Alfred Publishing

A Masterwork Method for the Developing Pianist

Author: Nancy Bachus
Format: Book and CD
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Early Intermediate

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:

• Timeline
• The Baroque Era (1685-1750)
• The Classical Era (1750-1820)
• The Romantic Era (1790-1910)
• The Modern Era (1880-forward)
• Gypsy Influence
• Gypsy Dance (Classical) - Haydn
• Hungarian Folk Song
• Children's Song (Modern) - Bartok
• French Song
• A Little Song (Modern) - Rhene-Baton
• Bela Bartok's Travels
• Under the Tree (Modern) - Bartok
• Vladimir Rebikov
• The Clown (Modern) - Rebikov
• Franz Schubert
• Ecossaise, Op. 18; D. 145 (Romantic) - Schubert
• The Gavotte
• Air en Gavotte (Baroque) - Graupner
• Rondeau Form
• Gavotte en Rondeau (Baroque) - Dandrieu
• Russian Nationalism
• Russian Dance (Romantic) - Glinka
• Binary Form
• German Dance, WoO 42, No. 4 (Classical) - Beethoven
• Rounded Binary Form
• Bourree (Baroque) - Krieger
• Muzio Clementi
• Sonata and Sonata-Allegro (First Movement) Form
• First Movement: Sonata-Allegro Form Characteristics
• Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 1 (Classical) - Clementi
• Allegro
• Second Movement: Ternary Form Characteristics
• Andante
• Third Movement: Rondo Form Characteristics
• Vivace
• J. S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
• Minuet in G Major (Baroque) - Bohm
• The Gigue
• Gigue a l'Angloise (Baroque) - Telemann
• Character Piece
• Timid Little Heart, Op. 47, No. 5 (Romantic) - Fuchs
• Alexander Tcherepnin
• Old Tale (Modern) - Tcherepnin
• Night Piece
• Night Piece, Op. 39, No. 20 (Romantic) - Reinhold
• Francois-Joseph Gossec
• Tambourin (Classical) - Gossec
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Allegro in B-flat Major, K. 3 (Classical) - W. A. Mozart
• The Waltz
• Waltz, Op. 101, No. 11 (Romantic) - Gurlitt
• Stephen Heller
• Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 (Romantic) - Heller