Interpreting Mozart: The Performance of His Piano Pieces and Other Compositions [With CD (Audio)]
ISBN: 9780415977517 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paul Badura-Skoda is considered to be one of the great pianists of his generation, as well as an important scholar who has created definitive editions of many of the works of the Viennese masters, most notably Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart. With his wife, the noted musicologist Eva Badyra-Skoda, he wrote the highly influential Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard, first published in German in 1957, then in English and Japanese in 1962 and 1963, respectively. Long out of print, this important work has never been updated to reflect the last half-century of scholarship on Mozart's music. Now, the...
Paul Badura-Skoda is considered to be one of the great pianists of his generation, as well as an important scholar who has created definitive editions...
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Piano Music Series II: Edited by Clara Schumann
ISBN: 9780486214610 / Angielski / Book / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dover Publications continues its series of playing editions of musical masterpieces with this selection of Robert Schumann's later compositions for solo piano, edited by Clara Schumann. This second volume contains the major compositions from the period 1838-53: -Humoreske, - -Novelletten, - -Sonate No. 2, - Nachtstucke, - -Faschingsschwank aus Wien, - -42 Clavierstucke fur die Jugend, - -4 Fugen, - -Waldscenen, - -Bunte Blatter, - and -3 Clavier-Sonaten fur die Jugend.- Dover Publications continues its series of playing editions of musical masterpieces with this selection of Robert Schumann's later compositions for... |
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107,67 zł |
Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing
ISBN: 9780486228204 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This little book, written at the height of his career by Josef Lhevinne, the "inward poet of the piano," is a clear statement of principles based on his lifelong experience in performance and teaching. Lhevinne was, with Rachmaninoff, Schnabel, and Hoffman, one of the great modern masters, and was the first artist invited to teach at the newly formed Julliard Graduate School of Music. This little book, written at the height of his career by Josef Lhevinne, the "inward poet of the piano," is a clear statement of principles based o... |
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29,99 zł |
Piano Technique
ISBN: 9780486228679 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The volume presents two book by Walter Gieseking, foremost pianist of his generation, and his teacher for five years, Karl Leimer, that have long been sought after by students and teachers looking for a radical approach toward developing not only finger-technique but expression-technique. Emphasis throughout is on listening to one's self and proper understanding as the basis of proper technique for the piano. The volume presents two book by Walter Gieseking, foremost pianist of his generation, and his teacher for five years, Karl Leimer, that have long b... |
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51,57 zł |
Piano Tuning
ISBN: 9780486232676 / Angielski / Book / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Simple, professional method presents 17 lessons for using basic tools to adjust a few notes or an entire piano. Includes fixes for sticky keys, bottoms, capstans, hammer stems, and more.
Simple, professional method presents 17 lessons for using basic tools to adjust a few notes or an entire piano. Includes fixes for sticky keys, bottom...
