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Piano Duet Repertoire, Second Edition : Music Originally Written for One Piano, Four Hands

Piano Duet Repertoire, Second Edition : Music Originally Written for One Piano, Four Hands

Author: Cameron McGraw Greg Anderson Elizabeth Joy Roe Christopher Fisher Katherine Fisher
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Date: 09 May 2016
ISBN-13: 9780253020857
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Description


Since the 1981 publication of the first edition, Cameron McGraw's Piano Duet Repertoire has been a trusted guide for duet performers. This second edition, edited and substantially expanded by Christopher and Katherine Fisher, brings the volume into the 21st century, adding over 500 new or updated composer entries and nearly 1,000 new work entries to the volume, a testament to the renewed interest in piano duet playing. Entries are arranged alphabetically by composer and include both pedagogical and concert repertoire. The annotations and the grade-level indications provide piano teachers a wealth of instructional guidance. The book also contains updated appendices listing collections and duet works with voice and other instruments. This new edition features a title index and a list of composers by nationality, making it a convenient and indispensable resource.


Table of Contents


Foreword, by the Anderson & Roe Duo
Preface, by Cameron McGraw
Acknowledgments from the original edition
Acknowledgments for the new edition
General Explanations
Sample Entry
Abbreviations
Piano Duet Repertoire
Appendix I: Collections of Four-Hand Music
Appendix II: Music for Piano, Four Hands with Voice(s) and/or Other Instrument(s)
Select Bibliography
Title Index
Alphabetical List of Composers by Nationality


Author Description


Cameron McGraw (1919-1995) was Co-Director of the Jenkintown Music School and composer of numerous works for piano, orchestra, and chorus. His articles appeared in Piano Quarterly and Clavier, and he edited the anthology Four Centuries of Keyboard Music.
Christopher Fisher is Professor of Piano at Ohio University and author of Teaching Piano in Groups.
Katherine Fisher is an affiliate faculty member at the Athens Community Music School and performs with her husband Christopher in the award-winning Fisher Piano Duo.






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