Contemporary Jewish Writing in Britain and Ireland presents a wide range of writers-some at the heart of British culture, others outside the mainstream-who address the issue of Jewish cultural difference in Great Britain and Ireland. Editor Bryan Cheyette has assembled a striking roster of writers whose extraordinary imagination and understanding of Jewish experience in Britain and Ireland have transformed English literature in recent decades. They include established figures like Anita Brookner, Harold Pinter, and George Steiner, as well as such vibrant new voices as Elena Lappin, Jonathan Treitel, and Jonathan Wilson. As Cheyette argues, "the contemporary British-Jewish writers in this volume defy the authority of England and the Anglo-Jewish community. . . . [All are risk-takers who . . . will eventually help replace narrow national narratives and gendered identities with a broader, more plural, diasporic culture."

This full-length biography of the pianist and composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) places his life, career, and music compositions within the context of the social, political, economic, and cultural transformations that occurred during his lifetime and afterwards.

A favored student and comrade of Mozart, and Haydn's successor as music director to the Esterhazy court, Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 1827) was considered in his lifetime to be one of Europe's greatest composers and pianists. For his craftsmanship and sense of 18th-century style, Hummel was thought to be a true representative of his age, an "elder statesman of Viennese Classicism" ("Grove"). His compositions for solo piano reflect his essential qualities of classical grace, melodic elegance, and brilliant virtuosity fully evident in this compilation of 15 of Hummel's most important keyboard works: Rondo, Op. 11; Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 13; Fantasie, Op. 18; Rondo-Fantasie, Op. 19; Sonata in F Minor, Op. 20; Caprice, Op. 49; "La Bella Caprissiosa" (Polonaise), Op. 55; Variations, Op. 57; 24 Preludes, Op. 67; Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op, 81; Sonata in D Major, Op. 106; "La Contemplazione," Op. 107, No. 3; Rondo all'Ungherese, Op. 107, No. 6; Rondo Brillante, Op. 109; "La Galante" (Rondeau Brillant), Op. 120. Now pianists and music lovers can enjoy a treasury of Hummel's most representative piano music in this attractive, durable, and inexpensive edition, reproduced from authoritative Universal-Edition scores, edited by Charles de Beroit."

The Gesellschafts (Society) Rondo, composed in 1830, is a short, lively work by Hummel for Piano and Orchestra, rarely performed today. Following an introductory Adagio, the Rondo bursts forth energetically. This new edition was prepared based on manuscript parts, correcting numerous errors and inconsistencies that exist in the surviving parts.

A singular resource, Exploring the World of J. S. Bach puts Bach aficionados and classical music lovers in the shoes of the master composer. Bach scholar Robert L. Marshall and veteran writer-translator Traute M. Marshall lead readers on a Baroque Era odyssey through fifty towns where Bach resided, visited, and of course created his works. Drawing on established sources as well as newly available East German archives, the authors describe each site in Bach's time and the present, linking the sites to the biographical information, artistic and historic landmarks, and musical activities associated with each. A wealth of historical illustrations, color photographs, and maps supplement the text, whetting the appetite of the visitor and the armchair traveler alike.

A true treasure trove of sheet music for piano! The largest and most comprehensive collection of standard piano compositions ever published, covering completely all fields of classic, modern, light, and operatic piano music. Over 500 pages of sheet music! The compositions include: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, Adeste Fideles (Transcription) by Vilbac, Aida (Celeste Aida) by Verdi, Aids (Grand March) by Verdi, Air de Ballet by Chaminade, A is Bien Aimee by Schrift, Au Matin by Godard, Ave Maria by Bath-Gounod, Ave Maria by Schubert, BARCAROLLE (Tales of Hoffman), Berceuse by Delbrick, Berceuse (Jocelyn) by Godard, Bercense by Gannod, Berctuse by Schytti, Blacksmith in the Woods by Michaelis, But the Lord is Mindful (St. Paul), CABALETTA by Lack, Calumets by Cui, Canzonetta (Violin 'Concerto) by Godard, Canzonetts by Hollaender, Caprice Alceste by Gluck, Carmen (Habanero) by Mast, Cavalier* Rusticana (Intermezzo) Masragni, Celeste Aida (Aida) by Verdi, Chanson Triste by Tschaikowsky, Bourret, Bridal March (Lohengrin), Gavotte by Lully, Gavotte (Mignon) by Thomas, Gioconda, La (Dance of the Hours) .Ponchielli, Glory of God by Beethoven, Golden Wedding (La Cinquantaine), Grand March (Aida) by Verdi, Grand March (Norma) by Bellini, Grand March (Tannhiuser) by Wagner, HABANERA (Canmen) by Bizet, Hallelujah Chorus by Handel, Hansel and Gretel (Prayer) by Hunsperdinck, Happy Farmer by Schumann, Heavens Are Telling by Haydn, Humoreake Op., No. 7 by Dvorak, Humoreske Op. 10, No. 2 by Tschaikowsky, Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Brahms, Intermezzo (Cavelleria Rusticana).Mascagtoi, JOCELYN (Berceuse) by Godard, Joyous Life by Spindler, KOLNIDREI by Jewish Melody, L'ARGO by Handel, Last Dream of the Virgin by Massenet, Last Hope by Gottschalk, Last Thought by Weber, Iiisonjera, La (The Flaterer) by Chasseinacle, Lohengrin (Bridal March) by Wagner, Loin du Bal by Gillet, Longing for Home by Jusgmann, Lost Chord by Sullivan, Loure by Bach 10, Love Dream, A by Liszt, Love's Dream After the Ball by Czibulka, Love Song by Henselt, Lucia (Sextette) by Donisetti, Marche Militaire by Schubert, Mazurka Op. 7, No. 1 by Chopin, Mazurka Op. 54, No. 2 by Godard, by Mazurka Op. 40, No. 2 by Meyer-Helmund, Mazurka Op. 21 by Saint-Saint, Meditation (Ave Maria) by Bach-Gounod, Melodic by Massenet, Melody in F by Rubinstein, Messiah (Hallelujah Chorus) by Handel, Mignon (Gavotte) by Thomas, Minuet in G by Beetkoves, Minuet (Divertimento) by Mozart, Minuet (Don Juan) by Mozart, Minuet l'Antique by Paderewski, Minute Waltz by Chopin, Miserere (Trovatore) by Verdi, Moment Musical by P Scharwenka, Moment Musical Op. 94, No. 3 by Schubert, Monastery Bells by Lefebure-Wely, Moonlight Sonata (Adagio) by Beethoven, Murmuring Brook by Poldini, Murmuring Zephyrs by Jensen, My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (Samson and Delilah) by Sala-Saint, NOCTURNE (Pttite Suite) by Borodin, Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 by Chopin, Nocturne Op. 55, No. 1 by Chopin, Nocturne in B Flat by Field, Nocturne No. 3 (A Love Dream) by Lint, Norma (Grand March) by Bellini, Norwegian Dance by Grieg, ONE HEART, ONE MIND by Strauss, Orfeo (Andante) by Gluck, Overture (Poet and Peasant) by Suppe, PALMS by Faure, Paloina, La by Yradier, Papillon by Grieg, Pas d'Amphores by Chaminade, Peer Gynt (Anftra's Dance) by Grieg, Peer Gynt (Ase's Death) by Grieg, Petite Valse Op. 10, No. 2 by Karganoff, Pilgrim's Song of Hope by Batiste, Pizzicato (Sylvia) by Delibes, Pleyel's Hymn by Westbrook, Poet and Peasant (Overture) by Suppi, Polish Dance Op. 3, No. 1 by X. Scharwenka, Poupee Valsante by PAW, Prayer by Beethoven, Prayer from Wreischiite by Weber, Prelude in C by Bach 12, Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 by Chopin, Prelude Op. 28, No. 6 by Chopin, Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 by Chopin, Prelude in C Sharp Minor by Rackmanisoff, Pres de l'Eau by Blumenfeld, Prophtte, Le (Coronation March) by Meyerbeer, Pure as Snow by Lange, Quartet (Rigoletto) by Verdi, Remembrance by Schunusitn, Reverie by Debussy... ...And many more!

Summarizes the influence of society, style, and musical trends on the great piano composers from of the Classical era, 1750-1820. Includes historical paintings, famous quotations, information about sixteen great composers, full-length piano solos, and 2 CDs of motivating solo piano performances played by concert pianist Daniel Glover.