Nineteenth-century piano music / edited by R. Larry Todd.
| Other author | Todd, R. Larry, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Schirmer Books ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1990. |
| Description | xvi, 426 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | 19th-century piano music |
| Series | Studies in musical genres and repertories Studies in musical genres and repertories. ^A268936 |
| Contents | The piano and the nineteenth century / Leon Plantinga -- Orthodoxies, paradoxes, and contradictions: performance practices in nineteenth-century piano music / Robert S. Winter -- Beethoven / William Kinderman -- The piano works of Schubert / Eva Badura-Skoda -- In defense of Weber / Michael C. Tusa -- Piano music reformed: the case of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / R. Larry Todd -- Hearing Poland: Chopin and nationalism / Jeffrey Kallberg -- Schumann and the marketplace: from butterflies to Hausmusik / Anthony Newcomb -- Brahms: from classical to modern / Walter Frisch -- Expressive resonance in Liszt's piano music / Dolores Pesce. |
| Abstract | This book focuses on the core composers of the 19th-century repertoire, beginning with two chapters giving a general overview of the repertoire and keyboard technique of the era, and then individual chapters on Beethoven, Schubert, Weber, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, and the women composers of the era, particularly focusing on Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann. |
| Local note | Little-287524--305130049423Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 90008681 |
| ISBN | 0028725514 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML706 .N56 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |