Pianist

Author : Wladyslaw Szpilman
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780222684

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The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman Pdf

The bestselling memoir of a Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. 'We are drawn in to share his surprise and then disbelief at the horrifying progress of events, all conveyed with an understated intimacy and dailiness that render them painfully close... riveting' OBSERVER On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside - so loudly that he couldn't hear his piano. It was the last live music broadcast from Warsaw: That day, a German bomb hit the station, and Polish Radio went off the air. Though he lost his entire family, Szpilman survived in hiding. In the end, his life was saved by a German officer who heard him play the same Chopin Nocturne on a piano found among the rubble. Written immediately after the war and suppressed for decades, THE PIANIST is a stunning testament to human endurance and the redemptive power of fellow feeling. 'The images drawn are unusually sharp and clear... but its moral tone is even more striking: Szpilman refuses to make a hero or a demon out of anyone' LITERARY REVIEW

Author : Boris Berman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780300221534

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Notes from the Pianist's Bench by Boris Berman Pdf

A master class on piano performance and pedagogy from the world-renowned concert pianist In this newly revised edition of a comprehensive guide to piano technique, performance, and music interpretation, renowned performing musician, recording artist, and teacher Boris Berman addresses virtually every aspect of musical artistry and pedagogy. Ranging from such practical matters as sound, touch, and pedaling to the psychology of performing and teaching, this essential volume provides a master class for the performer, instructor, and student alike. It is also available as a multimedia e-Book.

Author : Penelope Roskell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Piano
ISBN : OCLC:1160095710

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The Complete Pianist by Penelope Roskell Pdf

"The Complete Pianist: from healthy technique to natural artistry offers a new and unique approach to piano playing, in which Penelope Roskell shares a lifetime's experience of teachning and performing, and of ground-breaking research into healthy piano playing. Her innovative approach to piano technique is based on the use of natural, ergonomic movement which achieves a rich range of sounds, allows greater artistic freedom and helps to prevent injury."--Page 4 de la couverture.

Author : Karen Marshall
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 999 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0571541895

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The Pianotrainer Scales Workbook by Karen Marshall Pdf

The PianoTrainer Scales Workbook is an all-in-one must-have resource for scales, arpeggios and broken chords, including all the keys and basic shapes that piano students should learn. With clear scale notation, easy-to-visualize keyboard diagrams and excellent theory activities to consolidate understanding and underline the importance of writing music. It is ideal for developing a bespoke scale curriculum, and the unique PianoTrainer Scale Challenge will help create structure and motivation for students. Suitable for elementary to intermediate (approximately Grade 5) level players, this workbook covers several years; study alongside The Foundation Pianist and The Intermediate Pianist books. Each key includes the major and harmonic, melodic and natural minor scales, plus the arpeggio and broken chord, all covering two octaves. There are also introductions to contrary motion, chromatic and Russian scales. This comprehensive collection is a go-to resource that every budding piano student should have, with its clear presentation, creative activities and original coaching tips. "--Liz Giannopoulos, Encore Music Tuition."

Author : Thomas Carson Mark,Roberta Gary,Thom Miles
Publisher : GIA Publications
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1579992064

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What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body by Thomas Carson Mark,Roberta Gary,Thom Miles Pdf

Describes and demonstrates the places of balance, standing and sitting in balance, structure, movement of the hands and arms, and other topics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433085610602

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Pianist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253047342

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The Pianist's Dictionary by Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts Pdf

From A to Z to middle C: An “essential reference” for piano students, teachers, players, and music lovers, with hundreds of definitions (E.L. Lancaster, Alfred Music). The Pianist’s Dictionary is a handy and practical reference dictionary aimed specifically at pianists, teachers, students, and concertgoers. Prepared by Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts, this revised and expanded edition is a compendium of information gleaned from a combined century of piano teaching. Users will find helpful and clear definitions of musical and pianistic terms, performance directions, composers, pianists, famous piano pieces, and piano makers. The authors’ succinct entries make The Pianist’s Dictionary the perfect reference for compiling program and liner notes, studying scores, and learning and teaching the instrument. “This new edition is a go-to source for piano scholars and students for quick information on musical terms, pianists, major works in the piano repertoire, piano manufacturers, and more . . . comprehensive, easy to use.” —Jane Magrath, University of Oklahoma

Author : Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253067289

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The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition by Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts Pdf

Originally published in 1997, The Pianist's Bookshelf, was, according to the Library Journal, "a unique and valuable tool." Now rewritten for a modern audience, this second edition expands into the 21st century. A completely revised update, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, comes to the rescue of pianists overwhelmed by the abundance of books, videos, and other works about the piano. In this clear, easy-to-use reference book, Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts survey hundreds of sources and provide concise, practical annotations for each item, thus saving the reader hours of precious research time. In addition to the main listings of entries, such as "Chamber Music" and "Piano Duet," the book has indexes of authors, composers, and performers. A handy reference from the masters of piano bibliography, The Pianist's Bookshelf, Second Edition, will be an invaluable resource to students, teachers, and musicians.

