Alfred Publishing

A Masterwork Method for the Developing Pianist

Author: Nancy Bachus
Format: Book and CD
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Elementary / Late Elementary

The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with CD and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the piano with technical ease. The Repertoire books include pieces from the major style periods, selected and graded based on festival, competition, and examination lists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Background information on each style period, its instruments, composers, and the music itself is included. The CD recordings of the repertoire, performed by internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus, provide an indispensable tool for appropriate musical interpretation.

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and Literature, Nancy Bachus has performed solo recitals across the U. S., Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original "Monster Concerts" in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House.

Contents:

• Keyboard Instruments
• During the Baroque and Classical Eras
• The Baroque Harpsichord
• The Pianoforte (Soft-Loud)
• During the Romantic and Modern Eras
• Pianos Grow Stronger in the Romantic Era
• Pianos in the Modern Era
• An Early Musical Instrument
• Bagpipe (Baroque) - Anonymous
• Keyboard Lessons in the 18th Century
• Beginnings Are Difficult (Classical) - Daniel Gottlob Turk
• Baroque Dances
• Echo Dance (Baroque) - Philip Hainhofer
• Music Lessons in the United States
• Allegretto (Classical) - Alexander Reinagle
• Imitation
• German Dance (Baroque) - Michael Praetorius
• Bela Bartok
• Moderato (Modern) - Bela Bartok
• Keyboard Lessons in the 19th Century
• Little Waltz, Op. 82, No. 18 (Romantic) - Cornelius Gurlitt
• Country Dances
• Country Dance (Romantic) - Heinrich Wohlfahrt
• Romance for Piano
• Romance (Romantic) - Heinrich Wohlfahrt
• Carl Czerny
• Little Star (Classical) - Carl Czerny
• Hungarian Folk Dance
• Folk Dance (Modern) - Bela Bartok
• Program Music
• The Shepherd Pipes (Modern) - Tat'iana Salutrinskaya
• Court Dance
• Little Minuet (Baroque) - Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy
• George Frideric Handel
• Air (Baroque) - George Frideric Handel
• Ukrainian Folk Dance
• Hopak (Modern) - Anonymous
• The Mozart Family
• Mozart's Keyboard Lessons
• Minuet in F Major (Classical) - Leopold Mozart
• Louis Kohler
• Andantino, Op. 190, No. 25 (Romantic) - Louis Kohler