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Composed in 1830 and published without opus number, this beautiful nocturne is one of the easier of the collection to play, featuring Chopin's rhythmic, lyrical melodic style, ornamentation, and scale...

Chopin's famous Prelude, nicknamed 'Raindrop' because of the repeated eighth-note pattern throughout the contrasting sections of the piece, is an ideal early choice for the late intermediate pianist w...

For the advanced pianist, this etude by Chopin featuring rapid arpeggios and harmonic modulations based on the key of A-flat major was named 'Aeolian Harp' by Robert Schumann. The piece consists of a...

This series is designed to introduce piano students with experience playing standard piano literature to masterworks by a variety of composers. Seven volumes in the series are available and include th...

This series is designed to introduce piano students with experience playing standard piano literature to masterworks by a variety of composers. Seven volumes in the series are available and include th...

This two-movement sonatina by the prolific 19th-century composer Friederich Kuhlau is a spirited performance piece in the Classical style suitable for the intermediate piano student. The first movemen...

Alfred's Masterwork Solos are prepared with the same attention to detail as Alfred's Masterwork Books. Each solo contains background information about the work and is printed on high-quality paper tha...

Edited by Willard A. Palmer, this is the first movement of Beethoven's famous Sonata, Opus 27, No. 2. Included are historical notes about the work and the composer, as well as illustrations, and addit...

One of Brahms' most recognizable and beloved piano works, this edition contains a short biographical sketch and editorial suggestions, including fingering, in gray print.

This edition of the 'Militaire' Polonaise of Chopin has been thoroughly researched, and appears with historical notes and excellent footnotes that point out the minor differences between the 1st publi...

Also referred to as 'The Farewell Waltz,' this work presents a tender musical intimacy in its light and delicate texture and its beautiful, wandering melodies. Chopin presented a copy of this waltz as...

Chopin's famous Waltz is presented in this Willard Palmer edition, complete with information about the composer, performance suggestions, and editorial additions in gray print.

Widely known as 'The Minute Waltz,' this scholarly edition by Willard A. Palmer is based on Chopin's original manuscripts, with numerous footnotes, historical information, and editorial additions incl...

Composed in 1892, these three pieces are a fine representation of Brahms' compositional mastery. Op. 117 is full of serenity, simplicity, thematic transformations and sensitivity to tonal coloring. Th...

Transcribed from the famous original organ work, Willard Palmer presents here Bach's most well-known 'Toccata' for performance at the piano, unsimplified, and containing every note of the original pie...

Perhaps Mozart's most recognizable piano sonata, the complete work is presented nicely in this edition, and included are performance notes and editorial suggestions in gray print.

Willard A. Palmer's excellent edition which includes performance suggestions in the footnotes, editorial additions to the score in gray print, and Klindworth's variant (ossia) for measure 72.

Since 1839, the year of its composition, this piece has remained one of the most popular of Schumann's piano works. It has a beautiful, rolling, rhythmic, repeated main section, with contrasting secti...

The most popular and enduring of Mendelssohn's 'Trois Fantasias ou Caprices, Op. 16,' this Scherzo is reminiscent of the overture for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' written two years previous to this one...

The Editor, Willard A. Palmer, explains that 'this is the most frequently performed of all the preludes and fugues from the two volumes of J. S. Bach's 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.' This excellent edit...

Noted scholar and musician Willard A. Palmer edited this Alfred Masterwork Edition of the Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 6 from Volume 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Footnotes referring to previous editi...

Palmer's edition of this well known work from the Well-Tempered Clavier is exceptional for the scholarship of its footnotes which compare various editions and their similarities and differences, as we...