘Le Cygne’ comes from the cycle “Le Carnaval des animaux”, in which 14 small works for various instrumentations were summarised. The original instrumentation of the piece was violoncello and two pianos. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 1 : Beginner, can be sight-read 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 piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. 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)’.