Alfred Publishing

A Masterwork Method for the Developing Pianist

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

• Keyboard Instruments for the Home
• During the Baroque and Classical Eras
• During the Romantic and Modern Eras
• The Sonatina
• Sonatina in C Major (First Movement), Op. 157, No. 4 (Classical) - Spindler
• The Siciliano
• Siciliano (Romantic) - Diabelli
• Images and Imagination
• The Lame Witch Lurking in the Forest, Op. 31, No. 9 (Modern) - Rebikov
• The Musette
• Musette, BWV 808 (Baroque) - J. S. Bach
• The Fantasia
• Fantasia in E Minor, TWV 33:21 (Baroque) - Telemann
• Franz Joseph Haydn
• Allegro in G Major, Hob. XVI:8 (Classical) - Haydn
• The Polonaise
• Polonaise in F Major (Classical) - W. A. Mozart
• Ornament: The Slide
• Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132 (Baroque) - attr. J. S. Bach
• Social Dancing in the 19th Century
• German Dance in B-flat Major, WoO 13, No. 6 (Classical) - Beethoven
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16 (Romantic) - Tchaikovsky
• Sound Picture
• At the Blacksmith, Op. 8, No. 5 (Modern) - Maykapar
• Cecile Chaminade
• Gavotte, Op. 123, No. 5 (Modern) - Chaminade
• The Landler
• Landler in A Major (Classical) - Steibelt
• Valse Mignonne (Little Waltz)
• Valse Mignonne (Modern) - Pachulski
• Robert Schumann
• About The Wild Rider
• The Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8 (Romantic) - Schumann
• First Loss, Op. 68, No. 16 (Romantic) - Schumann
• The Minuet
• Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 (Baroque) - Anonymous
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (Baroque) - C.P.E. Bach
• Romantic Melody
• Rose Rock, Op. 205, No. 8 (Romantic) - Gurlitt
• Sonata-Allegro Form
• Sonatina in F Major, Op. 168, No. 1 (Classical) - Diabelli