Etudes, Children's Corner, Images Book II

Etudes, Children's Corner, Images Book II
Author: Claude Debussy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013-01-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486312321

Many of the most admired of Debussy's piano works, reprinted from authoritative French editions, among them the Etudes (1915), the magical Children's Corner (1906–1908), Nocturne (1892), Elegie (1915), more.

Etudes, Children's corner, Images book II, and other works for piano

Etudes, Children's corner, Images book II, and other works for piano
Author: Claude Debussy
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486271455

Many of the most admired of Debussy's piano works, reprinted from authoritative French editions, among them the Etudes (1915), a late work that richly displays the full range and depth of Debussy's genius for the piano, and the magical Children's Corner (1906–8). Also included: Nocturne (1892), Piece pour piano (1903–4), Images, Book II (1907), Hommage a Haydn (1910), The Little Nigar (1909), La plus que lente (1910), Berceuse heroique (1914), Six epigraphes antiques (1914), and Elegie (1915).

Ragtime rarities

Ragtime rarities
Author: Trebor Jay Tichenor
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1975-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780486231570

63 tuneful, rediscovered piano rags by 51 composers (or teams). Does not duplicates selections in Classic Piano Rags.

30 ausgewählte Lieder für hohe Stimme und Klavier

30 ausgewählte Lieder für hohe Stimme und Klavier
Author: Franz Liszt
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1975-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780486231976

These extremely worthwhile but lesser-known songs rank among the finest of 19th-century lieder. The scores consist of piano parts with accompanying texts in French, German, or Italian, plus English translations.

Mikrokosmos

Mikrokosmos
Author: Bela Bartok
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2018-04-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486824462

This edition of the Hungarian composer's six-volume cycle of piano studies presents volumes one and two of the series, offering first- and second-year students more than 100 pieces of study material.

The Rough Guide to Classical Music

The Rough Guide to Classical Music
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 691
Release: 2010-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1848366779

The Rough Guide to Classical Music is the ideal handbook, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to contemporaries such as Thomas Adès and Kaija Saariaho. Both a CD buyer's guide and a who's who, the guide includes concise biographical profiles of more than 200 composers and informative summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from chamber works to operatic epics. For novices and experts alike, the fully updated fifth edition features contemporary composer Helmut Lachenmann and Widor, the 19th century organ composer of 'Toccata' wedding fame, as well as dozens more works added for existing composers. You'll find an new 'Top 10's' section with accessible introductory listings including the Top 10 operas and the Top 10 symphonies plus new essay boxes on topics such as "Baroque - a style or a period?" and "The clarinet comes of age". The Rough Guide to Classical Music features fresh and incisive reviews of hundreds of CDs, selecting the very best of the latest recordings and reissues as well as more than 150 illustrations of composers and performers, including a rare archive of photos.

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire
Author: Maurice Hinson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 1215
Release: 2013-12-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0253010233

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire continues to be the go-to source for piano performers, teachers, and students. Newly updated and expanded with more than 250 new composers, this incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature and provides answers to common questions: What did a given composer write? What interesting work have I never heard of? How difficult is it? What are its special musical features? How can I reach the publisher? New to the fourth edition are enhanced indexes identifying black composers, women composers, and compositions for piano with live or recorded electronics; a thorough listing of anthologies and collections organized by time period and nationality, now including collections from Africa and Slovakia; and expanded entries to account for new material, works, and resources that have become available since the third edition, including websites and electronic resources. The "newest Hinson" will be an indispensible guide for many years to come.

The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
Author: Ivan March
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 1618
Release: 2001
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Regarded as the standard guide to classical music on CD, the 2002/3 edition of The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs has a new wider trim size to allow for even more updates. This guide takes into account the many hundreds of new and reissued CDs that have appeared in recent years while also including all the highlights from the back catalog. Arranged by composer, the guide lists all major recordings from each work-from remastered vintage recordings to the latest releases-with evaluations of interpretation and performance by the authors, as well as assessments of recording accuracy and advice on the best buys for cost and quality. This essential reference work is designed to help select the very best recorded classical music available today.