ISBN 0739084852. Masterwork.
The Exploring Piano Classics:
A Masterworks Method for
Developing Pianists series
pairs motivating performance
repertoire with thoughtful
technical studies. Each level
contains a Repertoire book
with CD and a Technique book,
both with convenient page-by-
page correlation. When used
together, the books give
students a deep understanding
of the art of music,
performance practices, and the
necessary skills to play the
piano with technical ease. The
Repertoire books include
pieces from the major style
periods, selected and graded
based on festival,
competition, and examination
lists from the United States,
Canada, and the United
Kingdom. Background
information on each style
period, its instruments,
composers, and the music
itself is included.
The CD recordings of the
repertoire, performed by
internationally known
clinician and teacher Nancy
Bachus, provide an
indispensable tool for
appropriate musical
interpretation. A graduate of
the Eastman School of Music
with an M.M. in Piano
Performance and Literature,
Nancy Bachus has performed
solo recitals across the U.
S., Canada, and Italy, and
appeared in the original
"Monster Concerts" in venues
such as Lincoln Center and the
White House. Titles:
Allegretto in A Major
(Anonymous) * Berceuse, Op. 8,
No. 6 (Maykapar) * Country
Dance in E-flat Major, WoO 14,
No. 7 (Beethoven) * Dance of
the Gnomes (Poldini) * Etude
in G Minor, Op. 340, No. 15
(Mayer) * Fantasia in C Major,
TWV 33:14 (Telemann) *
Hungarian Dance, Op. 39, No. 9
(Reinhold) * Little Romance,
Op. 68, No. 19 (R. Schumann) *
Miniature, Op. 8, No. 2
(Goedicke) * Minuet in C Minor
(L. Mozart) * Minuet in E
Major, BWV 817 (J. S. Bach) *
On the Lake, Op. 77, No. 12
(Hofmann) * Passepied in D
Major (Dieupart) * Russian
Polka, Op. 825, No. 2 (Czerny)
* Sarabande in E Minor
(Corelli) * Sonatina in B-flat
Major, Op. 168, No. 1
(Diabelli) * Sonatina in C
Major, Op. 157, No. 4
(Spindler) * Sonatina in F
Major, Op. 4, No. 2 (Lichner)
* Sweet Dr.
