Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee

This two-volume collection of preludes contains short character pieces with a wide range of emotional expression and a wide range of technical demands from intermediate to advanced. The performer may...

This artistic collection of over 30 piano miniatures are contrasting in nature - some are energetic, others lyrical - some are sad, others humorous. With variations on familiar melodies (Twinkle Winkl...

Continuing in the tradition of the great pianists and teachers who write etudes for their students, Dianne Rahbee adds to the genre with Pictures and Beyond, Book 2. The spotlight is on the different...

Musical works with the title toccata usually imply an exciting, rapid, rhythmic, energetic, touch piece. Hygagan means Armenian. The opening Molto Energico section is polymetric (7/8 and 6/8 meter) wi...

Full of energy and fun to play, this percussive, patterned piece was commissioned for three young students (ages 10-12) who are best friends and have performed this piece many times to enthusiastic au...

This engaging and accessible contemporary sonata has a broad emotional range and is full of intensity. Each of its four movements makes a strong statement with relatively few notes. I have used the 12...

The Phantasie Variations, Op. 12 were commissioned by Phyllis Alpert Lehrer for her Merkin Hall Debut Concert near Lincoln Center in 1980. The piece uses two 12-tone rows, opening with the first row i...

Rahbee’s Piano Sonata No. 2 is an appealing piece in the contemporary genre. Its wide-ranging expressive array is filled with fervor. The sonata’s untraditional tonalities allow the advanced student t...

Extremely positive in nature has been said to describe the character of Piano Sonata No. 4 Op. 128.. The energy of this four-movement sonata is derived from its maestoso first movement---executed with...

Premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2004, this adventurous one-movement work provides a variety of contrasting experiences for both the performer and their audience. Subtitled "Odyssey," this piece presents...

This two-volume collection of preludes contains short character pieces with a wide range of emotional expression and a wide range of technical demands from intermediate to advanced. The performer may...

This composition is the first of its kind for The FJH Music Contemporary Keyboard Editions. Written for piano and orchestra, it provides a perfect showpiece for a student pianist who has an opportunit...

The natural musicality present in this collection demands the same kind of careful attention that we expect from the standard canon of repertoire. These teaching pieces follow in the modern tradition...