Pianist's dictionary : reflections on a life / Alan Hersh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hersh, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piano--Methods.

Piano.

Piano--Dictionaries.

Music--Terminology.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Hamilton Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the world of the classical pianist and piano professor, deconstructing many familiar words that describe this environment. Based upon the author's experience as a concert artist and college professor, this book resonates with both past and current students of the piano as well as music lovers.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One. Accompanist; Chapter Two. Analysis; Chapter Three. Authenticity; Chapter Four. Competition; Chapter Five. Concert Pianist; Chapter Six. Concert; Chapter Seven. Dynamics; Chapter Eight. Expressiveness; Chapter Nine. Fingering; Chapter Ten. Improvisation; Chapter Eleven. Lesson; Chapter Twelve. Memorizing; Chapter Thirteen. Music Reading; Chapter Fourteen. Musical Structure; Chapter Fifteen. Notation; Chapter Sixteen. Pedal; Chapter Seventeen. Physicality and Relaxation; Chapter Eighteen. Piano; Chapter Nineteen. Posture; Chapter Twenty. Practicing

Chapter Twenty-One. RepertoireChapter Twenty-Two. Sound Image; Chapter Twenty-Three. Teachers: An Autobiography; Chapter Twenty-Four. Theory; Chapter Twenty-Five. Tone and Voicing; Coda; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-47998-9

9786612479984

0-7618-4839-8

OCLC:

609856024