Bartok for Piano: A Survey of His Solo Literature

Bartok for Piano: A Survey of His Solo Literature

by David Yeomans (Author)

Synopsis

... detailed and thorough... a wealth of information... David Yeomans deserves our thanks for a job exceedingly well done. -American Music Teacher

... a must for pianists... -American Reference Book Annual

David Yeomans's study is certainly to be recommended for all good music libraries, pianists and students of Bartok. -The Music Review

Although there are currently more than 15 books in print about composer Bela Bartok, this short volume is unique in its focus on his complete oeuvre for solo piano.... Recommended for pianists, piano teachers, and students from lower-division undergraduate level and above. -Choice

... the entire book is indispensable for any of us before we play another Bartok piece. -Clavier

This work collects in one place an enormous number of 'facts' about the piano music of Bartok... for planning concerts and student repertoire, and as a survey of an important body of 20th-century music, this listing is valuable. -Library Journal

This chronological listing of more than 400 pieces and movements presents in convenient form essential information about each of Bartok's solo piano works, including its various editions, timing, level of difficulty, pertinent remarks by the composer, and bibliographical references to it.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 01 May 2000

ISBN 10: 0253213835
ISBN 13: 9780253213839
Book Overview: Discover the piano works of one the century's most interesting minds.

Media Reviews
... detailed and thorough ... a wealth of information ... David Yeomans deserves our thanks for a job exceedingly well done. --American Music Teacher ... a must for pianists ... --American Reference Book Annual David Yeomans's study is certainly to be recommended for all good music libraries, pianists and students of Bart-k. --The Music Review Although there are currently more than 15 books in print about composer Bela Bartok, this short volume is unique in its focus on his complete oeuvre for solo piano... Recommended for pianists, piano teachers, and students from lower-division undergraduate level and above. -Choice ... the entire book is indispensable for any of us before we play another Bartok piece. -Clavier This work collects in one place an enormous number of 'facts' about the piano music of Bartok ... for planning concerts and student repertoire, and as a survey of an important body of 20th-century music, this listing is valuable. --Library Journal. ... the entire book is indispensable for any of us before we play another Bartok piece. --Clavier
Author Bio

David Yeomans is Associate Professor of Music at Texas Woman's University.