Willard A. Palmer

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...

These pieces are delightfully challenging for intermediate pianists and their musical messages are invariably interesting and clear. Editor Willard A. Palmer has maintained the music in its orginal fo...

This useful series, edited by Willard A. Palmer and others, features the easiest works of Mozart. All selections are presented in their original, un-simplified form and are organized in progressive or...

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...

Along with Clementi's C Major Sonatina, this famous piece by Beethoven, in G Major, will likely qualify as one of the student's first Sonatinas as they venture into longer classical forms. Included ar...

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

In his short lifetime of 39 years, Frédéric Chopin composed more than 200 compositions for piano, most of which are part of the active repertoire of concert pianists the world over. Chopin, a virtuoso...

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...

This edition of Clementi's most famous and often played sonatina is nicely spaced and annotated, with fingering, dynamic, and ornamentation suggestions.

Burgmüller's most famous work, the 25 Progressive Pieces, are short compositions with descriptive titles. Easier than his Opp. 105 and 109, each selection exposes students to a different technical cha...

This edition of the 'Six Sonatinas, Op. 36' is based on the first printing, published by Clementi himself. In addition to Clementi's own articulations, fingerings and ornaments presented in dark print...

This famous prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier makes an excellent introduction to the works of J. S. Bach. This edition features editorial suggestions in gray print.

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...

The Four Sonatinas Op. 151 and Seven Sonatinas Op. 168 have proved to be the most enduring of Diabelli's compositions because of their importance as study material for pianists in the intermediate gra...

For over 100 years, Clementi's Six Sonatas, Op. 4 were published under the erroneous title, Sonatinas, Opp. 37 and 38. However, when Clementi first published these two-movement works, he called them S...

The 17 waltzes comprising this volume are among Chopin's most popular compositions. Composed over a period of 20 years (from 1827-1847), only eight waltzes were published during Chopin's lifetime. Man...

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.

The 24 Preludes, one in each major and minor key, are among Chopin's most masterful works. Ranging from miniatures for intermediate-level students to lengthier works for advanced pianists, the Prelude...

The 17 waltzes comprising this volume are among Chopin's most popular compositions. Composed over a period of 20 years (from 1827-1847), only eight waltzes were published during Chopin's lifetime. Man...

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...