One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand

by Donald Patterson

Overview

This guide to the piano literature for the one-handed pianist surveys over 2,100 individual piano pieces which include not only concert literature but pedagogical pieces as well. Following the introduction are four chapters cataloguing original works for the right hand alone, original works for the left hand alone, music arranged or transcribed for one hand alone, and concerted works for one hand in concert with other pianists, instruments, or voices. Each entry assesses the individual composition, its quality, its difficulty, its particular appeal, and its uses with the composer's name, dates, and nationality, where possible. Also included is a selected discography of commercially produced phonodiscs, compact discs, and cassettes.

Instructors and pianists alike will appreciate this exhaustive guide to one-handed piano music. To aid further research, a bibliography of books, articles, and theses about the literature is provided along with a chapter that lists the contents of thirty-six anthologies devoted to one-handed piano music. This unique reference also includes an index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313311796
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/1999
Series:	Music Reference Collection , #80
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	1,057,362
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)

About the Author

DONALD L. PATTERSON is Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is coauthor of Vincent Persichetti: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1988).

Table of Contents

Preface
Guide to Annotations and Abbreviations
Introduction
Original Works for the Right Hand Alone
Original Works for the Left Hand Alone
Music Arranged or Transcribed for One Hand Alone
Concerted Works for One Hand
Repertoire Anthologies for One Hand
Selected Discography
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Patterson, a pianist who injured his left shoulder, compiled this reference tool of about 2,100 piano works for one hand alone. He starts with an introduction that includes his story, an overview of available music, a few points on performance challenges, and some ideas for creating arrangements of standard literature. Next, individual catalogues list original works as well as music arranged or transcribed for one hand alone or in concert with other pianists, instruments or voice. Entries cover the individual composition and its quality, difficulty, particular appeal and uses, as well as the composers' full name, dates and nationality, when available. The volume also contains a listing of the contents of 36 anthologies for concert and teaching, as well as a selected discography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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