Author : Richard P. Anderson
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810882058

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The Pianist's Craft by Richard P. Anderson Pdf

No pianist can experience the full flowering of her art without eventually grappling with those great musical minds who composed specifically for piano. In The Pianist's Craft, Richard Anderson collects from his fellow pianist-scholars 19 articles on the teaching, preparation, and performance of works by the greatest composers in the standard piano repertoire. This collection ranges in subject matter from Inge Rosar's meditation on playing Bach on the modern keyboard to Gary Amato's assessment of Haydn's sonatas, from Christie Skousen's review of tone production in Chopin to GwenolynMok's foray into recreating Ravel's works on an Erard piano, the same used by Ravel himself. Readers will find essays as well on Mozart's piano compositions, Beethoven's sonatas, the influence of Schubert's lieder on his piano works, and works by Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bart k, Gershwin, and Crumb. The contributors--all recognized nationally and internationally for their contributions as performing artists, teachers, recording artists, and clinicians--write thoughtfully about the composers whose work they have studied and played for years. Each author addresses issues unique to the individual composer they have chosen to explore, examining questions of phrasing, tempo, articulation, dynamics, rhythm, color, gesture, lyricism, instrumentation, and genre. Valuable insight is provided into teaching, performing, and preparing these great works. In The Pianist's Craft these great artists and teachers answer questions for readers that are otherwise only addressed in conferences, master classes, and private lessons. In this collection of essays, key points of information and instruction are offered with over 200 musical examples included as illustration. The Pianist's Craft is intended for teachers and students of the intermediate and advanced levels of piano, instructors and performers at the university level, and those who love piano and piano music generally.

Author : Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield,Phyllis Alpert Lehrer
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781470624415

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Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 1 by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield,Phyllis Alpert Lehrer Pdf

The five books in this series present 100 masterworks ranging from early-intermediate through advanced level that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods as well as additional suggestions for repertoire from the 20th century. Book 1 contains selections for early-intermediate pianists. Titles: *Allegro in B-flat Major, K. 3 (W. A. Mozart) *Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 (Burgmüller) *The Bear (Rebikov) *Burleske (L. Mozart) *Chinese Figurine (Rebikov) *Écossaise in C Major, D. 299, No. 8 (Schubert) *Écossaise in G Major, D. 529, No. 3 (Schubert) *Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23 (Beethoven) *German Dance in G Major (Haydn) *Le petit rien (The Little Trifle) (Couperin) *Melody, Op. 68, No. 1 (Schumann) *Menuet en rondeau (Rameau) *Menuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 (J. S. Bach) *Minuet in A Minor (Purcell) *Minuet in G Major (Telemann) *Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 (J. S. Bach) *Play Song, Sz. 42, No. 5 (Bartók) *Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, No. 1 (Beethoven) *Song ("Come Home, Lidi"), Sz. 42, No. 3 (Bartók) *The Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8 (Schumann) "This book provides great editing for familiar pieces that most of us teach." - Jean Ritter, Progressions

Author : Denes Agay
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457449773

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The Young Pianist's Library: From Bach to Bartók, Book 1C by Denes Agay Pdf

Titles: * Sarabande * Bagatelle * Aria (Sonata) * Mother's Caress * Funeral March * Hopping Game * A Merry Tale * Hunting Song * and more!

Author : Władysław Szpilman,Wilm Hosenfeld
Publisher : Orion Media
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
ISBN : 0752864297

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The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman,Wilm Hosenfeld Pdf

This is a powerful and poignant memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds, alongside moving extracts from the diary of the German officer who saved his life. 'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the survival of one man throughout the war years in the devastated city of Warsaw than from several volumes of the average encyclopaedia' Independent on Sunday THE AUTHOR Wladyslaw Szpilman was born in 1911. He studied the piano at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. From 1945 to 1963 he was Director of Music at Polish Radio, and for many years he also pursued a career as a concert pianist and composer. He lived in Warsaw until his death in 2000.

Author : Denes Agay
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 1457449781

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The Young Pianist's Library: Sonatinas for Piano, Book 2A by Denes Agay Pdf

Sonatina * Early English Sonatina * Minuet from Sonatina in C * Sonatina Op. 57, No. 1 * Sonatina No. 2 (1st Movement) * Sonatina Op. 36, No. 1 * Sonatina in C (1st Movement) * Sonatina in G * Rondo from Sonatina in G, Op. 300 * First Sonatina * Sonatina in D. Beginner level 1-2.

Author : Alfred Brendel
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571301850

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A Pianist's A–Z by Alfred Brendel Pdf

'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.' Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six decades of performing, he has been passing on his insight and experience in the form of lectures, readings and master-classes. This reader for lovers of the piano distils his musical and linguistic eloquence and vast knowledge, and will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technique, history and repertoire of the piano. Erudite, witty, enlightening and deeply personal, A Pianist's A to Z is the ideal book for all piano lovers, musicians and music aficionados: rarely has the instrument been described in such an entertaining and intelligent fashion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 0897243536

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The Young Pianist's Library, Bk 8b by Anonim Pdf

Two Country Dances * Allemande * Arioso * Shepherd Bells * Game * Night Ride * Waltz * A Bit Jazzy * Prelude * Night Music * English Jig * The Cuckoos * Boys' Dance * Ballet Staccato and more. Easy level 2-3.