Keyboard instruments

The latest volume in Hans-Gunter Heumann's successful Best of Piano Classics series offers an attractive colourful mix of very easy to easy original piano pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods.

Welche Faktoren müssen zusammenwirken, damit Klaviermusik erklingen kann?

The studies and study works by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) are part of the standard repertoire of piano lessons.

Brahms Among Friends identifies patterns of listening, performance, and composition among close friends of Johannes Brahms and explores how those patterns informed the creation and reception of his music in the intimate genres of song, sonata, trio, and piano miniature.

Ausgelöst durch Glenn Goulds Aufnahmen, haben die sogenannten Goldberg-Variationen – im Original die "Aria mit verschiedenen Veraenderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen" – von Johann Sebastian Bach im letzten halben Jahrhundert einen Triumphzug durch die Konzertsäle und Aufnahmestudios angetreten.

Written with busy music majors in mind, The Piano Proficiency Exam Review Book provides an easy-to-understand guide to the Piano Proficiency Exam.

The (Well) Informed Piano addresses the technical, musical, artistic, ethical, and philosophical issues in piano methodology.

In 2007, the great Bach scholar Anne Leahy died at the age of 46.

The present volume contains a selection of the best-known and most popular pieces by Satie, including Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes, but also two early works (1885), compositions from the neo-Gregorian period (1888-1893) and from the world of the cabaret (1897-1904) as well as two miniatures from 1913.

Matthew Dirst examines the leading role of Bach''s keyboard works in the creation of his historical legacy.

Twelve internationally-known keyboard artists entertainingly discuss their daily lives of practicing and performing in informative interviews, including reflections on learning new music, reviving repertoire, performing, controlling nerves, recording sessions, playing with ensemble groups, touring, playing in competitions, and the future of the piano.

Studies in English Organ Music is a collection of essays by expert authors that examines key areas of the repertoire in the history of organ music in England.

The (Well) Informed Piano addresses the technical, musical, artistic, ethical, and philosophical issues in piano methodology.

WINNER: 2019 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title AwardThe first critical study of the life and distinctive artistic vision of Heinrich Neuhaus, a legendary pianist-pedagogue widely considered one of the leading shapers of the renowned Russian piano tradition.

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Harmony at the Piano adapts the traditional study of keyboard harmony to the practical needs of modern piano students, using innovative exercises to help students practice their repertoire more deliberately, consciously, and creatively.

Skilfully selected encore pieces add a special touch to a concert.

Este clásico de la pedagogía pianística presenta los fundamentos del método desarrollado por Karl Leimer, adoptado y perfeccionado por el legendario pianista Walter Gieseking.

Der VdM legt eine neue Generation an Lehrplänen vor und gibt damit sowohl Lehrenden wie Lernenden einen aktuellen Leitfaden für erfolgreichen Instrumentalunterricht.

Steve Beresford's polymathic activities have formed a prism for the UK improv scene since the 1970s.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des Generalbasses – dem unverzichtbaren harmonischen Fundament der Barockmusik.

An essential Companion to all aspects of the organ and its music.

Off the Record is a revealing exploration of piano performing practices of the high Romantic era.

"e;Get to know classical masterpieces"e;: Within this series you will find a simple arrangement for piano of one of the most popular concert works composed by Modest P.

Recent scholarship has vanquished the traditional perception of nineteenth-century Britain as a musical wasteland.

This collection of the most beautiful 100 easy original compositions for piano presented by Schott contains a selection of works that accompany every pupil in the first years of his or her piano lessons.

Chopin habe über alle Maßen gesanglich gespielt, berichten viele Zeitgenossen.

DAS GROßE KLAVIERBUCH mit 34 der schönsten und bekanntesten Kinderliederhits von Detlev Jöcker.

Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, Johannes Brahms not only learned to play the organ at the beginning of his career, but also wrote significant compositions for the instrument as a result of his early counterpoint study.

Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was one of jazz's greatest and most enigmatic figures.

By the early 20th century the machine aesthetic was a well-established and dominant interest that fundamentally transformed musical performance and listening practices.

In 12 little piano stories the young composer Vera Mohrs tells stories about the more than 3000-year-old friendship between cats and humans.

Practising studies?

The thirty-two Piano Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven form one of the most important segments of piano literature.

Ferdinand Ries – ein Name, der oft im Schatten seines berühmten Lehrers Ludwig van Beethoven steht, doch dessen Leben und Werk einen faszinierenden Blick auf eine der spannendsten Epochen der Musikgeschichte bietet.

A prime example of programme music Smetana's tone poem 'The Moldau' (Vltava) is a tribute to his native Bohemia and a description of the course of the river from its source to its confluence with the river Elbe.

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This exciting new teaching method, by the renowned piano pedagogue Hans-Gunter Heumann is ideal for adults and young people looking to learn the piano from scratch, or for those returning to the piano after a break from playing.

The first comprehensive study of Bartolomeo Cristofori''s working life, featuring detailed technical documentation about his instruments.

This volume considers the influences and development of the English organ sonata tradition that began in the 1850s with compositions by W.

Keith Jarrett ranks among the most accomplished and influential pianists in jazz history.

Through curated essays, readers will experience a deeply personal and engaging survey of key figures in jazz in the book that Publishers Weekly calls "e;a cheerful celebration of an uniquely American musical form.

Charles-Valentin Alkan was a pianist and composer of unparalleled brilliance, whose intricate compositions and extraordinary skill at the keyboard earned him the admiration of contemporaries such as Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin.

"e;A rousing, well-researched biography"e; of the Texan piano prodigy who crossed the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War (Kirkus, starred review).

Penetrating, innovative analyses of numerous compositions by Chopin, integrating Schenkerian principles and a fresh perspective on harmony.

Piano Pedagogy: A Research and Information Guide provides a detailed outline of resources available for research and/or training in piano pedagogy.

American organist David Craighead's influence in the United States and abroad is widespread and extensive: 37 years as professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music, 48 years as church organist at St.

This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music.