Pianist's Craft 2 (eBook)

Richard P. Anderson is professor of piano at the School of Music of Brigham Young University. He teaches piano performance and pedagogy, serves as the group piano coordinator, and has taught music theory and composition. He is the editor of The Pianist’s Craft: Mastering the Works of Great Composers (Scarecrow Press, 2012), has published two college-level textbooks, and has contributed to Clavier and the Piano Pedagogy Forum. Contributors:Hilary Demske, Alexandre Dossin, Timothy Ehlen, Robin Hancock, Joel Hastings, Scott Holden, Caroline Hong, Jeffrey Jacob, David Korevaar, John Milbauer, Louis Nagel, Barbara Nissman, Timothy Shafer, Christopher Taylor, and Jerry Wong

Foreword by Norman KriegerPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: C.P.E.--Thinking Outside the Bachs: The Music of Carl Phillip Emanuel BachLouis NagelChapter 2: Soler’s FandangoRobin Hancock Chapter 3: Lyricism and Lightness in the Piano Music of Felix MendelssohnJoel HastingsChapter 4: Interior Virtuosity: Grasping Fauré's Piano MusicDavid Korevaar Chapter 5: Reflections on Performing Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Song for Piano and OrchestraTimothy EhlenChapter 6: Francis Poulenc's Early Writing: A Critical Analysis of Trois pièces (1918) and Mouvements perpétuels (1919)Jerry WongChapter 7: Drinking from the Source of Universal Folklore: Villa-Lobos, Bach and ChorõesAlexandre DossinChapter 8: The Musical Imagination of Dmitri Kabalevsky Timothy ShaferChapter 9: Remembering Alberto GinasteraBarbara Nissman Chapter 10: Improving ‘The Long Line’ Through Score Markings in Piano RepertoireCaroline Hong Chapter 11: Aaron Copland and the Musical IdeaHilary Demske Chapter 12: Some Suggestions for Playing the Piano Music of Samuel BarberJeffrey Jacob Chapter 13: A Practical Pianist’s Introduction to Messiaen: Technical and Theoretical Approaches via the Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-JésusChristopher Taylor Chapter 14: A Pianist Looks at the Music of John Cage, 1946-1948John MilbauerChapter 15: The Importance of New Music in the Pianist’s RepertoireScott HoldenIndexAbout the ContributorsAbout the Editor