Piano repertoire is a term that refers to the collection of music any person or group of persons is able and ready to perform on a piano. A repertoire for a piano may commonly be translated into a trio and played with a cello, a violin, and a piano.
History
editPiano Repertoire’s have been around since the invention and mastering of pianos, yet it is nearly impossible for any one musician to absolutely master the entire piano repertoire, for the piano has the largest (and growing) repertoire dedicated to it, save for that of the Human voice. [1] Recorded repertoire’s for the piano have been written by hundreds of pianists worldwide, from the 17th century, when the piano was invented up until today, where pianists are still working hard to complete their repertoires. Pianists and composers come from all across the world when it comes to creating their repertoires; Frederic Chopin from Poland, Akio Yashiro from Japan, and Aaron Copland from the United States are prime examples of the vastness of different cultures that compose their music on a piano.
Role
editPiano Repertoire’s play a major role in nearly all music and a lead role in Western music collections: classical music, jazz, and many other forms of Western music styles. Having knowledge of piano skills and being able to incorporate them with other types of music is an essential literacy of music. [2] Truly, repertoires play a huge role in the mastering of the skills needed to play and understand the piano. Although it is near impossible to master the entire piano repertoire, many pianists choose one or a few composers repertoires and use those to develop skills and techniques opposed to doing technique drills and other less enjoyable forms of practice.
Most Popular Composers
edit* Albeniz, Isaac * Bach, Johann Sebastian * