Claude Debussy: Selected Works (Snell): Piano: Instrumental Album

SKU: HL.50575859

Claude Debussy's Œuvres Choisies Pour Piano. Volume I.

SKU: AP.6-424251

ISBN 9780486424255. English.

No composer in musical history has taught the pianist more new and permanently valuable things, says Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, describing Impressionist Claude Debussy. This compilation of the composer's most colorfully atmospheric works attests to his extraordinary powers of invention and to his reassessment of keyboard color and technique. Twenty selections range from such fanciful pieces as the impudent Golliwog's Cake Walk and the misty Sunken Cathedral to the brilliant Fireworks. A rich compilation of works by France's most innovative and influential composer, this convenient and modestly priced volume will be welcomed by pianists, students, teachers, and music lovers. Dover original compilation of works from authoritative editions.

SKU: FP.FSC05

ISBN 9790570504169.

Cyril Scott’s music is currently the subject of major revival, having lain largely ignored for much of the 20th Century. Once described as 'the father of modern British music' by Eugene Goossens, and admired by Claude Debussy, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky and his lifelong friend Percy Grainger, he composed four hundred works including: four Symphonies, three Operas, two Piano Concertos, four Oratorios, Concertos for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Harpsichord, several Overtures, Tone Poems, many Chamber works and innumerable songs.

There is a story that when Bernard Shaw commented to Elgar on the (then) daring harmonies of his Second Symphony Elgar replied 'You mustn’t forget, it was Cyril Scott started all that!'.

'a pioneer of British piano music, producing more piano works in the period 1903-1914 than any other British composer and any other international one, with the exception of Scriabin... (He) was a key figure before World War I in helping Britain to break away from musical conservatism and the prevailing Germanic influences.' (Lisa Hardy, The British Piano Sonata 1870-1945).

SKU: SP.MP017

ISBN 9781585606160. UPC: 635344000173.

The Essential Composer Series published for Piano by Minstrel Press and distributed by Santorella Publications features the original works from some of the greatest composers that ever lived. The selections have been carefully chosen to give the user a source of essential core literature from that specific composer. This transcribed series by Avis Fedge Romm has only had minor editing when seen as a valuable aid in facilitating the musician in authentically interpreting the composer's music. The Essential Composer Series has become a staple stock item for many music retailers throughout the world. Each edition includes a performance CD, which is also a great tool for younger players to hear the melodies that they have been practicing so diligently. This particular edition features the following works of Claude Debussy; La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) - Reverie - First Arabesque - Clair de Lune - Golliwogg's Cakewalk.