A Performer's Guide to the Piano Music of Samuel Adler

Samuel Adler's piano music is a significant and diverse body of work, encompassing three concertos, fifteen solo pieces, a sonata, and four volumes for beginning and intermediate players. This book provides an in-depth analysis of each piece, discussing its style, emotional content, and unique features, and offering practical suggestions for practicing and interpretation. It also includes an interview with the composer and six valuable appendices.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 25 October 2022
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

This extensive examination of the piano music of acclaimed American composer Samuel Adler will captivate pianists, educators, and anyone with an interest in the musical art of our time. American composer Samuel Adler has created a vast and diverse body of work, encompassing symphonies, concertos, oratorios, solos for every standard Western instrument, a rich treasury of vocal and choral music, and pieces for students. Among them, spanning his compositional life of approximately seventy years, is a collection of works for the piano: three concertos; fifteen solo pieces and sets of pieces; a sonata for two pianos; and four volumes of music for beginning and intermediate players. Bradford Gowen, a renowned expert on Adler's piano music, has written extensively about it and has previously explored its intricacies. He begins with an overview of the stylistic and pianistic characteristics prevalent throughout these pieces, then examines each work chronologically by genre, in a two-part format. The first part is an essay that delves into the work's style, emotional content, and distinctive features, while simultaneously placing it in the context of other music by Adler and other composers from contemporary and historical eras. The second part, intended for pianists interested in getting acquainted with this music, offers practical insights and suggestions for practice and interpretation. Additionally, the book includes an in-depth interview with the composer, along with six valuable appendices.

Weight: 434g
Dimension: 158 x 236 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781648250422