Sergei Prokofiev : a Soviet tragedy : the case of Sergei Prokofiev, his life & work, his critics, and his executioners / by Seroff, Victor, 1902-1979

Sergei Prokofiev : a biography / by Robinson, Harlow

The music of Sergei Prokofiev / by Minturn, Neil

Classical symphony : op. 25 in D Major (no. 1) / by Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953

Prokofiev by Prokofiev : a composer's memoir / by Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953

Prokofiev. by Nestʹev, I. V. 1911-

The pianist's craft : mastering the works of great composers /

Table of Contents: “…Bach on the modern piano / Inge Rosar -- A pianist's journey to the classic sonata: first stop, Haydn / Gary Amano -- Performing Mozart on a modern piano / Norman Krieger -- Genre references in Beethoven sonatas / Timothy Ehlen -- Franz Shubert : a pianist's view of the consummate composer of lieder / Susan Duehlmeier -- Schumann and butterflies : "Il Transylvanio" revisited / Louis Nagel -- Teaching tone, technique, and phrasing in the piano works of Chopin / Christie Peery Skousen -- Color and gesture in the piano music of Franz Liszt / Timothy Shafer -- Interpreting Brahms : practical and historical perspectives / Stephen Thomas -- Reflections on Ravel : a guide to performing Ravel's solo piano works / Gwendolyn Mok -- Imagination in the piano works of Debussy : how it affects touch and pedaling / Neil Rutman -- Some suggestions for preparing and playing Rachmaninoff / Irene Peery-Fox -- Finding the essence of late Scriabin in his tenth sonata / Scott Holden -- Sergei Prokofiev : a man misunderstood / Barbara Nissman -- The piano music of Dimitri Shostakovich : creative genius versus the suppression of artistic expression / Jane Magrath -- Playing and teaching the piano music of Béla Bartók / Steven Herbert Smith -- George Gershwin : an American original / Pete Jutras -- Exploring sonority and drama inside the instrument : the piano music of George Crumb / Jeffrey Jacob.…”

The symphony / by Cuyler, Louise, 1908-1998

Table of Contents: “…The background and heritage of the classical symphony -- The earlier Viennese period: the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart -- The later Viennese period: the symphonies of Beethoven and Schubert -- A time of temporizing: Mendelssohn and Schumann -- Brahms: a great mediator of classical and romantic styles -- The end of a tradition: Bruckner and Mahler -- The symphony in France: The symphonies of Berlioz -- The symphonies of Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Sibelius, and Ives -- A parasymphonic type: the symphonic poem: Liszt: Les Preludes ; Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche ; Debussy: Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune -- The symphony in the twentieth century: England: Sir Edward Elgar ; Gustav Holst ; Ralph Vaughan Williams ; Benjamin Britten -- France: Darius Milhaud ; Arthur Honegger ; Olivier Messiaen -- Germany and Austria: Paul Hindemith ; Arnold Schoenberg -- The United States: Howard Hanson ; Walter Piston ; Roy Harris ; Samuel Barber ; Aaron Copland -- Russia: Nikolai Miaskovsky ; Sergei Prokofiev ; Dmitri Shostakovich ; Igor Stravinsky.…”

Orchestral excerpts for oboe : with piano accompaniment /

Table of Contents: “…Ravel -- Symphony no. 1, "Classical" / Sergei Prokofiev -- Le tombeau de Couperin / Maurice Ravel -- Scheherazade / Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- Overture to "La scala di seta" / Gioacchino Rossini -- Symphony no. 9 in C major, "The great" / Franz Schubert -- Symphony no. 1 ; Symphony no. 5 / Dmitri Shostakovitch -- Overture to "The bartered bride" / Bedřich Smetana -- Don Juan ; Don Quixote / Richard Strauss -- Pulcinella suite / Igor Stravinsky -- Symphony no. 4 in F minor / Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky -- Parsifal / Richard Wagner.…”

The graphic canon of children's literature : the world's great kids' lit as comics and visuals /

Table of Contents: “…Dixon, art/adaptation by Matt Wiegle -- Peter and the wolf / Sergei Prokofiev, art/adaptation by Katherine Hearst -- Pippi Longstocking / Astrid Lindgren, art/adaptation by Emelie Ostergren -- The diary of a young girl / Anne Frank, adaptation by Sid Jacobson, art Ernie Colon -- Schoolyard Rhymes / art/adaptation by John W. …”

Chamber music : an extensive guide for listeners / by Murray, Lucy Millerr

Table of Contents: “…Leon Kirchner (1919-2009) -- Gideon Klein (1919-1945) -- Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) -- Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) -- Hans Krása (1899-1944) -- György Kurtág (b.1926) -- György Ligeti (1923-2006) -- Franz Liszt (1811-1886) -- Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) -- Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) -- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) -- Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) -- Erkki Melartin (1875-1937) -- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) -- Olivier Messiaen (1898-1992) -- Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) -- Paul Moravec (b.1957) -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) -- Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) -- Marcello Panni (b.1940) -- Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933) -- Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992) -- Walter Piston (1894-1976) -- Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831) -- Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) -- Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) -- Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) --…”

Music of the twentieth century : an anthology /

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