| Description |
xiii, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Monographs & bibliographies in American music ; no. 21 |
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Monographs and bibliographies in American music ; no. 21.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
An introduction and a challenge -- Chronological list of composers -- Skill levels -- Part I: The bibliography. Explanation of methods ; Collected editions -- Part II: Core repertoire. Explanation of methods ; By skill level ; By comparable genre -- Ensemble repertoire -- Selected single issue publications -- Contact information for music publishers. |
| Summary |
No thoughtful observer of America's love affair with the piano and piano music would ever suggest that, on the Western side of the Atlantic, the splendid accomplishments of European composers and performers have not been generously embraced. The treasury of European keyboard music, to the present day, represents the lion's share of the repertory studied, taught, publicly presented, and recorded in this country. Such widespread appreciation, nonetheless, has brought relative obscurity to those composers of piano music who cultivated their art as citizens or residents of the United States. Professor Keith Ward addresses this state of affairs and with his work invites pianists--from beginners to concert artists as well as teachers--to reconsider the virtues of the often dismissed body of American keyboard music dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, especially in light of its availability in recently published collections. |
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There is no apology in his advocacy of American-made music just as there is no reason to question the significance of revered European masters. Instead, he argues eloquently for making a place for American piano music again in the American parlor and on the American concert stage, where it once flourished. --Book Jacket. |
| Subject |
Piano music -- United States -- 19th century -- Bibliography.
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Piano music -- United States -- 18th century -- Bibliography.
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| Added Author |
Budds, Michael J., 1947-
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| Cover Title |
For the parlor & the concert stage : a guide to recent collections of American piano music from colonial times through the 19th century |
| ISBN |
9781576471883 (alk. paper) |
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1576471888 (alk. paper) |
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1576471829 (alk. paper) |
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9781576471821 (alk. paper) |
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