The American piano concerto compendium
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The American piano concerto compendium
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Rowman & Littlefield, c2018
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-295) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The second edition of William Phemister's The American Piano Concerto Compendium reveals to professional and amateurs pianists alike a vast collection of available compositions by American composers. Analysis expands outside mainstream concerto styles to include those considered experimental or popular derivatives. The range of music flows from Pulitzer Prize winners like Samuel Barber, Gail Kubik, and John LaMontaine, to lesser-known multi-ethnic composers such as Tania Leon and Samuel Zyman, to old standards like Edward MacDowell and the first piano concerto written by an American-born composer, Otis B. Boise (1875), to the cutting-edge avant-garde of Milton Babbitt and Elliott Carter, just to name a few. These all contribute to the varied narrative that animates American piano music.
With forty percent more works described, documented, and reviewed than were listed in the 1985 first edition from the College Music Society, this second edition is a valuable resource not only for pianists and conductors, but also for orchestras, teachers, students, music historians and critics, collectors, and concert attendees.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guide to Entries
American Piano Concertos: A to Z
Timeline: a cross-section of American Piano Concertos from 1869 to the present
Indexes:
Concertos for One, Three, and Four Hands at One Piano
Concertos for Two or More Pianos
Concertos with Band or Wind Ensemble
Concertos with Chamber Orchestra
Concertos with String Orchestra
Concertos with Other Solo Instruments
Concertos with Alternative Media
Concertos with Jazz, Improvisation, and Popular Styles
Concertos for Student Pianists
Concertos by Immigrant Americans
Concertos by WPA (Works Progress Administration) Composers
Withdrawn Concertos
Pianists in First Performances and Recordings
Music Publishers and Music Organizations
Bibliography
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