Willard A. Palmer : Partitions moyen

The 17 waltzes comprising this volume are among Chopin's most popular compositions. Composed over a period of 20 years (from 1827-1847), only eight waltzes were published during Chopin's lifetime. Man...

Together with 'Für Elise' are several menuets, écossaises, German dances and sonatinas, all presented in their original form. Each work is briefly discussed, and a one-page biography provides early-in...

This collection provides an excellent introduction to Mozart's easiest works. Selections include short dances such as the popular 'Minuet in F Major,' easier sonata movements and arrangements of famil...

This introduction documents the spirit of Romanticism and the evolution of the piano during the 19th century, and specifies performance suggestions. Biographical information and fascinating photograph...

With these compositions, Mendelssohn wished to encourage interpretive skills in pianists by relying more on imagery than words. With the editor's helpful introduction, including performance suggestion...

Selections from 'Scenes from Childhood' and 'Album for the Young,' plus other works comprise this useful volume. Schumann's life and works are chronicled and his style are briefly described. 64 pages.

The Three Sonatinas, Op. 20 can be studied after the Clementi Sonatinas, Op. 36 and are also slightly more difficult than the Six Sonatinas, Op. 55. They prepare the student for study of some of the H...

This diverse collection contains dances (including the 'Menuet in G'), the 'Sonatina in G,' and 'Lustig, Traurig.' Each piece is presented in its original form with Beethoven's markings clearly indica...

Collected from several sources, these teaching pieces were published separately in the 18th and 19th centuries as the Twelve Short Preludes and the Six Short Preludes. Students are often introduced to...

Your edition of the Bach Inventions is an excellent, practical edition with a splendid foreword. Students hould consider it a 'must' and I look forward to introducing it to mine.-Igor Kipnis.

A fine assortment of Beethoven's works comprises this collection including bagatelles, dances and sonata forms. Dr. Palmer's introductory material emphasizes Beethoven's use of pedal, rubato, ornament...

Burgmüller's most famous work, the 25 Progressive Pieces, are short compositions with descriptive titles. Easier than his Opp. 105 and 109, each selection exposes students to a different technical cha...

The 24 Preludes, one in each major and minor key, are among Chopin's most masterful works. Ranging from miniatures for intermediate-level students to lengthier works for advanced pianists, the Prelude...

Numerous selections from Schumann's Album for the Young have long been favorites of intermediate students, and few collections fail to include the 'Soldier's March,' the 'Happy Farmer' or the 'Wild Ho...

Beethoven valued these pieces highly and wrote in a letter to his pupil Ferdinand Ries that the first six pieces belonged together and the last five together. Editor Willard A. Palmer provides excelle...

Brought together in the early part of the 19th century, some of the pieces in this collection are transcriptions of instrumental works. However, these masterfully constructed miniatures are well suite...

Whereas Schumann composed the Album for the Young for children, his Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) are reflections of childhood for adults. Like many of his character pieces, Schumann notes that...

This diversified collection guides students to develop stylistic performances of Bach's keyboard works. Among the 27 selections are numerous menuets, 'short' preludes and suite movements. The introduc...

The pieces in this book are arranged roughly in chronological order. They include the best of Mozart's childhood compositions through late works such as the famous 'Sonata in C Major,' K. 545. Unique...

Students, teachers and professional pianists will find this volume invaluable. This historically accurate edition contains a wealth of background information on ornamentation, dotted rhythms in the Ba...

These 25 character etudes explore various aspects of Romantic piano technique. Many of the more lyric pieces are similar to Mendelssohn's Song Without Words. This volume, containing the famous Warrior...

This popular volume offers practical training in well-articulated pianistic passage work, particularly in playing the virtuoso music of the romantic period. In addition to this, each study is a comple...

An excellent follow-up to Köhler's '12 Easy Studies,' these twenty etudes continue to develop finger dexterity through broken-chord and scalar passagework. Emphasizing traditional harmonies, the works...

This suite of tone poems has survived as MacDowell's best-known work. Included among the 10 pieces are the familiar miniatures, 'To a Wild Rose' and 'Will o' the Wisp.' The last work of the set, 'Told...

These popular 48 Preparatory Exercises were written by Johann Pischna and Bernhard Wolff and serve as preparation for the more difficult Technical Studies. Melodically pleasing with contrapuntal passa...