Editors: Dennis Alexander and Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield.
Late Elementary / Early Intermediate.
Keys to Stylistic Mastery teaches the basic principles of the five stylistic periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist and Contemporary) to piano students. The 28 late-elementary to early-intermediate pieces were chosen to provide a helpful transition from method books to the classics. Composer Dennis Alexander has written at least one piece in the style of each period. Information about each style period, listing selected composers, keyboard instruments and typical forms, precedes the music from that period. Brief biographies of all composers represented are included.
Contents include:
Adagio - Daniel Steibelt
Andantino - Igor Stravinsky
Aylesford Piece - George Frederic Handel
Bagatelle - Anton Diabelli
The Chinese Doll - Vladimir Rebikov
Chorale - Johann Sebastian Bach
Elegy - Carl Reinecke
German Dance in G Major - Franz Joseph Haydn
Gigue - Georg Philipp Telemann
Glistening Willows - Dennis Alexander
Hungarian Folk Dance - Béla Bartók
Kanzonette in C Major - Christian Gottlob Neefe
Little Piece - Robert Schumann
The Lonely Sparrow - Dennis Alexander
March - Cornelius Gurlitt
March in G Major - Dennis Alexander
Melody - François Thomé
Melody in G Major - Carl Czerny
Menuet in D Minor - Jean-Baptiste Lully
Menuett in A Minor - Johann Krieger
Miniature Sonatina - Dennis Alexander
Osaka Castle Gardens - Dennis Alexander
The Shepherd's Flute - Samuel Maykapar
Slovak Peasant's Dance - Béla Bartók
Temple Bells - Dennis Alexander
Tender Thoughts - Dennis Alexander
Waltz - Emil Breslaur
Zany Zebras - Dennis Alexander
