Margery Halford

An important 18th-century instruction book, Couperin's The Art of Playing the Harpsichord contains valuable information on technique, fingering, phrasing, ornamentation and keyboard performance style....

This carefully edited volume contains 19 of Scarlatti's easiest pieces, including minuets, sonatas and assorted other works. Suggestions for interpretation and a discussion of the original editions ar...

This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes 'Clair de lune,' 'Reverie,' 'La petit nègre,' the complete 'Children's Corner Suite' and other works. The introductory pages discuss s...

This collection contains 25 selections including dances, 'Moment Musicaux,' an impromptu, a set of variations and various other works. Schubert's compositional output, musical style and use of ornamen...

Bei diesen 27 ausgewählten Stücken handelt es sich um Klavierwerke aus dem italienischen, englischen, französischen und deutschen Barock. Die Ausgabe enthält nützliche Hinweise der Herausgeber zur Aus...

Well-known English composers wrote these four charming sonatinas during the late 1700s and early 1800s, when music was changing from the Baroque to Classical style. Each sonatina consists of two or 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...

The graceful and delicate pieces in this collection have been selected from the many dances Schubert composed for the piano. Thoroughly researched back to their original form, editor Margery Halford h...

Comprised of 13 pieces, this edition showcases the many dance forms of the Classical era and their evolution into the three- and four-movement sonata. A brief biography of each featured composer and a...

This collection of Debussy's popular intermediate pieces includes 'Clair de lune,' 'Reverie,' 'La petit nègre,' the complete 'Children's Corner Suite' and other works. The introductory pages discuss s...

This introduction documents the spirit of Romanticism and the evolution of the piano during the 19th century, and specifies performance suggestions. Biographical information and fascinating photograph...

Spanning Mendelssohn's compositional career, the collection contains several pieces from 'Songs without Words,' the 'Six Pieces for Children,' Op. 72, and other individuals works including the popular...

The lyrical melodies have vibrant rhythmic figures that give them sparkle and vitality. Although the forms are simple, the fresh sounding harmonies and shifting tonalities make the works sound more co...

Diese nützliche Serie, herausgegeben von Willard Palmer und anderen, enthält die leichteren Werke der großen Komponisten. Alle ausgewählten Stücke liegen in Original-, d. h. nicht vereinfachter Form v...

Selected primarily from Grieg's 'Lyric Pieces', these 22 works illustrate the composer's mastery of the piano miniature, including the 'Elfin Dance,' and 'Watchman's Song. Halford's foreword includes...

Grieg's signature Norwegian folksong flavoring colors this soothing 'night piece,' written in C Major, and is accessible for the late intermediate level pianist. Rhythmic variety in the right hand car...

This carefully edited volume contains 19 of Scarlatti's easiest pieces, including minuets, sonatas and assorted other works. Suggestions for interpretation and a discussion of the original editions ar...