A History of Keyboard Literature
A History of Keyboard Literature

Author: Stewart Gordon

Publisher: Schirmer Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780534251970

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A history of music written for the virginals, harpsichord, fortepiano and the modern grand piano.

Five Centuries of Keyboard Music
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music

Author: John Gillespie

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0486318796

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Gillespie discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical examples, illustrations, and a glossary of musical terms.

Piano Literature - Book 1: Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics
Piano Literature - Book 1: Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics

Author: Randall Faber

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1616779330

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(Faber Piano Adventures ). This collection of 21 authentic keyboard works represents the major periods of music - from Baroque to Contemporary - and serves as an excellent introduction to classical keyboard literature. Contents: VON DER HOFE: Canario * PRAETORIUS: Procession in G * TELEMANN: Gavott in C * MOURET: The Highlander * HOOK: Bagatelle * Minuet * TURK: Little Dance * DIABELLI: Morning * HAYDN: Quadrille * ATTWOOD: Sonatina in G * J.C. BACH: Adagio and Allegro * SCHYTTE: Little Prelude * Melody for Left Hand * SPINDLER: Two Preludes * WOHLFAHRT: Waltz for Four Hands * GURLITT: The Hunt * LYNES: Tarantella * ALT: On the Ocean Floor * DUBLIANSKY: The Busy Machine * SALUTRINSKAYA: Shepherd Pipes * FABER: Pantomime

Men, Women and Pianos
Men, Women and Pianos

Author: Arthur Loesser

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 0486171612

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A renowned concert pianist traces the instrument's design, manufacture, and music in a delightful "piano's eye-view" of the social history of Western Europe and the United States from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Contemporary Piano Literature, Book 2
Contemporary Piano Literature, Book 2

Author: Frances Clark

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1999-11-30

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1457400596

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The Contemporary Piano Literature series includes a selection of music written for children by Bartók, Gretchaninov, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Scott, Shostakovich and Stravinsky. In addition, the books contain pieces composed specifically for this series by Ross Lee Finney, David Kraehenbuehl, Douglas Moore, Elie Siegmeister, Alexandre Tansman and Alexander Tcherepnin. Short biographies and portraits help make composers come alive for the student. None of the music is so far in the vanguard that it is difficult to enjoy or understand.

Music for Piano
Music for Piano

Author: F. E. Kirby

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-09-21

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 149308285X

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This historical survey focuses on music for piano solo but also includes important compositions for piano duet and two pianos. Scholarly yet readable, it covers the entire repertoire from the Renaissance to the late 20th century and incorporates a bibliography of 1 100 sources for further study.

The History of Keyboard Music to 1700
The History of Keyboard Music to 1700

Author: Willi Apel

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 900

ISBN-13: 9780253211415

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This classic work is a meticulous chronological survey of music for the keyboard from the earliest extant manuscripts of the 14th century to the end of the 17th. Apel traces the evolution of keyboard instruments, genres, national schools and styles (from Poland to Portugal), and the oeuvre of many composers. A monument of scholarship, this indispensable reference work is also remarkably user-friendly and engagingly written throughout.

Preparatory Piano Literature: Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics
Preparatory Piano Literature: Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics

Author: Randall Faber

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1616779314

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(Faber Piano Adventures ). Includes a CD of Accompaniments. Contents include: Allegretto (Kohler) * Ancient Dance (Praetorious) * Circle Dance (Beyer) * Country Ride (Kohler) * Echoes (Kohler) * Five-Note Sonatina (Bolck) * The Hero's March (Vogel) * In an Old Castle (Beyer) * Little March (Turk) * Melody (Beyer) * Ponies (Low) * Sonatina (Wilton).