David Karp: Intermediate Sheet Music

Capture the spirit of Texas with The Lone Star Collection, a lively set of original piano rags by David Karp, celebrated composer and proud Texan. Written for the late intermediate pianist, this engag...

What a marvelous arrangement! Its dramatic opening chords set the stage for an exciting musical experience. The majestic beginning allows the melody to get solidly in place, and then the intensity bui...

David Karp's peppy one piano four hand ensemble piece, Joyous Holiday, takes off in cut time, with an upbeat, lightly-syncopated tune (Primo), set against a steady, staccato, broken-chord march (Secon...

Rhythmic and witty from the start, Maine Mambo is as fun to listen to as it is to play. Modal in flavor, this ensemble piece contains easy syncopation, parallel chord movements, and other challenges f...

This dynamic duet in F minor is very entertaining and quite fun to play! Students must have good rhythmic skills due to the Latin syncopations and sharp listening skills for precise ensemble playing b...

From the familiar two-bar introduction, through its rhythmic accompaniment patterns, this piece is all polka! It was created for the Plymouth State University Piano Monster Camp, making it a perfect o...

This Cuban-flavored piece was commissioned by the All Ohio Piano Ensemble for the advanced group of piano students, called The Dream Team. The rhythmic energy of the Mambo and its ostinati pervaded th...

Composed for the Phoenix Music Teachers Association, 54th Annual Piano Ensemble, Phoenix Blues is a "cool" duet for one piano, four hands. Students get to snap their fingers and play blues-style bass...

Sketches in Jazz is a collection of six intermediate piano solos. Written to intrigue the piano student by stimulating interest in jazz, these solos are fun to practice, challenging to learn and excit...

A new piece from The FJH Contemporary Keyboard Series, edited by Helen Marlais. This Toccatina is composed by David Karp at his finest, with accompanying pedagogical materials that teachers can use to...

The popular and lively Hebrew folk song is arranged by David Karp for piano duet at the intermediate level. The melody and accompaniment alternate between the primo and secondo parts in this energetic...

Latin rhythms highlight this charming, lively duet, which features syncopated staccato and accented styling and yet will be easily mastered by early intermediate students. There is a generous use of t...

In this intermediate level duet, the secondo concentrates on keeping the beat, while the primo adds the colorful flourishes (including two sparkling glissandi).

Written in the style of J. S. Bach, this charming collection contains six selections in Baroque style for intermediate-level students. Includes a Gavotte, a Prelude, an Allemande, a Sarabande and a Gi...

The staccato ghostly footsteps are heard scampering throughout this 'fast and furious' musical race in D minor for the early intermediate level pianist. Not only will this piece make a good, crowd ple...

Driving dance rhythms propel this exciting intermediate level solo, written in A minor, 4/4 time. The hands play predominantly opposite of each other in touch, legato vs. staccato, and with accents, t...

The artist will be mastering the tango dance rhythm in this show piece for the intermediate level. Written in D minor, 4/4 time, and using dotted rhythms, eighth note running lines, and combinations o...

Shades of Time is a colorful assortment of intermediate-level piano solos depicting impressions of different times and places. Lush, almost romantic in style, the solos in this volume use a wide range...