"The Pianist's Reference Guide" 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 presentation, Maurice Hinson surveys hundreds of resource materials, providing clear, practical annotations for each item, thus saving the user hours of precious library time. In addition to the main listing of entries, the book has several indexes, giving ready information on works about these important topics: accompanying (including chamber music); aesthetics; analysis; anatomy of a Piano; biographies; construction and design; editors, performers, teachers, and writers; twentieth-century pianists; history and criticism; lists of piano music; ornamentation; pedagogy; performance anxiety: stress and tension; performance technique; piano duet; transcriptions; works for two or more pianos. A separate Composer Index groups subentries topically for greater utility. An appendix gives addresses for publishers and other organizations that sell or distribute works discussed in this book.
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Surveying nearly 700 books and videos (including some of his own materials in both formats) published since 1987, Hinson (piano, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) has created a unique and valuable tool for teachers, students, performers, and library materials selectors interested in current developments in piano literature. Though some of the works described (with critical annotations) are widely available in libraries, many that probably should be are not. All titles included are currently in print; a handy list of sources will aid in acquiring some of the more obscure materials. Good indexes sort the materials by subject (lists of piano music, biographies, aesthetics, pedagogy, etc.). Recommended for most academic music collections.?James E. Ross, WLN, Seattle, WA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"This useful volume should be on every pianist's bookshelf." Piano & Keyboard " ... a unique and valuable tool for teachers, students, performers ..." Library Journal
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Even though this book sounded promising, it was in the end very disappointing. There are a few problems. Firstly, the references are organized poorly, I would like to have seen listings under for example 'piano technique', 'interpretation', 'biographies','piano history', etc. Instead it is just one very long alphabetical list with some limited cross-references at the end that are not practical to use. Secondly, a lot of references are to quite obscure. Finally, there is no advice at all, it is purely a listing, and thus no value is added by the author. I think the idea of the book is excellent, but it needs revamping!
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This book may contain some useful information but it is so poorly structured it's extremely tedious if not nearly impossible to dig it out. It is organized alphabetically by author rather than topic. There are cross indexes at the back of the book but they fail to give page numbers. Definitely recommend against purchasing.
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Adams, Noah. Piano Lessons: Music, Love and True Adventure. New York: Delacorte Press, 1996. This book is about an adult beginner. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent piano studios, piano manuals, solo piano works, pedagogy instructors, piano pedagogy, selected piano works, early piano works, solo piano music, keyboard technology, piano pedagogues, keyboard literature, piano literature, piano repertoire, pianistic style, piano teaching, keyboard compositions, keyboard concertos, keyboard music, piano concerti, piano method, late sonatas, piano performance, piano instruction, gospel piano, recommendations for further study Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, University of Texas, University of Cincinnati, University of Oklahoma, University of Washington, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, United States, Oxford University Press, Kansas City, Boston University, Indiana University Press, University of North Texas, Claude Debussy, University of Illinois, Ohio State University, University of Miami, Van Nuys, Columbia University Teachers College, Louisiana State University, Schirmer Books, University of Missouri, Baton Rouge, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Haydn New!
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New York, University of Texas, University of Cincinnati, University of Oklahoma, University of Washington, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, United States, Oxford University Press, Kansas City, Boston University, Indiana University Press, University of North Texas, Claude Debussy, University of Illinois, Ohio State University, University of Miami, Van Nuys, Columbia University Teachers College, Louisiana State University, Schirmer Books, University of Missouri, Baton Rouge, Johannes Brahms, Joseph Haydn New!
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- Keyboard Music (Dover Music for Piano) by Johann Sebastian Bach on 7 pages
- Piano Concerto by Robert Schumann on 6 pages
- Piano Music by Mendelssohn on 5 pages
- Twelve Variations by Benjamin Britten on page 195, and page 196
- Goldberg Variations: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) by Ralph Kirkpatrick on page 18, and page 99
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