Aaron has accompanied over 130 pieces over the past 10 years. He is experienced performing with the following instrumentation: Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trombone, French Horn, Trumpet, Euphonium, Tuba, Piano, and Voice.
Last year, two brass students that Aaron worked with won the First Place Prize at the 2022 Washington State Solo and Ensemble Festival for Trumpet and Euphonium. (Jesse Wolf and Patrick Malcom) Those performances can be viewed below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Wf5EPccfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6pByaRXlBw
Many other players he has collaborated with have won various other prizes or advanced to subsequent rounds in competitions as well.
He enjoys collaborations of any kind from the early Classical, to Jazz, to Rock, Pop and Broadway genres. For reviews of His accompaniment work, see the following link.
https://birdeye.com/aaron-petit-piano-162015520487263
To hire Aaron for collaborative work, see the contact page of this site.
This video is an overview of Aaron's basic aesthetic approach in accompanying; a guide for other pianists learning the fundamentals of collaboration.
1681
Georg Philipp Telemann:
Flute (Recorder) suite in a minor: I. Overture (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1678
Antonio Vivaldi:
Il Pastor Fido Sonata No. 3 in G Major-Complete (Flute/ Piccolo and Piano)
Violin Concerto Op. 3 No. 6 in a minor III. Presto (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1685
J. S. Bach:
Violin (and Piano) Sonata in A Major BWV 1015: III. Andante un poco
Flute (and Piano) Sonata in E Major BWV 1035: I. Adagio ma non tanto
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: Arranged for 1 piano 4 hands (Both parts)
1717
Johann Stamitz:
Flute Concerto in G Major Op. 29 I. Allegro (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1743
Luigi Boccherini:
Cello Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat Major G. 428: III. Rondo. Allegro (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1756
W. A. Mozart:
Sonata in D Major K. 381 for 1 Piano 4 Hands I. Allegro (Primo Part)
Various Operatic Arias
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major K. 314 I. Allegro Aperto (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1770
Ludwig Van Beethoven:
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 5 in F Major Op. 24 II. Adagio Molto Espressivo
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 8 in G Major Op. 30 No. 3 (Complete)
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 9 in A Major Op. 47 (Complete)
Romance in G Major Op. 40 for Violin and Orchestra (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1776
J. B. G. Neruda:
Concerto in Eb Major for Trumpet and String Orchestra: Complete (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1782
Nicolai Paganini:
Caprice No. 1 in E Major for Violin with Piano Accompaniment (Arr. John Fawcett)
1784
Louis Spohr:
Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in e minor I. Allegro Vivace (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1797
Franz Schubert:
Various Lieder
1797
Gaetano Donizetti:
La Lontananza (Lied for Voice and Piano)
Amiamo (Voice and Piano)
Lamento per la morte di Bellini (Voice and Piano)
Vivo Il matrimonial (Voice and Piano)
1801
Vincenzo Bellini:
La Ricordanza (Aria for Voice and Piano)
1818
Antonio Bazzini:
La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25 Scherzo Fantastique for Violin and Piano
1821
Pauline Viardot:
6 melodies and a Havanaise: No. 4 Hai Luli! for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
La Coquette: Chopin Mazurka arranged for Voice and Piano
1823
Édouard Lalo:
Symphonie Espagnole (Violin Concerto No.2) in D minor, Op.21, III. Intermezzo (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1824
Carl Reineke:
Ballade for Flute and Orchestra Op. 288 (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1825:
Johann Strauss:
Klänge der Heimat “Csárdás” (Die Fledermaus) (Voice and Piano)
1833
Johannes Brahms:
Scherzo from the FAE Sonata (Violin and Piano)
1835
Camille Saint-Saëns
Carnival of the Animals: Le Cuckoo (Clarinet and Piano)
The Swan (Heifetz transcription Violin and Piano)
Airs de Ballet D' Ascanio: adagio et variation for Flute and Orchestra (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1838
Max Bruch:
8 Pieces Op.83: IV. Allegro Agitato for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
1839:
Johanness Donjon:
Pan (Flute and Harp/Piano)
1840
Peter Tchaikovsky:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in b-flat minor, Op. 23 (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
Francois Borne:
Carmen Fantasie for Flute (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1843
Edvard Grieg:
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 23: (Piano 4 hands both parts)
II. Ase’s Death
IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
1845
Gabriel Faure:
‘Le Secret’ Op. 23 No. 3 (Art song for Voice and Piano)
Sicilienne, Op. 78 for Flute and Harp or Flute and Piano
Fantaisie Op. 79 for Flute and Piano
1860
Hugo Wolf:
Lieder Der Mignon: (Voice and Piano)
I. in F Major
II. In g minor
III. in a minor
1861
Anton Arensky:
Suite No 1 for 2 pianos Op. 15: II. Waltz (Secondo Part)
1864
Guy Ropartz:
Andante and Allegro (Trumpet [or Trombone] and Piano)
Richard Strauss:
Op. 10 No. 1 “Zueignung” (Voice and Piano)
Op. 32 No. 1 “Ich trage meine Minne” (Voice and Piano)
Op. 69 No. 3 “Einerlei” (Voice and Piano)
1866
Erik Satie:
Gymnopédie No. In G (Arranged for Clarinet and Piano)
1867
Amy Beach:
Various songs
1872
Ralph Vaughn-Williams:
Tuba concerto in f minor complete (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1873
Sergei Rachmaninoff:
Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 (Arrangment for Tuba in e minor)
1874
Charles Ives:
Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord Mass” III. The Alcotts Celeste Part (Arrangement for Wind Band)
1875
Maurice Ravel:
Vocalise Etude en Forme de Habanera for Cello and Harp (Piano)
1879
Ottorino Respighi:
6 pieces: II. Melody for Violin and Piano
1881
George Enescu:
Cantabile et Presto for Flute and Piano
1882
Joesph Marx:
Valse de Chopin (Lied for Voice and Piano)
1883
Anton Webern:
Drei Leider Op. 25 No. 1: Wie bin Ich Froh! (Lied for Voice and Piano)
1884
Charles Griffes:
Poem for Flute and Orchestra (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1889
Armstrong Gibbs:
The Cherry Tree (Voice and Piano)
1890
Jaques Ibert:
Flute Concerto: II. Andante (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
Bohuslav Martinu:
Sonata for Flute and Piano H. 306 I. Allegro Moderato
1895
Paul Hindmeth:
Sonata for (French) Horn and Piano: I. Mäßig bewegt
1899
Francis Poulenc:
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I. Allegro Tristamente
1900
Aaron Copland:
Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: (Voice and Piano)
3. Why do they shut me out of Heaven?
4. The World Feels Dusty,
5. Heart, We Will Forgive Him,
9. I Felt a Funeral in my Brain
11. Going to Heaven
1906
Dmitri Shostakovich:
Sonata for Cello and Piano- Complete
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major Op. 102 I. Allegro (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1910
Samuel Barber:
Various songs
1911
Eduard Pütz:
Short Stories: 10 Little Pieces for Cello and Piano Complete
1913
Kent Kennen:
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano: III. Moderately Fast, with energy
1916
Henri Dutilleux:
Sonatine for Flute and Piano (Complete)
1918
Leonard Bernstein:
Somewhere (West Side Story) (Voice and Piano)
1923
Ned Rorem:
Cycle of Holy Songs: (Voice and Piano)
Psalm 134
Psalm 142
Psalm 148
Psalm 150
1929:
André Previn:
I Want Magic! (A Streetcar Named Desire) (Voice and Piano)
1936
Steve Reich:
Piano Phase (Both Piano Parts)
1943
James Curnow:
Fantasia for Tuba (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1945
Edward Gregson:
Trumpet Concerto: III. Vivo e Brilliante (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1946
Peter Lieberson:
Neruda Songs: (Voice and Piano)
1. Si no fuera porque tus ojos tienen color de luna…
2. Amor, amor, las nubes a la torre del cielo…
3. No estés lejos de mí un solo día, porque cómo…
4. Ya eres mía. Reposa con tu sueno en mi sueno…
5. Amor mío, si muero y tú no mueres…
1947
Anthony Plog:
Sonata for Tuba and Piano (Complete)
Roger Craig Vogel:
The Devil’s Song Book Complete: 8 pieces for Voice, Bassoon, and Piano
1948
Stephen Schwartz:
Popular (Wicked)
1952
Stephen Sondheim: (All Voice and Piano arrangements)
Love is in the Air (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
That Dirty Old Man (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
Send in the Clowns (A little Night Music)
One More Kiss (Follies)
Losing My Mind (Follies)
Could I Leave You? (Follies)
The Girls of Summer (Girls of Summer)
If Mama Was Married (Gypsy)
No One is Alone (Into the Woods)
Old Friends (Merrily We Roll Along)
Not A Day Goes By (Merrily We Roll Along)
Loving You (Passion)
Isn’t It? (Saturday Night)
1953
Cyndi Lauper:
The History of Wrong Guys (Kinky Boots) (Voice and Piano)
1956
Tom Cipullo:
Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House (For Voice and Piano)
196?
William Brusick:
Concerto for Euphonium I. Prologue (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1966
Erik Morales:
Concerto for Two Trumpets III. Allegro (Orchestral Piano Reduction)
1983
Steve Danyew:
New England Folk Songs Complete: 5 piece song cycle for Voice and Piano
1992
Shao Fern Teo:
In Malaysia (complete)
1997
Kyle Pearl:
The Great Egret for Cello and Piano
Other:
Various accompaniment of Choral groups and Symphonic Winds ensembles-
Handel: Messiah
David Maslanka: Testament and Angel of Mercy