Music-Musical Instruments-Piano & Keyboard

This volume contains a vintage article on the subject of Italian organ music, being a detailed history of its origins and development with reference to notable players and composers. "Italian Organ Music" will appeal to those with a love of this fabulous instrument, and...

A complete guide to interpretation of music and the rules and principles of playing and teaching the piano. Although written with pianists in mind, the principles are applicable to any instrument or any form of music, including composition and teaching. This book is highly...

Sight-reading is a skill which offers a student access to all music literature; a skill through which he can acquaint himself with any composition, unaided by a teacher. Nor can the ability to sight-read be lost. Once musical notation has become a living picture...

Fryderyk Chopin's career is intricately entwined with the piano. Although he made forays into orchestral and chamber work, the vast majority of Chopin's pieces feature the piano. While his relatively brief life shortened his potential contribution as a composer, the originality, richness, and quality...

Vladimir de Pachmann was perhaps history's most notorious pianist. Widely regarded as the greatest player of Chopin's works, Pachmann embedded comedic elements--be it fiddling with his piano bench or flirting with the audience--within his classic piano recitals to alleviate his own anxiety over performing....

[Note: Audio files do not come with any of the Beyond Salsa books - they're a separate downloadable product.] Written by the editor of the world's largest Cuban music website, www.timba.com, and the author of the popular "Tom疽 Cruz Conga Method", "Beyond Salsa Piano"...

(Willis). 8 holiday songs: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer * I Wonder as I Wander * Jingle, Jingle, Jingle * Mary's Little Boy Child * Nuttin' for Christmas * Suzy Snowflake * White Christmas * Wonderful Christmastime. Audio accompaniment for all songs...

The definitive work on the structure and capabilities of the organ throughout history, presenting a discussion of the organ's wind collecting and sound-producing portions as well as tuning and pitch and the individual characteristics of hundreds of organs in existence in famous cathedrals and...

1000 Music Reading Studies for Piano includes all key signatures up to six sharps and flats, and several different time signatures. The exercises in each key start at an easy level and progress in difficulty with each new page. If you find the first...

In November of 1987 I completed an intense course with the American School of Piano Tuning and was awarded a Certificate of Completion and Diploma on the 21st day of the month. I Immediately started looking forward to tuning my first piano.The first tuning...

5 relaxing piano pieces, composed and transcribed by Yuan Qiu, a pianist for almost 2 decade and has a BA degree in music. These 5 pieces are fun to play, good for warming up or cool down after practicing, or just playing for fun....

Prefaces in English, Français, Espahnol e Português "I was thrilled to discover Jeff Gardner's 24 piano etudes, which bring together everything a modern pianist needs to know about technique, counterpoint, melody, and harmony. These studies are a real invitation to "sound" and represent a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The Visual Music Notation System(TM) is a revolutionary new musical notation that allows you to read, write and play music for the piano and keyboard almost instantly. Learning to play the EasyKey way is an unique new learning system that will have your reading...

US Letter print format. 40+ Christmas carols and songs. At the beginning, the simplest songs, then the level gradually increases. Letters above each note. Arrangements for beginners and intermediates. Create your talent!Author: Avgusta Udartseva, Open White BookISBN-10: 8362121505ISBN-13: 9798362121501Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2022Pages: 78Format:...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Learn to play Christmas Hits - Fast!Do you wish to play the piano and sing your favorite Christmas carols?Do you want to learn new things more rapidly and develop your skills?The worst error you may make when learning the piano is attempting to play...

"Finger Exercise Collection for Scales" * Exercises are like mini songs! A fun way to practice scales with chords!* Includes finger exercises, chords, and scales for the key of C major, D major, E major, F major, G major, and A major!* Exercises are...

Finger Exercise Collection for Harmonic Minor Scales: * Includes exercises for the keys of C minor, D minor, E minor, F minor, G minor, and A minor!* Includes 14 exercises for each minor keyAuthor: Kathryn Lee CarpenterISBN-10: 8708117632ISBN-13: 9798708117632Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/15/2021Pages: 44Format:...

Playing with Sheet Music is a series of accessible textbooks for music lovers of all ages. In this first book, you will learn to read and play sheet music. The exercises help you progress, step by step. And before you know it, you'll be...

Following the widespread popularity of The Perfect Wrong Note, William Westney takes a fresh and creative look at the human dimension of classical music-making and why it matters more than ever. Westney takes us on a remarkable journey, weaving together the philosophical concepts of...

Piano Development (PD) is, throughout the PMP Development Areas, the main framework around which all other Development Areas orbit; it has been conceived to help piano teachers achieve a profound view of their student's improvements while guiding them throughout the higher levels of piano...

YES! You can play the well-known classics. This is a collection of Chopin's most famous compositions, including: Etude, Fantaisie Impromptu, Nocturne in Eb Major, Prelude in C minor, and Valse Brillante.These arrangements are EASY to play and designed for pianists with TWO YEARS of...

YES! You can play the well-known classics. This is a collection of some of Mozart's most famous compositions, including: Concerto in C Major, Enie Kleine Nachtmusik, Rondo Alla Turca, Symphony No. 40.These arrangements are EASY to play and designed for pianists with TWO YEARS...

An authoritative guide to Prokofiev's nine piano sonatas by the pianist and teacher Boris Berman Boris Berman, renowned concert pianist and teacher, is one of the world's foremost authorities on Sergei Prokofiev. In this book, he draws on his intimate knowledge of Prokofiev's work...

When Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin's music was performed during his lifetime, it always elicited ecstatic responses from the listeners. Wilhelm Gericke, conductor of the Vienna opera, rushed backstage after one of Scriabin's concerts and fell on his knees crying, 'It's genius, it's genius...'. After the...

In 1732, Lodovico Giustini (1685-1743) published the first known pieces of music written specifically for the piano. This book, originally published in 1933, contains an edited facsimile of that first edition, with an introduction on Giustini's life and legacy. This book will be of...

Originally published in 1933, this book provides a detailed history of the piano-forte from its invention in Italy in the eighteenth century until the presentation of the first European cast-iron frame for a piano at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Harding also analyses the role...

Daily Dexter-Flexers provides a series of graded technical exercises for beginning keyboard students using music educator Margaret Brandman's simplified interval approach combined with scale topography. Novice pianists will be able to develop both speed music reading concepts and solid technical foundations in one book...

Margaret Brandman's 'Contemporary Piano Method' is designed to equip the student with the necessary skills to play both Classical and Modern music with ease and understanding. The methodology incorporates a variety of progressive learning modalities, including the interval approach, harmonic understanding and multi-key performance....

Margaret Brandman's 'Contemporary Piano Method' is designed to equip the student with the necessary skills to play both Classical and Modern music with ease and understanding. The methodology incorporates a variety of progressive learning modalities. In this advancing level of the series (Level 2B)...

This is the first English-language biography of Fanny Mendelssohn, the older sister of Felix Mendelssohn and a gifted composer and pianist in her own right. Under pressure to neglect her talents in favor of her brother, Fanny stifled her career, and most of her...

This biography documents the unique artistry and highly unusual life of the internationally acclaimed pianist Shura Cherkassky, who, at the time of his death in 1995, was universally recognized to be among the greatest pianists in music history, and the last link to the...

Drawing on the authors' personal interviews and biographies, Stride! traces stride piano from generation to generation, from the originators Eubie Blake, Luckey Roberts, and James P. Johnson, through a succession of pianists like Willie the Lion Smith. Fell and Vinding also examine its influence...

Debussy's six-movement suite for solo piano, Children's Corner (L. 113), was published in 1908. It is dedicated to Debussy's daughter, Claude-Emma (known as Chou-Chou"), who was three years old at the time. The pieces are not intended to be played by children; rather they...

The goal of this series is to introduce students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz. Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound. From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and...

For the first time, Howard Shore's award-winning music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy is now available as a deluxe single volume of solo piano arrangements. Adorned with gorgeous color stills from the motion pictures, this is the ultimate musical tour of Middle-earth...

The music of Jim Brickman has delighted music lovers for nearly 20 years. This collection features his most popular and beloved compositions for the holiday season. Titles: Angels * Early Snowfall * Even Santa Fell in Love * The Gift * Greensleeves/Carol of the...

Rich textures, sophisticated harmonies, and inventive rhythms make these arrangements ideal for hobbyists, advancing students, and professional musicians. Titles: After All * Endless Love * I Can't Make You Love Me * (Everything I Do) I Do It for You * I Will Always...

The music of Jim Brickman has delighted music lovers for nearly 20 years now. This Easy Piano collection features his most popular and beloved compositions. Titles include: After All These Years * Beautiful (As You) * By Heart * Destiny * The Gift *...

The music of Jim Brickman has delighted music lovers for nearly 20 years. This Easy Piano collection features his most popular and beloved compositions. Titles include: Angel Eyes * Barcelona * Dreams Come True * Heartland * Heaven * Hero's Dream * If You...

The Family Songbook is the perfect choice for a sing-along. The songs are well-known, the arrangements are easily playable and the keys are singable. The list of composers and artists reads like a Hall of Fame List: George and Ira Gershwin, Mariah Carey, Michael...

(Fake Book). This easy, entry-level fake book features 24 well-known Christmas songs in leadsheet notation - melody, lyrics and chord symbols. A step-by-step tutorial shows players new to improvisation a method for getting started. All songs are in singable keys with no more than...

(Educational Piano Library). The 29 etudes in this book are taken from Carl Czerny's The Little Pianist, Opus 823 . These engaging etudes are comparable to their famous "older brothers," the studies found in The Art of Finger Dexterity, but are written for students...

Join the super hero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure with The Lang Lang Piano Method, Level 3. Level 3 continues the progression by extending the note range to an octave, exploring different keys, and including more hands-together in pieces....

Presenting a fresh approach to French organ music, David Ponsford analyses the repertory from the reign of Louis XIV by genre. The colourful French organ was so consistent in design that the very titles of pieces that were constituent parts of organ masses, Magnificats...

Charles Ives' massive Concord Sonata, his second sonata for piano, named after the town of Concord in Massachusetts, is central to his output and clearly reflects his aesthetic perspective. Geoffrey Block's wide-ranging account of the work thus provides an ideal introduction to this fascinating...

Preludes, processionals, songs, and hymns -- this compilation features all of the traditional and best-loved wedding music. Organists and pianists will find this convenient, inexpensive collection of 53 often-played wedding melodies an essential addition to their music libraries. Selections include the Wagner and Mendelssohn...

Notes Become Music: A Guidebook from the Viennese Piano Tradition addresses the many unwritten nuances of dynamics, articulation and agogics as an expression of fundamental principles of a common European musical language. It treats the score as an incomplete musical shorthand that outlines the...

The Organ and Its Music in German-Jewish Culture examines the powerful but often overlooked presence of the organ in synagogue music and the musical life of German-speaking Jewish communities. Tina Fr?auf expertly chronicles the history of the organ in Jewish culture from the earliest...