Twenty-five Preludes, Op. 28-45

Twenty-five Preludes, Op. 28-45
Author: Frédéric Chopin
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2000-05-09
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457469286

Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839. The Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45 (sometimes listed as Prelude No. 25), was composed in 1841. Although the term "prelude" is generally used to describe an introductory piece, Chopin's preludes stand as self-contained units, each conveying a specific idea or emotion. Kalmus Editions are primarily reprints of Urtext Editions, reasonably priced and readily available. They are a must for students, teachers, and performers.

Chopin Studies 2

Chopin Studies 2
Author: John Rink
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2006-12-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521034333

'A book that no serious student should be without... refreshingly sane.' Jeremy Siepmann, Classical Music 'An immensely valuable and well-researched book.' Stephen Haylett, BBC Music Magazine 'Intermittently engrossing...' Susan Bradshaw, Musical Times.

The Cambridge Companion to Chopin

The Cambridge Companion to Chopin
Author: Jim Samson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1994-12-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1139824996

The Cambridge Companion to Chopin provides the enquiring music-lover with helpful insights into a musical style which recognises no contradiction between the accessible and the sophisticated, the popular and the significant. Twelve essays by leading Chopin scholars make up three parts. Part 1 discusses the sources of Chopin's style in the music of his predecessors and the social history of the period. Part 2 profiles the mature music, and Part 3 considers the afterlife of the music - its reception, its criticism and its compositional influence in the works of subsequent composers.