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- Contributors: William L. GillockInstrument: PianoLevel: Intermediate / Late IntermediatePage count: 32ISBN: 0874876494
- Like Chopin, Gillock has written 24 preludes featuring all major and minor keys
- But his preludes aren't just imitations of other composer's styles, they are valid, original works
- An essential book for all pianists
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Great! You will like many of his pieces, very creative composer. Unfortunately his music is not in public domain (he composed these in 1958 I think), but you can find it on amazon or any online store!
Here is a link
https://www.amazon.com/Lyric-Preludes-Romantic-Style-Pieces/dp/0874876494/ref=nodl_
I think after three years that seems feasible if you have a pretty good teacher to help get you there. My main advice, however, is to find lots of pieces that are easier than those two for the in between period that you love just as much.
We're very lucky to play the piano because many of the world's greatest musicians have been playing and writing for our instrument for the fast few hundred years, which means there's a huge variety of material written at lots of different levels. Books like the [Masterworks Classics] (http://www.amazon.com/Masterwork-Classics-Level-Alfred-Editions/dp/0739006770/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452604892&sr=8-1&keywords=masterworks+classics) series have lots of good material at different levels and it comes with a CD so you can listen to all the pieces to decide which one you like.
Besides the "classics," there are loads of great pedagogy teachers writing music nowadays, most of which sounds very satisfying and isn't too hard. [Martha Mier] (http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Rags-Blues-Elementary-Intermediate/dp/0739075284/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452605076&sr=8-2&keywords=jazz+rags+and+blues), [Dennis Alexander] (http://www.amazon.com/Splash-Color-Contemporary-Awareness-Performance/dp/0739013165/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452604982&sr=8-1&keywords=splash+of+color+piano), [William Gillock] (http://www.amazon.com/Lyric-Preludes-Romantic-Style-Pieces/dp/0874876494/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452605098&sr=8-1&keywords=william+gillock)...
My point is, it's great that you have goals!! But listen around and try to find other pieces that you love just as much as those that you listed that you can play earlier. Alternatively, you can find [simplified versions] (http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music/clair-de-lune-piano.pdf) to hold you over until you get to the real deal.
Good luck!
Check out the William Gillock lyric pieces.
https://www.amazon.com/Lyric-Preludes-Romantic-Style-Pieces/dp/0874876494
I play Midnight Mood and Soaring almost every day. Lots of goodies in here and not too difficult.