Stephen Heller : his life and works / by Hippolyte Barbedette ; translated by Robert Brown-Borthwick ; with new introduction by Ronald E. Booth.
| Author/creator |
Barbedette, H. (Hippolyte), 1827-1901 |
| Other author/creator | Brown-Borthwick, Robert, 1840-1894, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Booth, Ronald E., writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Detroit, MI : Detroit Reprints in Music, 1974. |
| Description | xvi, iii, 89, xii pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Stephen Heller, sa vie et ses œuvres. English |
| Contents | Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The works of Heller compared to those of Chopin -- A general view of the works of Heller -- In what does artistic originality consist? Heller, while being thoroughly original, influenced by Mendelssohn and Schumann -- Caprices, etc., of Heller, on works of Schubert, Mendelssohn, Weber, and Beethoven -- Original works: Sonatas, scherzos, caprices, fantaisies -- Valses, tarentelles [tarantelles], polonaises -- Impromptus -- Nocturnes, ballades, romances sans paroles -- Musical feelings inspired by nature: Promenades d'un solitaire, Dans les bois -- Nuits blanches, Pièces d'Album -- Preludes -- Studies -- Various pieces -- On virtuosity in music -- Complete catalogue of the works of Heller. |
| General note | Reprint of the 1877 edition published by Ashdown & Parry, London. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Bibliography note | "Catalogue of pianoforte works by Stephen Heller": page xii at end. |
| LCCN | 74075886 |
| ISBN | 0911772693 |
| ISBN | 9780911772692 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.H47 B3 1974 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |