Alborada del Gracioso, for 2 pianos is currently unavailable

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2 Pianos,4 Hands,Piano Duet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800638 Composed by Maurice Ravel. Arranged by Richard Simm. 20th Century. Score. 19 pages. Richard Simm #6718249. Published by Richard Simm (A0.800638). A pianist once sought Ravel's advice on how to play the notoriously tricky repeated notes in sections of this very difficult work, which was originally composed for solo piano. Ravel was not particularly helpful, saying only, "I don't care how you play it; just don't slow down!" However it is as if the composer recognized that there was something unreasonable about his pianistic demands, and he later orchestrated it in his masterful fashion, along with another tricky piece from the same set ("Miroirs"). The colourful and exciting results were the inspiration for Richard Simm's arrangements of both of them for two pianos, which of course makes it considerably easier to maintain the rhythmic drive which Ravel clearly had in mind. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).