Printed Music Score and Audio Compact Disc: Romance for Chord Buttons (for Accordion Left-Hand Manual Only) by Henry Doktorski (2004). For Stradella (Standard) Bass. Recorded on CD by the composer. Duration: 3 minutes, 35 seconds.
Printed in Full-Note Notation, so it can be also played on Free-Bass instruments. Includes chord symbols.
The left-hand Stradella manual of the accordion is usually relegated only to playing the bass and chord accompaniments for the right-hand melody. Occasionally it might be featured in a solo bass passage.
But did you know that beautiful and sophisticated classical music can be written and played for ONLY the accordion left-hand chord buttons?
Some skeptics might scoff at this bold assertation, for after all, the left-hand chord buttons of the accordion have by design an extremely limited range: only a major seventh, and the top note (melody) of this range can only span a minor third. In addition, only pre-set chords, such as major, minor, dominant seventh, and diminished chords are permitted. And these chords can only be played in one inversion.
Yet the accomplished composer and concert accordionist Henry Doktorski has written and recorded what we believe is THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPOSITION written only for the accordion left-hand chord buttons. He has unequivocally demonstrated that the left-hand chord buttons of the accordion can produce stirring and inspiring music which will appeal to the most discriminating classical music connoisseurs.
The musical style is reminiscent of the Late-Romantic Period, such as the music of Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) or Max Reger (1873-1916), who incidentally wrote a Romanze in A Moll for solo harmonium.
This piece consists of five sections: Moderato, poco Allegro, Moderato mysterioso, poco Allegro, and Moderato. Duration about 3.5 minutes.
Professionally typeset and printed. Score = 4 pages of music plus cover, and measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Includes compact disc with the complete recording of Romance for Chord Buttons.
Concert accordionists will enjoy programming this piece to demonstrate to their audiences the unexpected artistry of the left-hand chord manual, and students will enjoy working on this challenging piece to advance and perfect their own left-hand technique.
We believe Romance for Chord Buttons will be recognized as a classic composition for the accordion and a treasure for lovers of the classical accordion.
To listen to an MP3 file of Doktorski playing an excerpt from his Romance for Chord Buttons: Click Here
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