The Pianist's Dictionary, Second Edition (eBook)

Maurice Hinson, Wesley Roberts (Autoren)

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2021 | 2., Second Edition
252 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
9780253047359 (ISBN)

Infos

1. Hinson is known worldwide for his knowledge of the piano. Roberts worked with Hinson to update other volumes for IU Press before Hinson died. Roberts is now authorized by Hinson's heirs to continue to update these key works.

2. This second edition of the dictionary collects sixty years of teaching and performing experience. It includes new entries and updates and corrections to previous entries.

3. This book is a quick and easy reference guide for students, teachers, performers, concert organizers, and the general public with an appreciation for music. It is accessibly written and easy to use. It provides introductions to key people, terms, and pieces, and includes entries on famous composers, famous pianists, standard musical terms, terms specific to the piano, and instrument builders.

The Pianist's Dictionary is a handy and practical reference dictionary aimed specifically at pianists, teachers, students, and concertgoers. Users will find helpful and clear definitions of musical and pianistic terms, performance directions, composers, pianists, famous piano pieces, and piano makers.

Autor

Maurice Hinson, the most prolific writer on piano literature in the history of the instrument, taught for fifty-eight years at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. He was founding editor of the Journal of the American Liszt Society and the recipient of the Commemorative Medal by the Hungarian government for his contribution to research on Franz Liszt. Hinson is known for his many books on piano repertoire and journal articles, and for 300+ editions of piano works. His students have served in significant positions in universities and churches throughout the world.

Wesley Roberts is Professor of Music at Campbellsville University, where he teaches courses in piano, organ, and musicology. He has also been a visiting professor at the French Piano Institute (Paris) and Shanghai Normal University (China). Roberts has presented concerts as pianist and organist throughout the United States, in Europe, and in China, as well as presentations at conferences of the Music Teachers National Association and the European Piano Teachers Association.

Hinson and Roberts are co-authors of Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, Fourth Edition (IUP 2014) and The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Second Edition (IUP 2006).

Inhalt

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

List of Abbreviations

The Entries

Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.3.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 6 b&w illus.
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenunterrricht
• Schlagworte: Composer • compositions • dictionary • Famous Piano Compositions • Hinson • Indiana University Press • instrument builder • IUP • IU Press • Keyboard • Maurice Hinson • musical terminology • Pianist • Piano • piano builder • Piano Music • roberts • Wesley Roberts
• ISBN-13: 9780253047359 / 9780253047359