Keyboard Duets From the 16th to the 20th Century for One and Two Piano - An Introduction

Klappentext Piano duets, whether on one piano or two, are great fun to play. Their technical demands range from the very simple to the extremely difficult; every pianist, whether amateur or professional, will always find in the vast repertoire something to suit his or her capabilities. Keyboard Duets describes the chronology of the piano duet and music for two pianos, from their earliest beginnings to the present day, investigates various technical problems, and also provides aselective list of original duets with genuine musical or historical interest. Zusammenfassung This volume describes the chronology of the piano duet and music for two pianos, from earliest beginnings to the present day, investigating various technical problems and providing a selective list of original duets with genuine musical or historical interest.

Product details

• Authors: Howard Ferguson, Ferguson Howard
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.12.1995
• EAN: 9780198165484
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816548-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard, Partituren, Libretti, Liedtexte, Musikkritik, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Music / Songbooks, MUSIC / Printed Music / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Keyboard instruments, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Chamber ensembles