The Piano in Chamber Ensemble [Paperback]

Maurice Hinson (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1996

The scope and excellence of this handbook designate it the major compendium of information about chamber music that involves the piano as an equal partner. - "MLA Notes". If chamber music is Othe music of friends, then Maurice Hinson may be remembered ...as one of chamber music's greatest friends of all. - "Contemporary Keyboard". "The Piano in Chamber Ensemble" describes over 3200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1600 composers. It is divided into sections according to the number of instruments involved, then subdivided according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and their teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods.

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"This book is essential for all music libraries and those who perform in chamber ensembles with piano." -- American Reference Books Annual 2007, Vol. 38

About the Author

Maurice Hinson, one of the foremost authorities on piano literature, is Senior Professor of Piano at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Wesley Roberts is Professor of Music at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253210550
• ISBN-13: 978-0253210555
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,459,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another useful guide by Hinson, June 7, 2001

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This review is from: The Piano in Chamber Ensemble (Paperback)

Maurice Hinson's _Guide to Pianist's Repertoire_ is now a standard fixture on the bookshelves of performers and teachers everywhere. The current volume is another staggeringly comprehensive repertoire guide, listing published chamber music written with the piano as an equal partner, in combinations of up to eight instruments, composed since 1700 (although a few works prior to that date are included). Hinson follows the format he has used before, grouping works by instrumentation, with the emphasis being on locating publishers. Other information is given as available, for example, movement titles, timings, no. of pages, level of difficulty, etc. (It may be noted that no discography is attempted.) Selected works are given descriptive annotations and evaluations. While a volume of this type will invariably require multiple editions to stay current, the information contained herein will be of value for many years to come.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book of its kind, July 5, 2001

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This review is from: The Piano in Chamber Ensemble (Paperback)

Amazingly comprehensive text, with objective, intelligent reviews of most of the works listed, written by the author and/or those who heard the music first-hand. I didn't find a listing for the composer Kjerwulf, but I found listings for many others, including many I never heard of. Every piano piece of importance, and many others, are listed here, along with publication histories for most all works, and suggested bibliographies. You don't know how much piano music has been written until this book informs you of it. Very interesting biographical sketches are included of the most important composers.