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42,93 zł |
Complete Piano Works for Four Hands
ISBN: 9780486232713 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is the definitive playing edition of Brahms's complete works for four-hand piano, containing 81 compositions in all. These include the Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23; the delightful Waltzes, Op. 39; the Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52a; Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65a; and the 21 Hungarian Dances. This volume is the definitive playing edition of Brahms's complete works for four-hand piano, containing 81 compositions in all. These include the ... |
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107,67 zł |
Piano Technique
ISBN: 9780486242729 / Angielski / Book / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Practice is indeed the soul of piano technique and this concise handbook -- by a noted pianist and teacher -- tells you how to get the most out of it. It is a working manual, containing technical studies, excerpts from the works of the great piano masters, and photographs -- all of which help the students develop a sound technique in a comparatively short time. Practice is indeed the soul of piano technique and this concise handbook -- by a noted pianist and teacher -- tells you how to get the most out of ... |
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47,25 zł |
Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes And Other Works For Piano
ISBN: 9780486259789 / Angielski / Book / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his piano works especially, Erik Satie (1866-1925) was a witty musical caricaturist. The eccentric French composer loved to satirize academic rules in general and the impressionistic titles of Debussy's compositions in particular, giving his own works such surrealistic names as Pieces in Pear Form and Dried Embryos, and annotating them with equally bizarre musical directions: "Tres 'neuf heures du matin" (Very "nine in the morning"), "Corpulentus" (Corpulent), and so on. His comic spirit is equally embodied in the music itself, as this delightful selection of seventeen... In his piano works especially, Erik Satie (1866-1925) was a witty musical caricaturist. The eccentric French composer loved to satirize academic ru... |
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81,77 zł |
Men, Women and Pianos: A Social History
ISBN: 9780486265438 / Angielski / Miękka / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the "social anchor" in middle-class homes of the nineteenth century, the piano was simultaneously an elegant piece of drawing-room furniture, a sign of bourgeois prosperity, and a means of introducing the young to music. In this admirably balanced and leisurely account of the popular instrument, the late, internationally known concert pianist Arthur Loesser takes a "piano's-eye view" of the recent social history of Western Europe and the United States. As the "social anchor" in middle-class homes of the nineteenth century, the piano was simultaneously an elegant piece of drawing-room furniture, a ... |
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107,67 zł |
Etudes, Children's Corner, Images Book II: And Other Works for Piano
ISBN: 9780486271453 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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)."
Many of the most admired of Debussy's piano works, reprinted from authoritative French editions, among them the "Etudes" (1915), a late work that rich...
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81,77 zł |
Two Masses For Organ
ISBN: 9780486282855 / Angielski / Book / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the greatest figures of the French classical school, Francois Couperin (1668 1733), called le grand, was royal organist at the court of Louis XIV and the leading French composer of his day. Trained early as an organist, he possessed solid contrapuntal skills as well as a softness and naturalness of style characteristic of French music. His two masses for organ were his only compositions for this instrument.
Published when Couperin was only 21, his organ masses display not only a thoroughly assured compositional technique, but a rich gift for melodic lines both expressive and... One of the greatest figures of the French classical school, Francois Couperin (1668 1733), called le grand, was royal organist at the court of...
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64,51 zł |
Spanish Piano Music: 24 Works by de Falla, Albéniz, Granados, Soler and Turina
ISBN: 9780486296173 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The late 19th and early 20th centuries have been called the golden age of Spanish piano music a rebirth of fervent nationalism that ushered in a true keyboard renaissance. Brought to national awareness by the four most important composers of their generation Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla, and Joaquin Turina this new wave of music explored everything Spanish: the magnetic rhythms of Spanish dance, the dark lyricism of Spanish song, the Iberian countryside, the landscape, and the sights and sounds of everyday life. The late 19th and early 20th centuries have been called the golden age of Spanish piano music a rebirth of fervent nationalism that ushered in a tr... |
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86,09 zł |
Easy Piano Classics 97 Pieces For Early
ISBN: 9780486404073 / Angielski / Book / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learning how to play the world's most beautiful classical music has never been easier, because now there is Easy Piano Classics: 97 Pieces for Early and Intermediate Players, the sequel to Ronald Herder's highly successful Favorite Piano Classics. With this handsome volume on the piano, students of all ages will quickly master these timeless piano works. Learning how to play the world's most beautiful classical music has never been easier, because now there is Easy Piano Classics: 97 Pieces for E... |
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64,51 zł |
Danse Macabre And Other Works For Solo Piano
ISBN: 9780486404097 / Angielski / Book / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Splendid compilation features a variety of the composer's best piano works, all reproduced from authoritative sources. Taking its title from the popular orchestral work "Danse Macabre" (presented here in the brilliant arrangement by Liszt), this collection also includes "Allegro appassionato," "Album" (consisting of six pieces), "Rhapsodie d'Auvergne," "Theme and Variations," plus six etudes, three waltzes, and six etudes for left hand alone. Introduction.
