Amy Beach Composer (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 4 pages. 9.21x12.24x0.08 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. 2001. Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, New York. Very Good. Unmarked. Paperback. Light shelf wear to covers. No rips, tears, or stains. Binding solid and square. Clean interior with no markings or notations. 58 pages. Dover Publications compilation of solo piano works by Amy Beach, with introduction by musicologist Adrienne Fried Block, including Ballad, Op. 6; Scottish Legend, Op. 54, No. 1; A Hermit Thrush at Morn, Op. 92; and selections from Op. 15 and Op. 28. Ships from the USA, quickly & w/ care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Although composer Amy Beach (1867-1944) was precociously talented as a pianist (she made her professional debut at 16), she was largely self-taught as a composer. Through a careful study of the masters, she guided herself into a remarkably prolific and successful career. Her Gaelic Symphony, performed in 1896 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was the first symphonic work by an American woman. Later identified in print as Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, she produced many other orchestral works as well, along with songs, piano pieces, choral works, and even a one-act opera, most in an unpretentious Romantic vein a catalog of more than 300 published compositions.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 85 pages. 12.00x9.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Audio CD. Condition: New. 1992. 1 disc. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. CD38.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.