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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Dover Publications Inc., 1981

    0486241645 / 9780486241647

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    Condizione: Fair. Edited by Chopin's student and teaching assistant Carl Mikuli, this edition includes highly authoritative versions of these favorite pieces: Ballades -- No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38; No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47; No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 Impromptus -- No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29; No. 2 in F-sharp Major, Op. 36; No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51; No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66 (Fantaisie-Impromptu) Sonatas -- No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4; No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35; No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 New compilation of scores originally published by G. Schirmer, New York, 1894-1895.…

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Alfred Music (edition ), 2002

    073901661X / 9780739016619

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2013

    1480328154 / 9781480328150

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    Condizione: Good. (Easy Piano Composer Collection). Chopin's waltzes have been a source of delight for both listeners and performers through the ages, but most are quite difficult to play. That's why we're created this special Easy Piano edition! All the intricate melodies, harmonies and rhythms are here, but newly arranged so that virtually all pianists can experience the thrill of playing 15 Chopin waltzes at the piano.…

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Dover Publications Inc., 1985

    0486245640 / 9780486245645

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    Condizione: Fair. Frederic Chopin did not attempt to preserve definitive versions of his compositions because he disliked the labor of writing down notes. Improvising his performances at will, he never played a piece the same way twice. As a result, there are numerous texts of any single Chopin work and the editions of these texts have more editorial improvisation than do the texts of most composers. One of the most respected editions was prepared by Carl Mikuli, Chopin's student and, later, his teaching assistant, who was in a particularly privileged and advantageous position to take into account all that the master brought to his playing and teaching. His editorial contributions to this volume reflect his understanding of the principles that underly this body of work, imparted to him in word and deed by the composer.The 20 nocturnes reproduced here include Opp. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72, and the posthumous Nocturne in C-sharp Minor. The 11 polonaises include Opp. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61,71, and the posthumous Polonaise in G-sharp Minor.Serious pianists will want to have these authoritative texts of 31 of Chopin's most popular and enduring works.…

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Hal Leonard Corporation, 1986

    0793553059 / 9780793553051

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    Condizione: Fair. (Piano Collection). Contents: Ballade, Op. 47, No. 3 * Ballade, Op. 23, No. 1 * Berceuse (Lullaby) * Fantaisie-Impromptu * Funeral March (Sonata Op. 35) * Impromptu, Op. 29 * Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 1 * Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 3 * Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 4 * Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 1 * Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 3 * Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 1 * Nocturne, Op. 37, No. 1 * Nocturne, Op. 37, No. 2 * Polonaise, Op. 26, No. 1 * Polonaise, Op. 40, No. 1 * Polonaise, Op. 53 * Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 (Raindrop) * Scherzo B Flat Minor, Op. 31 * Study, Op. 25, No. 9 * Study, Op. 25, No. 1 * Study, Op. 25, No. 7 * Waltz, Op. 18 * Waltz, Op. 34, No. 1 * Waltz, Op. 34, No. 2 * Waltz, Op. 42 * Waltz, Op. 64, No. 2 * Waltz in D-flat Major (Minute Waltz), Op. 64, No. 1. …

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Music Sales America, 1996

    0825615968 / 9780825615962

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    Editore: Dover Publications, Inc. (edition 0), 1983

    0486243168 / 9780486243160

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    Editore: Alfred Music, 1976

    0739010638 / 9780739010631

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    Editore: Alfred Music (edition ), 1984

    0739016741 / 9780739016749

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2005

    0681278951 / 9780681278950

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    Editore: Dover Publications, 1987

    0486255484 / 9780486255484

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    Condizione: Fair. Edited by Chopin's student and teaching assistant Carl Mikuli, this edition includes highly authoritative versions of these favorite pieces: Ballades -- No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38; No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47; No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 Impromptus -- No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 29; No. 2 in F-sharp Major, Op. 36; No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51; No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66 (Fantaisie-Impromptu) Sonatas -- No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4; No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35; No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 New compilation of scores originally published by G. Schirmer, New York, 1894-1895.…

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2015

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    Condizione: Good. (Schirmer Performance Editions). Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. The name Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) is synonymous with the piano. Indeed, every one of his compositions includes the instrument. His Preludes, several of which are of only moderate difficulty, show superb polish and inventive detail. Shaped by the tastes of the Parisian aristocratic salon, these pieces make the most of a pianist's technical and musical abilities, both in passages of virtuosity and in the variety of possibilities for emotional expression.…

