Shostakovich's Music for Piano Solo

Shostakovich's Music for Piano Solo
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780253014313
ISBN-13 : 025301431X
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Book Synopsis Shostakovich's Music for Piano Solo by : Sofia Moshevich

Download or read book Shostakovich's Music for Piano Solo written by Sofia Moshevich and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The piano works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) are among the most treasured musical compositions of the 20th century. In this volume, pianist and Russian music scholar Sofia Moshevich provides detailed interpretive analyses of the ten major piano solo works by Shostakovich, carefully noting important stylistic details and specific ways to overcome the numerous musical and technical challenges presented by the music. Each piece is introduced with a brief historic and structural description, followed by an examination of such interpretive aspects as tempo, phrasing, dynamics, voice balance, pedaling, and fingering. This book will be an invaluable resource for students, pedagogues, and performers of Shostakovich's piano solos.


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