Willard A. Palmer

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...

Bach's Invention No. 1 in C major is edited by Willard Palmer. Ornaments are written above the symbol in light grey notation. Explanatory footnotes are included, with additional suggestions on histori...

Expertly arranged intermediate classical piano sheet music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Bach's famous F-major Invention is presented in a nicely spaced sheet solo edition by Willard Palmer, who has added valuable performance notes based on early editions of the work as well as editorial...

Bach's famous 1735 concerto, including extensive historical notes, performance notes on ornamentation, articulation and phrasing, tempos, and dynamics, as well as footnotes within the score and editor...

Together with 'Für Elise' are several menuets, écossaises, German dances and sonatinas, all presented in their original form. Each work is briefly discussed, and a one-page biography provides early-in...

This collection provides an excellent introduction to Mozart's easiest works. Selections include short dances such as the popular 'Minuet in F Major,' easier sonata movements and arrangements of famil...

A diverse collection of Beethoven's most familiar keyboard works is contained in this volume, including the 'Menuet in G Major,' 'Für Elise' and the first movement of the 'Moonlight Sonata. ' Other wo...

Some of Mozart's most popular works are contained in this volume, including the 'Fantasia in D Minor,' the 'Sonata in C Major' (first movement) and the 'Turkish March' from the Sonata in A Major. Othe...

In this edition, Palmer provides fingering and offers suggestions for the performance of ornaments and other markings as revealed through the study of original sources. The introductory material inclu...

Kuhlau's Six Sonatinas, Op. 55, prepares the student for study of the easier classical sonatas. While several of the sonatinas in this collection are standard teaching repertoire, others are not as re...

A most impressive edition of the first volume of 'The Well-Tempered Clavier,' these 24 preludes and fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original ma...

The nocturnes (night pieces) are among the most introspective and personal of Chopin's works. This collection of the nocturnes includes footnotes citing the differences between the manuscripts and the...

Chopin's Etudes are the foundation of a new system of technical piano playing that was radical and revolutionary the first time they appeared. They are some of the most challenging and evocative piece...

Chopin's well-known posthumous waltz is presented in its un-shortened form, with editorial fingering added. This is a good 'first waltz' from Chopin's repertoire for the late intermediate pianist.

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...

With these compositions, Mendelssohn wished to encourage interpretive skills in pianists by relying more on imagery than words. With the editor's helpful introduction, including performance suggestion...

Like the two-part inventions, Bach's three-part inventions (also known as Sinfonias) were composed as instructional material for his son, Wilhelm Friedemann. In researching the sinfonias, Willard A. P...

The Three Sonatinas, Op. 20 can be studied after the Clementi Sonatinas, Op. 36 and are also slightly more difficult than the Six Sonatinas, Op. 55. They prepare the student for study of some of the H...

As with all Alfred masterwork Editions, the 13 selections of this book appear in their original, unsimplified forms. Menuets, marches, musettes and preludes comprise this carefully edited volume for e...

This diverse collection contains dances (including the 'Menuet in G'), the 'Sonatina in G,' and 'Lustig, Traurig.' Each piece is presented in its original form with Beethoven's markings clearly indica...