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    Editore: Music Sales America, 1996

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    Editore: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2013

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    Condizione: Good. (Easy Piano Composer Collection). Chopin's waltzes have been a source of delight for both listeners and performers through the ages, but most are quite difficult to play. That's why we're created this special Easy Piano edition! All the intricate melodies, harmonies and rhythms are here, but newly arranged so that virtually all pianists can experience the thrill of playing 15 Chopin waltzes at the piano.…

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Dover Publications Inc., 1985

    0486245640 / 9780486245645

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    Condizione: Fair. Frederic Chopin did not attempt to preserve definitive versions of his compositions because he disliked the labor of writing down notes. Improvising his performances at will, he never played a piece the same way twice. As a result, there are numerous texts of any single Chopin work and the editions of these texts have more editorial improvisation than do the texts of most composers. One of the most respected editions was prepared by Carl Mikuli, Chopin's student and, later, his teaching assistant, who was in a particularly privileged and advantageous position to take into account all that the master brought to his playing and teaching. His editorial contributions to this volume reflect his understanding of the principles that underly this body of work, imparted to him in word and deed by the composer.The 20 nocturnes reproduced here include Opp. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72, and the posthumous Nocturne in C-sharp Minor. The 11 polonaises include Opp. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61,71, and the posthumous Polonaise in G-sharp Minor.Serious pianists will want to have these authoritative texts of 31 of Chopin's most popular and enduring works.…

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    Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Hal Leonard Corporation, 1986

    0793553059 / 9780793553051

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    Condizione: Fair. (Piano Collection). Contents: Ballade, Op. 47, No. 3 * Ballade, Op. 23, No. 1 * Berceuse (Lullaby) * Fantaisie-Impromptu * Funeral March (Sonata Op. 35) * Impromptu, Op. 29 * Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 1 * Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 3 * Mazurka, Op. 33, No. 4 * Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 1 * Mazurka, Op. 7, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 3 * Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 * Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 1 * Nocturne, Op. 37, No. 1 * Nocturne, Op. 37, No. 2 * Polonaise, Op. 26, No. 1 * Polonaise, Op. 40, No. 1 * Polonaise, Op. 53 * Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 (Raindrop) * Scherzo B Flat Minor, Op. 31 * Study, Op. 25, No. 9 * Study, Op. 25, No. 1 * Study, Op. 25, No. 7 * Waltz, Op. 18 * Waltz, Op. 34, No. 1 * Waltz, Op. 34, No. 2 * Waltz, Op. 42 * Waltz, Op. 64, No. 2 * Waltz in D-flat Major (Minute Waltz), Op. 64, No. 1. …

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Faber Music Ltd, 2010

    0571534619 / 9780571534616

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    Paperback. Condizione: Good. The greatest composer-pianist of the 19th century, Chopin was celebrated as a virtuoso of boundless musicianship who also wrote the finest collection of solo music for the piano. This album, inspired by the Classic FM CD features some of Chopin's best-kno.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1900

    0793525810 / 9780793525812

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Dover Publications Inc., 2010

    0486255646 / 9780486255644

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    Paperback. Condizione: Good. Nothing could be more spontaneous and ebullient than Chopin's letters. -- BooksPerhaps no composer's letters are so kindred to his music, and reminiscent of the impression produced by it, as Chopin's are. -- The New York TimesThis superbly edited selection of nearly 300 of Chopin's letters, the first to be published in English, vividly reveals the composer as man and artist, and evokes the remarkable age -- Europe of the 1830s and 1840s -- he shared with an equally remarkable cast of characters, from Jenny Lind to Isabella I of Spain, from Queen Victoria to George Sand, from Heinrich Heine to Victor Hugo.The tone of the letters is exuberantly engaging: They abound in delightful gossip, they are merry rather than malicious, they are engagingly witty, and at times their humor becomes positively Rabelaisian (Peter Bowdoin, Books). Their contents offer rare glimpses into Chopin's childhood environment, his mind and character, his tragic love for George Sand, the origins of many of his compositions, the various musical influences that shaped his creative ideas and habits, and the artistic circles in which he moved.Originally collected by the Polish musicologist Henryk Opienski, the letters have been translated and annotated by Chopin scholar E. L. Voynich. Students and admirers of Chopin will find in their pages vast resources to deepen their love and appreciation for -- and wonderment at -- the unique individuality and achievement of this great musical personality.…