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These intensely personal and perceptive essays explore the authors life as a pianist - practicing, performing, teaching and writing - but they could be the thoughts and reflections of any artist. They recount the challenges, rewards and joys of her experiences in her chosen profession.
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Earlier versions of parts of this work originally appeared in Clavier magazine, which is published by The Instrumentalist Publishing Company, 200 Northfield Road, Northfield, Illinois 60093. Used by permission.
Excerpts from articles copyright 1986, 1994, 1995 by The New York Times Company. Reprinted by permission.
All illustrations by Carol Montparker.
Copyright 1998 by Carol Montparker. All rights reserved.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Montparker, Carol. A pianist's landscape / by Carol Montparker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57467-039-5 1. Montparker, Carol. 2. PianistsUnited StatesBiography. I. Title. ML417.M849A3 1998 786.2'092dc21 97-49643 [B] CIP MN
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This book is for Ernest
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CONTENTS
Foreword
by Jerome Lowenthal
9
Acknowledgments
11
Preface
13
At Home
1 Nature and Music
17
2 Working and Concentrating at Home
25
3 An Artistically Nourishing Environment
34
4 Music-Making en Famille
41
5 Pianos as Furniture and as Souls
49
6 Old Music, Music Cabinets, and Tapes
57
7 The Piano as Comfort in Times of Stress
66
8 Letters and Mementos
71
9 A Toast to Fine Technicians and Tuners
86
10 The Creative Impulse
89
On Stage
11 The Love-Hate Paradox of Performing
97
12 On Being a Woman Pianist
107
13 Memory Lapses and Other Mishaps
116
14 Remembering Carnegie, Criticism, and Green Rooms
125
15 Partner-Pianists
135
16 On Playing Chamber Music and Concertos
141
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17 Some Privileged Coachings
147
18 Early Pianist Jobs
152
19 The Art of Programming
159
20 The Essential Ego
169
In The Studio
21 Why Teach?
177
22 Playing Classes, Recitals, and Auditions
186
23 Students I've Known and What They've Taught Me
198
24 Teaching the Nitty-Gritties, Marking the Music, the Human Factor
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