The cycle of fugues is introduced and concluded by a Praeludium and Postludium, the second formed by turning the Praeludium upside down and reading it backwards. In solving technical problems he posed himself, Hindemith created not a dry exercise but a work of considerable imagination. Intellectual achievement and sheer delight in playing are shown not to be mutually exclusive. The Ludus is a graphc example of the composer's delight in the fantastic, offered to his wife, born under the sign of Leo, as a birthday present. He illustrated the work with colored pencil, among other things drawing a lion for each entry of the subject of the fugues and for each of the twelve a different kind of lion, according to the character of the music, originally published in a limited edition but providing an instructive formal analysis of the music. Facsimile - German - English - French - Spanish - Japenese language. Full color.
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'san-Baptiste Duvernoy (1800-1880) was a French pianist, composer, and professor of piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. A composer of more than 300 works, he is primarily known for his studies, including the opus 176 “Elementary Studies,” which were written for beginner's lessons on the piano.
“Duvernoy's studies intentionally lack technical sophistication making them a suitable complement to Czerny études. The lack of technical rigor allows students the latitude to focus on expression, lyricism and tone production...With clearly notated articulation and dynamic markings, the student has the opportunity to experience music making on a number of levels...Looking at the music itself the quality and mindfulness of Schott's typography is self-evident. Through careful spacing, most of the studies fit well on a single page.”--American Music Teacher
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The thirty studies compiled in The Little Czerny are a huge complement to piano education. Creating stimulating exercises, Chaumont's studies cannot be missed by aspiring pianists. The Little Czerny introduces the key principles of technique, including mechanism of the fingers, repetition, transposition as well as musical features, such as articulation, phrasing, intervals, chords, variety of note values, and variations in time signatures and tempos, among other aspects. For all intermediate pianists, Chaumont's The Little Czerny is an essential aid to progression. MORE»
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A systematically graded and progressively arranged collection of Carl Czerny's Studies selected from his entire works.
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The third volume is not strictly speaking a piano method, but rather a collection of material and suggestions for the advanced tutelage of the now slightly older player.
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Viennese composer, pianist and renowned teacher Carl Czerny (1791-1857) wrote more than a thousand works, including masses, operas, orchestral, chamber and piano works. But his fame rests on his many studies and exercises for the piano. These are new editions, newly engraved, with introductory articles in English, for the moderately advanced pianist, in progressive order of difficulty.
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These studies are intended for the advanced pianist.
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Czerny's School of Legato and Staccato provides much more than technical exercises for the improvement of the fingers' dexterity or strength. This systematic course generates a differentiated and transparent piano sound by focusing on training the sense of tone, a discriminating touch, and the skill of polyphonic interpretation.
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Varied, charming idiomatic figurations in a harmonically simple and pleasing Romantic tonal language. Includes character pieces and bravura studies. Easy to Intermediate Level.
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Devised as a either a stand-alone volume, or as a supplement to the Classical Piano Method series, the Christmas Collection provides a range of Christmas carols and pieces in beautiful arrangements suited to the piano. Not only great fun to play, the arrangements will also help develop particular aspects of playing style and technique.
Suitable for beginner pianists, the pieces in each book will help you to develop a range of skills and techniques, whilst also being fun to play. Pieces are presented progressively in much the same way as the Classical Piano Method: Book 1 and Book 2, providing the student with relevant material as their playing ability develops. Includes 35 traditional classics including: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Silent Night • Up on the Housetop • We Three Kings of Orient Are • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • Winter Time • and more.
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Besides Burgmüller's 25 Studies Op. 100 (ED 173) the 18 Studies Op. 109 play an important role as teaching material. This series of moderately difficult pieces deserves far wider circulation.
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As implied in the title only the white keys are used. These three serene pieces explore the specific sonority of the white keys from the lowest register to the very top.
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This is a new edition of studies by Carl Czerny (1791-1857), part of the standard repertoire of piano lessons.
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14 chapters addressing different technical challenges for the pianist. Contains 100 fine studies ranging from easy to moderate difficulty, including works by Burgmüller, Czerny, Gurlitt, Heller, Schumann, and others.
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Dusapin (b. 1955), a former student of Messiaen and Xenakis, is among the leading French composers, with a large output in an attractive style. MORE»
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These works are particularly suited for the instrument; stunningly idiomatic, they are ideal and effective encore pieces. MORE»
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Like most musical skills, aural awareness needs regular training and practice and these practice tests may be used to supplement training materials. Four practice tests for ABRSM and other exams at Grade Eight standard, compiled by David Turnbull. The material in this book is not intended solely for ABRSM examinations, the skills developed will be of considerable help to GCSE and Advanced level candidates and all musicians who want to improve and hone their general musical awareness! Most of the tests in this booklet have simple piano parts allowing wider opportunity for teachers, tutors and musical parents to play the accompaniment. Tests include: Sight-singing, playing from memory and discussing musical features. MORE»
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