Masters of American Piano Music

Description

This volume surveys American piano music over the last two centuries, providing biographical information on composers as well as performance notes. Pieces are presented in their original form and have been selected for late-intermediate to advanced pianists.

• Dixiana – Richard Hoffman (composer)
• Dream Images (Love-Death Music) – George Crumb (composer)
• East Nook of Fife – Alexander Reinagle (composer)
• Gladiolus Rag – Scott Joplin (composer)
• In Autumn [Op. 15, No. 1] – Amy Beach (composer)
• Love Song – Samuel Barber (composer)
• Lullaby [Op. 10] – William Mason (composer)
• Medley (Campfire on the Ice) – Ross Lee Finney (composer)
• Ojos Criollos [Op. 37] – Louis Moreau Gottschalk (composer)
• Philadelphia Waltz [Op. 2, No. 2] – Anthony Philip Heinrich (composer)
• Reel (Homage to Henry Cowell) – Lou Harrison (contributor)
• Souvenir – Richard Faith (contributor)
• To an Old White Pine [Op. 62, No. 7] – Edward MacDowell (composer)
• Village Dance [Op. 26, No. 5] – John Knowles Paine (composer)
• Yankee Doodle Arranged As a Rondo – Benjamin Carr (composer)