Download or read book The Pianoforte in the Classical Era written by Michael Cole and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts the progress of the piano and related instruments during the lifetimes of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. Wherever possible the author returns to the original sources--a wide variety of previously unreported documents, as well as surviving instruments--to reconstruct the history of the pianoforte that radically departs from earlier theories of many of the most fundamental issues. A wide range of instruments, each carefully described, is placed in a precise chronological and cultural setting. New insights are offered into the parameters that governed the performance of keyboard music in the Classical Era.
Download or read book Anthology of classical piano music written by Maurice Hinson and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anthology of Classical Piano Music is paired with the Performance Practices in Classical Piano Music DVD for a comprehensive look at the literature, performing conventions and musical style of the Classical era. On the DVD, Dr. Hinson performs music from the Anthology, and discusses musical characteristics, period instruments, and performance conventions not indicated in the manuscripts.
Download or read book Masterpieces of Solo Piano written by Joseph Haydn and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprinted from authoritative sources, these works include Haydn's Sonata no. 1 in C Major; Mozart's Sonata no. 1 in C Major, K279; Tchaikovsky's Romance, Op. 5; and Beethoven's Sonata no. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathetique").
Download or read book Understanding Music written by N. Alan Clark and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music moves through time; it is not static. In order to appreciate music wemust remember what sounds happened, and anticipate what sounds might comenext. This book takes you on a journey of music from past to present, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Period to the 20th century and beyond!
Download or read book Piano Concerto in G Major written by Franz Joseph Haydn and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1996-02-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expertly arranged Piano Duet by Franz Joseph Haydn from the Kalmus Edition series. This Advanced Piano Duet (2 Pianos, 4 Hands) is from the Classical era. 2 copies are required for performance.
Download or read book The Classical Piano written by Nancy Bachus and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the influence of society, style, and musical trends on the great piano composers from of the Classical era, 1750-1820. Includes historical paintings, famous quotations, information about sixteen great composers, full-length piano solos, and 2 CDs of motivating solo piano performances played by concert pianist Daniel Glover.
Download or read book The Classical Method written by Robert Kaye and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 20 years of playing professionally in all the musical genres, Robert Kaye presents a compilation of his notes in his new book, The Classical Method: Structure and the art of Piano Classical Improvisation Compositional Theory and Poetic Harmony, revealing the secrets of the great composers throughout history. Kaye's instrument of choice is the piano. The Classical Method is attuned to myriad styles and instruments which determine his method, but his basis and the foundation of his method rests in the piano. His method focuses on target and sight, revolutionizing the way that musicians play and composers create music. Developed from years of experience as a career pianist, Kaye takes the reader behind the closed doors of the creative process and unveils the methodology behind great, profound music: " How coincidental the peak of the Classical era was 1776. It became clear that my deprivation, frustration and lack of education not only was overwhelmed with too much information. But it was only going to become real and rewarding by sheer experience of playing the piano and with quick results. Using your mind in conjunction with geometry and the very Freedom that the founding fathers intended for us to have. I think I found the many secrets to it, especially by targeting. And it has given me an enormous relief. I am now enriched with more music than one lifetime can accomplish. I live in contentedness by the proof of the freedom of the mind. Can understand and accept it spiritually as well as scientifically and have an array of pages accumulating everyday in composition. Never frustrated what to play, improvise, compose, display or demonstrate "The Classical Method." The Classical Method: is user-friendly and helps to unlock the mysteries behind musical genius, giving advanced musicians the keys to a promising methodology for improvisation and original composition. Current issue is - 12th. Edition Completed - 9/12/12
Download or read book Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music written by Sandra P. Rosenblum and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1988-11-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance today on either the pianoforte or the fortepiano can be at once joyful, musicianly, expressive, and historically informed. From this point of view, Sandra P. Rosenblum examines the principles of performing the music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries as revealed in a variety of historical sources: their autographs and letters, early editions of their music, original instruments, and contemporary tutors and journals. She applies these findings to such elements of performance as dynamics, accentuation, pedaling, articulation and touch, technique and fingering, ornaments and embellishments, choice of tempo, and tempo flexibility. Familiarity with the Classic conventions provides a framework for interpretation and an understanding of the choices available within the style, the amount of freedom a