Schott

Author: Melanie Spanswick
Format: Softcover
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Easy, Intermediate

This three-volume series of piano music by women composers is a progressive compendium of educational literature with a broad repertoire from the 17th century to the present day. For each piece, the editor has written short instructions with rehearsal tips as well as biographical notes on the women composers. The collection covers all levels of difficulty from easy (volume 1) to medium (volume 2) to difficult (volume 3) and is an indispensable addition to lessons and concerts.

Contents:

• Musical Terms
• Preface
• Elizabeth Turner (1700-1756): Giga
• Louise Farrenc (1804-1875): Etude
• Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927): Prelude
• Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944): Gavotte
• Mon Schjelderup (1870-1934): Song without Words
• Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923): Waltz-Caprice
• Jenni Pinnock (*1987): Astralis
• Maria Teresa Agnesi (1720-1795): Allegro moderato
• Helene de Montgeroult (1764-1836): Etude
• Helene Liebmann (1795-1869): Andante espressivo
• Helen Hopekirk (1856-1945): Sarabande
• Anna Severine Lindeman (1859-1938): Allegretto
• Melanie Spanswick (*1969): Kaleidoscope
• Maria Hester Park (1760-1813): Allegro
• Cecilia Maria Barthelemon (1767-1859): Adagio
• Maria Gorres (1823-1882): Children's Song
• Theodora Dutton (1870-1934): On a Southern Balcony
• Julia Hulsmann (*1968): Jazz Piece
• Jessica Cho (*1987): Capricious

Endorsement:

"Melanie Spanswick's Women Composers: A Graded Anthology is utterly superb, and will surely be of significant interest to pianists everywhere. Spanswick has done us all an immense favour by researching, compiling and presenting these fabulous collections, which unquestionably represent a milestone in music publishing." - Andrew Eales, Pianodao