Aaron Petit Piano

Classical Pianist, Teacher, Lecturer, and Composer 

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.

CHAMBER/ COLLABORATIVE MUSIC


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