Kabalevsky: Sonatina Op. 27 ~ Piano Duet for Two Pianos, Four Hands (Folio with Two Complete Separate Sections – One for Each Pianist) [Sheet music] Kabalevsky, Dimitri; arranged by Phyllis Gunther

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Advancing beginner to intermeditate Piano Duet for Two Pianos, Four Hands. About the composer: Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky (December 30, 1904 – February 18, 1987) was a Russian Soviet composer. Kabalevsky is regarded as one of the great modern composers of children’s music. He helped to set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures. Perhaps Kabalevsky’s most important contribution to the world of music-making is his consistent efforts to connect children to music. Not only did he write music specifically directed at bridging the gap between children’s technical skills and adult aesthetics, but during his lifetime he set up a pilot program of music education in twenty-five Soviet schools. Kabalevsky himself taught a class of seven-year-olds for a time, teaching them how to listen attentively and put their impressions into words. His writings on this subject were published in the United States in 1988 as Music and education: a composer writes about musical education.