Music for Piano and Orchestra: An Annotated Guide

This is an indispensable guide for works written for piano & orchestra. Most of the works listed take the form of the concerto, but some compositions included use the piano in a more chamber like manner. There are over 2800 works annotated dating from the 1700s to the present. For each entry, Hinson supplies such facts as the key, opus number, editions available, performance time, & level of difficulty. IN addition, he offers comments about the style or special qualities of the work. There is a valuable bibliography at the back of the book. Contents: ? Preface ? Abbreviations ? American agents or parent companies of music publishers ? Addresses of music publishers ? Music for piano & orchestra ? Annotated bibliography ? Indexes ? Works for two pianos & orchestra ? Works for three or more pianos & orchestra ? Works for piano one hand, three hands, or four hands & orchestra ? Works for piano(s) & band ? Works for piano & strings ? Works for piano(s), other instruments, & orchestra ? Works for piano(s) & chamber orchestra ? Works for piano, orchestra & Voice(s) ? Works for piano, orchestra & tape ? Works for prepared piano & orchestra ? Intermediate to moderately difficulty works