Romancing The Piano

Author : Lionel Salter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781854724533
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More romantic pieces for piano written by Lionel Salter and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five volumes of piano repertoire offering an ideal introduction to music from the Romantic period. Featuring works by great names such as Chopin, Schumann and Debussy as well as pieces by lesser-known composers from this prolific period of piano writing. Volumes are carefully graded and offer a variety of keys, time signatures and moods.

Author : Katie Hafner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608190455
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Romance on Three Legs written by Katie Hafner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glenn Gould was famous for his obsessions: the scarves, sweaters and fingerless gloves that he wore even on the hottest summer days; his deep fear of germs and illness; the odd wooden "pygmy" chair that he carried with him wherever he performed; and his sudden withdrawal from the public stage at the peak of his career. But perhaps Gould's greatest obsession of all was for a particular piano, a Steinway concert grand known as CD318 (C, meaning for the use of Steinway Concert Artists only, and D, denoting it as the largest that Steinway built). A Romance on Three Legs is the story of Gould's love for this piano, from the first moment of discovery, in a Toronto dept. store, to the tragic moment when the piano was dropped and seriously damaged while being transported from a concert overseas. Hafner also introduces us to the world and art of piano tuning, including a central character in Gould's life, the blind tuner Verne Edquist, who lovingly attended to CD318 for more than two decades. We learn how a concert grand is built, and the fascinating story of how Steinway & Sons weathered the war years by supplying materials for the military effort. Indeed, CD318 came very close to ending up as a series of glider parts or, worse, a casket. The book has already been lauded by Kevin Bazzana, author of the definitive Gould biography, who notes that Hafner "has clarified some old mysteries and turned up many fresh details."

Author : Maurice Hinson
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457409592
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthology of Classical Piano Music written by Maurice Hinson and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Works by 27 composers are included in this 248-page comprehensive survey of piano music written between 1750 and 1820. The pieces in this collection range in difficulty from intermediate through early-advanced levels and cover the widest range of styles and idioms of the Classical period. Historical and biographical background, performance notes and suggested realizations of ornaments are also provided by Dr. Hinson.

Author : Joseph Smith
Publisher : Shacor, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1929009216
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romancing the Piano written by Joseph Smith and published by Shacor, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of some of the most beautiful classic pieces of the Romantic Era. Editor Joseph Smith has carefully selected short pieces that pay tribute to the many aspects of romanticism. These pieces offer a particularly intimate and personal vision of each composer represented. The book includes composer profiles, editorial and performance notes, and biographical information about Joseph Smith. The performances on the CD suggest possibilities to players for artistic interpretation. As with all books in this series, it includes a unique lay-flat binding to help keep the music open on the music stand. Titles and composers include: Fantasy (Gabriel Fauré) * Humoresque in A-flat Major (Antonin Dvorak) * Intermezzo in E Major (Johannes Brahms) * Romance (Edward MacDowell) * Song Without Words in A Minor (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * Valse in A-flat Major (Frédéric Chopin).

Author : Martha Mier
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457426650
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romantic Sketches, Book 2 written by Martha Mier and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These short, musical sketches written in a Romantic style by famed composer Martha Mier will encourage students to play with nuance and sensitivity. Titles: * Elegant Waltz * Elizabeth's Ballad * An Evening in Paris * Graceful Ballet * Interlude * The Magic Garden * Prelude in D Major * Romance * Song of Peace * Young at Heart

Author : Noah Adams
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0385318219
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piano Lessons written by Noah Adams and published by Delta. This book was released on 1997-03-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piano Lessons is Noah Adams's delightful and moving chronicle of his fifty-second year--a year already filled with long, fast workdays and too little spare time--as he answers at last a lifelong call: to learn to play the piano. The twelve monthly chapters span from January--when after decades of growing affection for keyboard artists and artisans he finally plunges in and buys a piano--through December, when as a surprise Christmas present for his wife he dresses in a tuxedo and, in flickering candlelight, snow falling outside the windows, he attempts their favorite piece of music, a difficult third-year composition he's been struggling with in secret to get to this very moment. Among the up-tempo triumphs and unexpected setbacks, Noah Adams interweaves the rich history and folklore that surround the piano. And along the way, set between the ragtime rhythms and boogie-woogie beats, there are encounters with--and insights from--masters of the keyboard, from Glenn Gould and Leon Fleisher ("I was a bit embarrassed," he writes; "telling Leon Fleisher about my ambitions for piano lessons is like telling Julia Child about plans to make toast in the morning") to Dr. John and Tori Amos. As a storyteller, Noah Adams has perfect pitch. In the foreground here, like a familiar melody, are the challenges of learning a complex new skill as an adult, when enthusiasm meets the necessary repetition of tedious scales at the end of a twelve-hour workday. Lingering in the background, like a subtle bass line, are the quiet concerns of how we spend our time and how our priorities shift as we proceed through life. For Piano Lessons is really an adventure story filled with obstacles to overcome and grand leaps forward, eccentric geniuses and quiet moments of pre-dawn practice, as Noah Adams travels across country and keyboard, pursuing his dream and keeping the rhythm.

Author : Neal Peres da Costa
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195386914
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Off the Record written by Neal Peres da Costa and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Off the Record, author and pianist Neal Peres Da Costa explores Romantic-era performance practices through a range of early sound recordings--acoustic, piano roll and electric--that capture a generation of highly-esteemed pianists trained as far back as the mid-nineteenth-century.

Author : Martha Mier
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457426643
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Romantic Sketches, Book 1 written by Martha Mier and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The solos in Romantic Sketches, Book 1, will delight pianists who favor the Romantic style. Playing with musical expression is an important skill used in making music and is much more than just playing the notes on the printed page. Music written in the Romantic style is the perfect choice for developing this skill. These short, musical sketches will encourage students to play with nuance and sensitivity. Titles: * A Fond Farewell * Little Song * Medieval Festival * Morning Light * The Perfect Rose * Promises * Shadow Dance * Special Moments * Starlight Prelude * A Story from Long Ago * Summertime Waltz * Sun Showers

Author : Keith Snell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780849762123
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Piano Repertoire: Romantic & 20th Century 1 written by Keith Snell and published by . This book was released on 1997-07-18 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides piano students with carefully chosen collections of piano music from the 19th and 20th centuries, an ample selection of music featuring a large assortment of composers and styles.

Author : Luis Miguel
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1458452298
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luis Miguel - Selections from Romance, Segundo Romance, and Romances (Songbook) written by Luis Miguel and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). A collection of 19 sensuous songs from three albums by this wildly popular, Grammy-winning Mexican artist, including: Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) * Contigo En La Distancia * El Reloj * Historia De Un Amor * Inolvidable * La Barca * La Puerta * Mucho Corazon * Noche De Ronda (Be Mine Tonight) * Nosotros * Sin Ti * Todo Y Nada * Uno * Usted * Voy a Apagar La Luz/Contigo Aprendi * You Belong to My Heart * and more.