Herder - Favorite piano classics: 83 best-loved works

83 BEST-LOVED WORKS EDITED BY Ronald Herder DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Mineola, New York Copyright Copyright 1996 by Dover Publications, Inc. All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions. Bibliographical Note This Dover edition, first published in 1996, is a new compilation of music originally published in earlier Dover editions and other authoritative publications. This edition adds a few missing tempo markings and dynamics (shown in square brackets), and deletes editorial changes thought not to be original with the composerespecially all fingerings and pedalings incorporated by later editors as well as excessive markings for dynamics and phrasing. The composers name in a main heading is always followed by the name of his or her native country.

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Titles are given in the language most closely associated with them. (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I) (from Pices Pittoresques) (from Suite Bergamasque) (from Childrens Corner) (from Orfeo ed Euridice) (from Lyric Pieces) Two pieces from Peer Gynt: (from Xerxes) (from Woodland Sketches) Three Songs without Words: (Finale from Sonata K331) Two pieces from Pictures at an Exhibition: (from Water Scenes) (from The Tales of Hoffmann) (from The Carnival of the Animals) Three Scenes from Childhood: (from Album for the Young) Two pieces from Album for the Young: A B C D E F G H I L M N O M R S T V W French, German and Italian tempo words in this editionadagio (sostenuto), very slow (and sustained) agitato, agitated, excited alla marcia e molto marcato, in march tempo and very accented allarg[ando] (sempre), slowing down (always) allegretto, moderately fast grazioso, moderately fast, with a graceful lilt tranquillo, moderately fast and tranquilly allegro, fast con brio, fast, with vigor and spirit giusto, fast and in strict time marziale, fast and martial moderato, moderately fast non troppo, not too fast vivace, fast and lively andante, walking tempo con moto, walking tempo, moving along grazioso, walking tempo, with a graceful lilt trs expressif, walking tempo, with a very expressive feeling andantino (molto cantabile e con dolore), slightly faster than a walking tempo (and very songful and sad) andno = andantinoandantino quasi allegretto, faster than andantino, almost allegrettoanim, animated, lively assez doux, mais dune sonorit large, rather gentle, but with a full tone a tempo (I) [1e Mouvt], return to the first [primo, premire] speed pi lento, return to the first speed but a bit slower than before poco animando, return to the first speed but slightly livelier than before ben moderato, senza rigore e sempre tempo rubato, rather moderate, without strictness and always with a flexible give-and-take tempo calmato, calmed cdez, hold back, restrain the forward motion con moto, with motion, quick con spirito, spiritedly en animant, moving along en largissant (beaucoup), broadening (a great deal) en mesure, in time frisch und munter, bright and gay in tempo, return to the first speed largamente I large, broad, full largo, very slow, stately lent (et douloureux), slow (and mournful) lento, slow (ma) non troppo, slow but not too much so placido, slow, in a peaceful manner lunga, long [refers to the length of a held note (fermata) in the music] moderato, moderately comodo assai e con delicatezza, moderately, very easy-going and with delicacy non tanto, pesantemente, not so moderately, weighty molto pi lento capriccio, somewhat slow, but played very freely molto vivace, very fast and lively morendo jusqu la fin, dying away until the end mosso, with motion mouvt, 1er, first (original) tempo non presto, ma a tempo di ballo, not fast, but in dance tempo perdendosi, dying away [in speed and volume] pi, more all0 [allegro], faster animato con passione, livelier, passionately lento, slower mosso, faster vivo, livelier poco, a little, somewhat allegretto, a bit slower than allegrettoallegro, con affetto, a little fast, with warm feelings animato con passione, more animated, and passionate lento e grazioso, somewhat slow and graceful moto, a little motion (movement) rit[ardando], slowing down a little riten[uto], holding back a little rubato, with some flexible give-and-take in the tempo scherzando, somewhat lightly and playfully string[endo], rushing forward a little presto, very fast quasi lento e smorzando, almost slow and dying away rall[entando], slowing down rapidamente, rapidly reprenez le mouvement, resume the previous tempo retenu, held back rit[ardando], holding back (gradual tempo change) riten[uto], held back (immediate tempo change) rubato, a flexible give-and-take in the tempo scherzando, lightly, playfully scherzoso, playful, jesting sempre, always senza, without slentando, slowing down smorzando, fading away in tempo and volume sostenuto, sustained stretto, gathering force, accumulating energy stringendo (sempre), hurrying (always) subitement, suddenly tempo, time, beat speed di marcia, in march tempo di mazurka, in mazurka tempo di valse, in waltz tempo primo (I), first (original) tempo rubato (un peu moins vite), a flexible give-and in the tempo (not quite so fast) toujours (retenu), always (held back) un peu, a little moins vite, not quite so fast plus lent, a little slower retenu, somewhat held back un poco mosso, a little more vif, briskly vivace, vivace, lively vivo, quick, lively (Spain, 1860-1909) (Germany, 1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach