J. S. Bach, An Introduction to His Keyboard Music
Title | J. S. Bach, An Introduction to His Keyboard Music PDF eBook |
Author | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2005-05-03 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1457443449 |
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 introductory material contains an excellent discussion of ornamentation, rhythm, articulation, tempo and dynamics in the keyboard music of this master composer.
An Introduction to His Keyboard Works
Title | An Introduction to His Keyboard Works PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 68 |
Release | |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457444104 |
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 features of this volume include an excellent discussion of pianos in Mozart's day, as well as directives on how to improvise ornaments in Classic keyboard music.
The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach
Title | The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach PDF eBook |
Author | David Schulenberg |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 2013-05-13 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1136091467 |
The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach provides an introduction to and comprehensive discussion of all the music for harpsichord and other stringed keyboard instruments by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Often played today on the modern piano, these works are central not only to the Western concert repertory but to musical pedagogy and study throughout the world. Intended as both a practical guide and an interpretive study, the book consists of three introductory chapters on general matters of historical context, style, and performance practice, followed by fifteen chapters on the individual works, treated in roughly chronological order. The works discussed include all of Bach's individual keyboard compositions as well as those comprising his famous collections, such as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the English and French Suites, and the Art of Fugue.
Bach for Beginners
Title | Bach for Beginners PDF eBook |
Author | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Piano music |
ISBN |
At the Piano with J. S. Bach
Title | At the Piano with J. S. Bach PDF eBook |
Author | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2005-05-03 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457425769 |
A wonderful edition aimed at helping the intermediate / early advanced pianist perform Bach's music in a stylistically acceptable manner. It includes suggested articulation, dynamic, and fingering indications. Also included is history on Bach as a performer and a teacher to aid in better understanding Bach's works and styles.
First Lessons in Bach
Title | First Lessons in Bach PDF eBook |
Author | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1996-02-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781457471896 |
This collection of 28 short, melodious pieces by J. S. Bach was compiled and edited by Walter Carroll in order to provide a varied set of easier compositions for study by pianists first being introduced to Bach's work. Includes 11 Minuets, 4 Polonaises, 3 Marches, 2 Musettes, a Bourree, 4 Gavottes, a Scherzo, a Sarabande, and a Prelude.
Sebastian
Title | Sebastian PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanette Winter |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780152006297 |
Describes how Johann Sebastian Bach survived the sorrows of his childhood and composed the music the world has come to love.