Schumann


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The brilliant yet tortured Robert Schumann virtually launched the Romantic Era with his music, which conveyed the depths of his emotions through a unique blending of music and poetry. Nearly the entire Schumann catalogue is represented in this newly reissued edition.




Album For The Young: Op. 68


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Schumann - Selections from Album for the Young, Opus 68 (Songbook)


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(Schirmer Performance Editions). Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and his wife Clara Wieck Schumann established a household centered almost entirely around music and their children. Inspired by his home life, which helped provide him with a mental stability that he struggled all his life to maintain, Schumann wrote a great deal of Hausmusik : modest, everyday music to be practiced and performed in the home. His first foray into this kind of literature, the Album for the Young, Op. 68, remains his most admired, even to this day. Includes audio recordings. Editor & recording artist: Jennifer Linn




Two-part inventions


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Classical/Opera Piano Solos







Tchaikovsky -- Album for the Young, Op. 39


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A wonderful collection of miniature pieces reminiscent of childhood, similar to Schumann's Album For The Young. Each selection is delightful and entertaining for students and audiences of all ages.




An Introduction to His Piano Works


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This volume contains 31 pieces from The First Term at the Piano, For Children, 10 Easy Pieces and 7 Sketches. The informative foreword includes Bartók's specific instructions on wrist and finer action, articulations and syncopation. Each piece is prefaced by a brief introduction.




Knight Rupert, Op. 68, No. 12


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A favorite piano piece from "Album for the Young," Knight Rupert is an excellent example of the short romantic compositions of German composer Robert Schumann. Finger dexterity and independence are especially important in the "B" section, and attention to accents and phrasing will add excitement to the musical story of the legendary knight who was supposed to appear on Christmas to reprimand children for their misbehavior. This edition is based on Schumann's Autograph of this work.




Musical calisthenics for brass


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"A "must" guide for the brass student and teacher relating to the total physical output that goes into playing any brass instrument. The same technique althletes use to develop their physical control as applied to musicians"--Back cover




Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15


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(Piano Large Works). Contents: Almost Too Serious * At the Fireside * Blindman's Bluff * A Child Falling Asleep * Curious Story * Frightening * Important Event * The Knight of the Rocking-Horse * Of Strange Lands and People * Perfectly Contented * Pleading Child * The Poet Speaks * Reverie.