The Piano Works Of Claude Debussy

Author : E. Robert Schmitz
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486172759
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by E. Robert Schmitz and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part biography, part criticism, and part analysis, this fascinating study of one of music's greatest geniuses is above all an authoritative commentary on the entire corpus of Debussy's work for solo piano. Includes 21 illustrations.

Author : Elie Robert Schmitz
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486215679
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by Elie Robert Schmitz and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1966-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a firsthand report of a great composer's intentions in regard to the performance of his music. These intentions have been digested and interpreted for us by the composer's friend Robert Schmitz (1889 1949), who was himself a distinguished pianist, an articulate musician, and a well-known teacher. The product is an authoritative commentary on the entire body of Debussy's work for piano solo. Written for both performers and listeners, the book's purpose is to increase enjoyment of and insight into these works. The book's shorter opening section comprises notes on many general aspects of the composer's life and work; a biographical sketch; a discussion of Debussy's place in relation to the concepts of impressionism and romanticism; his use of classical forms, tonality and modality, melody, counterpoint, etc. Section two, the heart of the book, examines in detail the whole of Debussy's music for solo piano, two hands. Seventy-one pieces in all are included: The Arabesques, the Suite Bergmasque, the Estampes, Images, Children's Corner, Preludes and Etudes. Each in its chronological place, the pieces are first described as a whole as to mood, source of programmatic inspiration, structure, tonality, and other characteristics. Then follows specific suggestions dealing with technical and expressive problems of particular measures and phrases. The book is not meant as a substitute for Debussy's piano works; on the contrary, it will cause both listeners and performers to turn to this superb corpus of music with new interest and insight. "Complete, thorough, authoritative and important." "San Francisco Chronicle." "It is a thoughtful and mature reference book and though I am at variance with certain of its premises and conclusions, there is much to provoke the intelligent music lover and the inquiring musician." Abram Chasins, "The New York Times. ""There is no doubt that he had closely identified himself with the great French composer, and his love and belief in the music shine through every page of this book." H. C. Schonbert, "The Saturday Review." "

Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1574670689
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Images written by Paul Roberts and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris at the turn of the 20th century was obsessed with the interrelations of the arts. It was a time when artists and writers spoke of poetry as music, sounds as colors, and paintings as symphonies. The music of Claude Debussy, with its unique textures and dazzling colors, was the perfect counterpart to the bold new styles of painting in France. Paul Roberts probes the sources of Debussy's artistic inspiration, relating the "impressionist" titles to the artistic and literary ferment of the time. He also draws on his own performing experience to touch on all the principal technical problems for a performer of Debussy's piano music. His many suggestions about interpreting the music will be particularly valuable to performers as well as listeners.

Author : Claude Debussy
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457420245
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to His Piano Music written by Claude Debussy and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes "Clair de lune," "Reverie," "La petit nègre," the complete "Children's Corner Suite" and other works. The introductory pages discuss symbolist poetry, French Impressionist painters and Debussy's musical style. A variety of photographs taken throughout the composer's life are also included.

Author : Alfonso Alberti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781476871363
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 15 Selected Piano Works written by Alfonso Alberti and published by . This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Editions Durand). Includes Reverie, Le petite negre, Mazurka, Danse Bohemienne, La plus que lente, Valse Romantique, Deux Arabesques, Danse (Tarentelle Styrienne), and the six movements of Children's Corner. All are presented in a new engraving with introductory notes before each piece.

Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher : Phaidon Press Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claude Debussy. 20th Century Composers written by Paul Roberts and published by Phaidon Press Limited. This book was released on 2008-04-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate biography of this innovative and troubled composer.

Author : Béla Bartók
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457412189
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to His Piano Works written by Béla Bartók and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 31 pieces from The First Term at the Piano, For Children, 10 Easy Pieces and 7 Sketches. The informative foreword includes Bartók's specific instructions on wrist and finer action, articulations and syncopation. Each piece is prefaced by a brief introduction.

Author : Elie Robert Schmitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Piano Works of Claude Debussy written by Elie Robert Schmitz and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : François Lesure
Publisher : Eastman Studies in Music
ISBN 13 : 1580469035
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Claude Debussy written by François Lesure and published by Eastman Studies in Music. This book was released on 2019 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English translation and revised edition of the most comprehensive and reliable biography of Claude Debussy.

Author : Robert Schmitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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