Twentieth-Century Piano Classics: Eight Works by Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Hindemith

by Igor Stravinsky, Francis A. Davis

Overview

Pianists at intermediate and advanced levels will applaud this fine compilation of works by a trio of the century's most significant composers. Contents include Stravinsky's 3 Movements from Petrushka, Rag Time, Piano-Rag-Music, and The 5 Fingers: 8 Very Easy Melodies on 5 Notes; Schoenberg's Symphony, Op. 9, 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 11, and 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19; and Hindemith's 1922: Suite for Piano, Op. 26. Reprinted from authoritative editions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486406237
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	07/18/2012
Series:	Dover Classical Piano Music
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	956,394
Product dimensions:	9.03(w) x 11.97(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Glossary of French and German Terms
MUSIC OF IGOR STRAVINSKY
  Trois Mouvements de Pétrouchka
    Three movements from Petrushka / Transcribed for solo piano by the composer
    I. Danse russe — Russian dance
    II. Chez Pétrouchka — Petrushka's room
    III. La semaine grasse — The Shrovetide fair
  Rag Time
    Music for eleven instruments / Transcribed for solo piano by the composer
  Piano-Rag-music
  Les Cinq Doigts: 8 mélodies très faciles sur 5 notes (The Five Fingers: 8 very easy melodies on 5 notes)
  1. Andantino
  2. Allegro
  3. Allegretto
  4. Larghetto
  5. Moderato
  6. Lento
  7. Vivo
  8. Pesante
MUSIC OF ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
  "Kammersymphonie, Op. 9"
    [First] Chamber Symphony (for 15 solo intruments) / Transcribed for solo piano by Edward Steuermann
  "Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11"
    Three piano pieces
    1. Mäßige — Moderate
    2. Mäßige — Moderate
    3. Bewegte — Moving
  "Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19"
    Six little piano pieces
    I. "Leicht zart — Free, subdued"
    II. Langsam — Slow
    III. Sehr langsame — Very slow
    IV. "Rasch, aber leicht — Lively, but free"
    V. Etwas rasch — Rather spirited
    VI. Sehr langsam — Very slow
MUSIC OF PAUL HINDEMITH
  "Suite für Klavier, Op. 26 "
    Piano Suite
    I. Marsch — March
    II. Shimmy
    III. Nachtstück — Night piece
    IV. Boston
    V. Ragtime