Splendid compilation features a variety of the composer's best piano works, all reproduced from authoritative sources. Taking its title from the popul...
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99,04 zł |
Islamey and Other Favorite Russian Piano Works
ISBN: 9780486411606 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inspired by the richness of Eastern folk music, Mily Balakirev composed the oriental fantasy "Islamey" in 1869. Based on themes from Armenia and the Caucasus region, this scintillating work is known worldwide as a supreme example of virtuoso piano writing at its best. Inspired by the richness of Eastern folk music, Mily Balakirev composed the oriental fantasy "Islamey" in 1869. Based on themes from Armenia and th... |
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99,04 zł |
La Danza And Other Great Piano Transcriptions
ISBN: 9780486416823 / Angielski / Book / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Franz Liszt (1811 1886) was not only a brilliant and innovative composer and the greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century; he was also a generous popularizer of other composers' music. One of his primary methods was through his superb piano transcriptions of great orchestral, operatic, and other pieces. These transcriptions many of them masterpieces in their own right made it possible for people living far from the concert hall to re-create and enjoy music to which they would otherwise have had no access. Franz Liszt (1811 1886) was not only a brilliant and innovative composer and the greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century; he was also a generou... |
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73,14 zł |
Complete Fairy Tales for Solo Piano
ISBN: 9780486416830 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "For several generations of performers and audiences, Medtner has lain overlooked somewhere between the genius of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin and the juggernaut of Prokofiev's 'modernist' masterpieces. But he is not just a quintessential Russian composer; he is a master for all, and now perhaps his time has come." Eugene Istomin "For several generations of performers and audiences, Medtner has lain overlooked somewhere between the genius of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin and the... |
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107,67 zł |
Allegro De Concerto
ISBN: 9780486424293 / Angielski / Book / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Full of the color, harmonies, and rhythms of Spanish folk music, this excellent, authoritative compilation of works by Granados features his finest pieces: "A la cubana, " Op. 36 (In Cuban style); "Allegro de concierto, " Op. 46 (Concert allegro); "Capricho espanol, " Op. 39 (Spanish caprice); "Dos danzas espanoles, " Op. 37 (Two Spanish dances); "Dos Impromptus; El pelele" (The puppet); "Marche militaire, " Op. 38; "Moresque y Cancion arabe" (Moorish piece and Arabian song); "Ochos valses poeticos "(Eight poetic waltzes); "Seis piezas sobre cantos populares espanoles" (Six pieces on Spanish...
Full of the color, harmonies, and rhythms of Spanish folk music, this excellent, authoritative compilation of works by Granados features his finest pi...
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68,83 zł |
Complete Organ Method: A Classic Text on Organ Technique
ISBN: 9780486430799 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir John Stainer is remembered today as a pioneer of English musicology. Beyond his duties as organist of London's St. Paul's Cathedral, he was a founder and president of the Musical Association, professor of music at Oxford, vice president of the Royal College of Organists, and later president of both the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society and the London Gregorian Association. Sir John Stainer is remembered today as a pioneer of English musicology. Beyond his duties as organist of London's St. Paul's Cathedral, he was a f... |
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81,77 zł |
A First Book of Bach: For the Beginning Pianist
ISBN: 9780486457376 / Angielski / Book / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These special arrangements offer beginning pianists the pleasure and satisfaction of playing Bach. Students of all ages will delight in these easy, pedagogical piano arrangements of familiar melodies such as -Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, - -Sheep May Safely Graze, - and the haunting opening from the -Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
-Arranged in order of approximate difficulty, 26 selections include -Air on a G String, - -Wachet Auf, - and highlights from the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, and the Inventions. Additional features include a generous assortment of menuets,... These special arrangements offer beginning pianists the pleasure and satisfaction of playing Bach. Students of all ages will delight in these easy, pe...
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42,93 zł |