The Pianist's Dictionary, Second Edition - 2nd Edition,Annotated by Maurice Hinson & Wesley Roberts (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>1. Hinson is known worldwide for his knowledge of the piano. Roberts worked with Hinson to update other volumes for IU Press before Hinson died. Roberts is now authorized by Hinson's heirs to continue to update these key works.</p> <p>2. This second edition of the dictionary collects sixty years of teaching and performing experience. It includes new entries and updates and corrections to previous entries.</p> <p>3. This book is a quick and easy reference guide for students, teachers, performers, concert organizers, and the general public with an appreciation for music. It is accessibly written and easy to use. It provides introductions to key people, terms, and pieces, and includes entries on famous composers, famous pianists, standard musical terms, terms specific to the piano, and instrument builders.</p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>The Pianist's Dictionary</em> is a handy and practical reference dictionary aimed specifically at pianists, teachers, students, and concertgoers. Prepared by Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts, this revised and expanded edition is a compendium of information gleaned from a combined century of piano teaching. Users will find helpful and clear definitions of musical and pianistic terms, performance directions, composers, pianists, famous piano pieces, and piano makers. The authors' succinct entries make <i>The Pianist's Dictionary</i> the perfect reference for compiling program and liner notes, studying scores, and learning and teaching the instrument.</p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Maurice Hinson, the most prolific writer on piano literature in the history of the instrument, taught for fifty-eight years at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. He was founding editor of the <i>Journal of the American Liszt Society</i> and the recipient of the Commemorative Medal by the Hungarian government for his contribution to research on Franz Liszt. Hinson is known for his many books on piano repertoire and journal articles, and for 300+ editions of piano works. His students have served in significant positions in universities and churches throughout the world.</p><i> <p></p></i> <p>Wesley Roberts is Professor of Music at Campbellsville University, where he teaches courses in piano, organ, and musicology. He has also been a visiting professor at the French Piano Institute (Paris) and Shanghai Normal University (China). Roberts has presented concerts as pianist and organist throughout the United States, in Europe, and in China, as well as presentations at conferences of the Music Teachers National Association and the European Piano Teachers Association. </p> <p></p> <p>Hinson and Roberts are co-authors of <i>Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, Fourth Edition</i> (IUP 2014) and <i>The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Second Edition</i> (IUP 2006).</p> <p></p>
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