Music for the piano : a handbook of concert and teaching material from 1580 to 1952 / by James Friskin and Irwin Freundlich.
| Author/creator | Friskin, James |
| Other author | Freundlich, Irwin. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Rinehart & Company, Inc., [1954] |
| Description | xi, 432 pages ; 22cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Field of music ; v. 5 Field of music ; v. 5. ^A53254 |
| Contents | Preface -- Part I. The early keyboard music (before the advent of the pianoforte). The English Virginalists (c. 1580-1650) ; Later English composers (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries) ; The French clavecinists ; Early Italian keyboard music ; Spanish successors to Scarlatti ; Early Portugese keyboard music ; Early German keyboard music (through J. S. Bach, his sons, and Handel) -- Part II. Pianoforte music from Haydn to the early twentieth century -- Part III. Piano music of the twentieth century. Composers in the continent of Europe, in Great Britain, Israel and Russia ; Composers in the United States (including foreign-born residents) ; Composers in Latin America (including foreign-born residents) -- Part IV. Original works for four hands. Music for one piano, four hands ; Music for two pianos, four hands -- Part V. Music for piano and orchestra. Music for solo piano and orchestra ; Music for two or more pianos and orchestra -- Appendix. Anthologies of early keyboard music ; Some further reference editions of early keyboard music. |
| Abstract | The purpose of this book is to provide, not of course a listing of the entire repertoire of the pianist, but an ample selection that will represent each composer fairly and with proper consideration of his place in the history of composition for the keyboard. The annotations are concerned largely with the technical requirements of the material, and also with its interpretative treatment; they are intended to give the student, teacher, amateur and professional pianist some help in making a selection from the enormous mass of music accumulated during the past three hundred and fifty years. |
| LCCN | 53008225 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML128.P3 F7 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |