piano practical editions (2)
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 2:38 am
Hi.
I have an interest in continuing Piano Practical Editions (PPE) by Ray Alston for other works. (PPE promotes high-quality innovative editions of challenging piano works with addition/removal of staves as needed, changes of key and time signatures, hand distribution, improved layout, and practical performance suggestions. All of these factors interest me in PPE) My reason for IMSLP users to continue the PPE series for other works is that I have emailed Ray Alston to do other works but he has declined to answer general topics like these, requesting only specific questions about his (existing) editions. So I believe other users should continue PPE for other works (or, at least, make scores in the style and format of PPE).
Changes from existing scores:
- Use of differently sized noteheads
- Redistribution of hand positioning
- Some modification of key and time signatures
- Suggestions for use of the sostenuto pedal
- Amendments to staff layout
- Amendments to page layout for improved page turns
Samples of scores from PPE:
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/%e2%86%92-albeniz/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/beethoven/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/chopin-composer/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/debussy-images-book-i/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/rachmaninov/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/8709-2/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/schumann/
To me, there are some works that definitely need fixing with appropriate changes to key signatures (to eliminate accidentals) and time signature changes, as well as beaming (to help memorizing or to clarify meter) and melodic adaptations for modern keyboards . And here's a short wishlist of works I'd love to see new (PPE-like) editions for:
Beethoven:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Piano_S ... udwig_van)
Chopin:
Ballades #1 op.23 / #2 op.38 / #3 op.47 / #4 op.52
Trois Nouvelles Etudes
Mazurkas op. 6 / op.7 /
op.17 /
op.24 /
op.30 /
op.33 /
op.41 /
op.50 /
op.56 /
op.59 /
op.63
Nocturnes op. 9 /
op. 15 /
op. 27 /
op. 32 /
op. 37 /
op. 48 /
op. 55 /
op. 62
Polonaises op. 26 /
op. 40 /
op.44 /
op.53 /
op.61
Preludes Op. 28
Sonatas #1 op.4 / #2 op.35 / #3 op.58
Liszt:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Hungari ... %2C_Franz)
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Etudes_(Liszt%2C_Franz)
Mozart:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Piano_S ... g_Amadeus)
I have interest in continuing PPE for other works; can anybody please respond to this (at your earliest convenience) or continue making such editions?
I have an interest in continuing Piano Practical Editions (PPE) by Ray Alston for other works. (PPE promotes high-quality innovative editions of challenging piano works with addition/removal of staves as needed, changes of key and time signatures, hand distribution, improved layout, and practical performance suggestions. All of these factors interest me in PPE) My reason for IMSLP users to continue the PPE series for other works is that I have emailed Ray Alston to do other works but he has declined to answer general topics like these, requesting only specific questions about his (existing) editions. So I believe other users should continue PPE for other works (or, at least, make scores in the style and format of PPE).
Changes from existing scores:
- Use of differently sized noteheads
- Redistribution of hand positioning
- Some modification of key and time signatures
- Suggestions for use of the sostenuto pedal
- Amendments to staff layout
- Amendments to page layout for improved page turns
Samples of scores from PPE:
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/%e2%86%92-albeniz/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/beethoven/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/chopin-composer/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/debussy-images-book-i/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/rachmaninov/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/8709-2/
www.pianopracticaleditions.com/schumann/
To me, there are some works that definitely need fixing with appropriate changes to key signatures (to eliminate accidentals) and time signature changes, as well as beaming (to help memorizing or to clarify meter) and melodic adaptations for modern keyboards . And here's a short wishlist of works I'd love to see new (PPE-like) editions for:
Beethoven:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Piano_S ... udwig_van)
Chopin:
Ballades #1 op.23 / #2 op.38 / #3 op.47 / #4 op.52
Trois Nouvelles Etudes
Mazurkas op. 6 / op.7 /
op.17 /
op.24 /
op.30 /
op.33 /
op.41 /
op.50 /
op.56 /
op.59 /
op.63
Nocturnes op. 9 /
op. 15 /
op. 27 /
op. 32 /
op. 37 /
op. 48 /
op. 55 /
op. 62
Polonaises op. 26 /
op. 40 /
op.44 /
op.53 /
op.61
Preludes Op. 28
Sonatas #1 op.4 / #2 op.35 / #3 op.58
Liszt:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Hungari ... %2C_Franz)
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Etudes_(Liszt%2C_Franz)
Mozart:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Template:Piano_S ... g_Amadeus)
I have interest in continuing PPE for other works; can anybody please respond to this (at your earliest convenience) or continue making such editions?