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Author Eddie, William Alexander.

Title Charles Valentin Alkan [electronic resource] : his life and his music / William Alexander Eddie.

Imprint Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description x, 270 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-243), list of composer's works (p. [247]-254), discography (p. [255]), and index.
Contents Alkan : the historical and social background -- Apprentice works -- Development of a personal voice -- Etudes -- Sonata types for piano -- Morceaux caracteristiques -- The esquisses -- Arrangements and cadenzas -- Organ and pedalier music -- Piano and strings -- Miscellaneous compositions -- Stylistic dimensions -- Reception -- Performance practice -- Epilogue.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Alkan, Charles-Valentin, 1813-1888 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Piano -- Performance.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781840142600 (alk. paper)

 
    
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