performer has, and which areas are ambiguous. Rosenblum's detailed study, copiously illustrated with musical examples, is invaluable for professional and amateur performers, serious piano students and their teachers and students of performance practices by Scarlatti and Clementi. " . . . is and will remain unsurpassed as the study dealing with performance practice as it pertains to keyboard music of the Classical period." —American Music Teacher "Rosenblum's monumental achievement is thorough, objective, balanced, and imaginative, a compelling blend of love and respect for the solo, chamber, and concerto literature she addresses." —Journal of Musicological Research "The extent and quality of her research, the depth of her perception, and her musicianship together break new ground in the study of historic performance practice." —Early Keyboard Journal "Her attention to details is absolutely scrupulous; no stone unturned, no argument unquestioned or unstated." —The Musical Times "Its importance to thoughtful musicians cannot be overstated." —Choice " . . . thoroughly musicological." —Performance Practice Review " . . . indispensable . . . " —New York Times
Download or read book Works for Piano Four Hands and Two Pianos written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five sonatas and Theme and Variations in G Major (K.501) for piano four hands. Also, Sonata in D Major (K.448/375a) and Fugue in C Minor (K.426) for 2 pianos. Authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
Download or read book Discoveries from the Fortepiano written by Donna Louise Gunn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discoveries from the Fortepiano meets the demand for a manual on authentic Classical piano performance practice that is at once accessible to the performer and accurate to the scholarship. Uncovering a wide range of eighteenth-century primary sources, noted keyboard pedagogue Donna Gunn examines contemporary philosophical beliefs and principles surrounding Classical Era performance practices. Remarkably researched and engagingly written, Discoveries from the Fortepiano is an indispensable aid to any pianist who seeks an academically and artistically sound approach to the performance of Classical works.
Download or read book Piano Concerto No 21 in C K 467 written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expertly arranged Piano Duet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the Kalmus Edition series. This Advanced Piano Duet (2 Pianos, 4 Hands) is from the Classical era. 2 copies are required for performance.
Download or read book The Classical Spirit 1750 1820 19 intermediate to early advanced piano solos reflecting the influence of 16 great composers on the classical period written by Nancy Bachus and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Classical period comes alive with The Classical Spirit, part of an outstanding series that features an integrated arts approach to guide you through the different musical eras. Repertoire from both familiar and lesser-known composers are included along with commentary about the composers' lives and social changes between 1750 and 1820. Repertoire in Book 2 ranges from intermediate through early-advanced levels.
Download or read book Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat Major K 271 written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1998-08-07 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expertly arranged Piano Duet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the Kalmus Edition series. This Advanced Piano Duet (2 Pianos, 4 Hands) is from the Classical era. 2 copies are required for performance.
Download or read book The Big Book of Classical Music Songbook written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1999-08-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano Solo Songbook). All your favorite piano masterpieces in one convenient collection! This book features piano solo arrangements of 100 classics by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Faure, Franck, Gounod, Grieg, Handel, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Pachelbel, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, Wagner, and more!
Download or read book Broadwood Square Pianos written by Michael Cole and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beethoven and the Pianos of the Classical Period written by Susan J. Lim and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Erard written by Robert Adelson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sébastien Erard's (1752-1831) inventions have had an enormous impact on instruments and musical life and are still at the foundation of piano building today. Drawing on an unusually rich set of archives from both the Erard firm and the Erard family, author Robert Adelson shows how the Erard piano played an important and often leading role in the history of the instrument, beginning in the late eighteenth century and continuing into the final decades of the nineteenth. The Erards were the first piano builders in France to prioritise the more sonorous grand piano, sending gifts of their new model to both Haydn and Beethoven. Erard's famous double-escapement action, which improved the instrument's response while at the same time producing a more powerful tone, revolutionised both piano construction and repertoire. Thanks to these inventions, the Erard firm developed close relationships with the greatest pianist composers of the nineteenth century, including Hummel, Liszt, Moscheles and Mendelssohn. The book also presents new evidence concerning Pierre Erard's homosexuality, which helps us to understand his reluctance to found a family to carry on the Erard tradition, a reluctance that would spell the end of the golden era of the firm and lead to its eventual demise. The book closes with the story of Pierre's widow Camille, who directed the firm from 1855 until 1889. Her influential position in the male-dominated world of instrument building was unique for a woman of her time.
