Preludes, opus 28 : an authoritative score, historical background, analysis, views and comments / Frédéric Chopin ; edited by Thomas Higgins.
By: Chopin, Frédéric.
Contributor(s): Higgins, Thomas
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Norton critical scores.Publisher: New York : Norton, 1974, c1973Description: 1 score (viii p., 101 p.) ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0393096998 ; 0393021610.Subject(s): Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 | Piano music -- ScoresDDC classification: SC/1226
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | SC/1226 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00089671 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Music examples and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of the original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the material has never before appeared in English.
A score embodying the best available musical text.
Historical background--what is known of the circumstances surrounding the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source material.
A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another well-known scholar.
Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the student to a variety of opinions about the music.
Bibliography: p. 101.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Frederic Chopin was born on February 22, 1810, in Zelazowa Wola, a small city located near Warsaw, Poland. The son of a French father and a Polish mother, Chopin spent his childhood studying the music of Mozart and Bach, and learned how to play the piano at the Warsaw School of Music. At the age of seven, Chopin performed his first public concert, and eight years later, at 15, he became a published composer. By the late 1820s, Chopin was traveling across Europe giving concert performances. Falling in love with Paris, Chopin moved there in 1831, and never again returned to his homeland.Chopin began a relationship with Mme. Aurore Dudevant, also known as George Sand, in 1837. When their relationship fell apart some ten years later, Chopin was heartbroken. Chopin continued to compose, but his battle with tuberculosis, which he had been dealing with for years, caught up to him
Chopin died on October 17, 1849, at the age of 39.
(Bowker Author Biography)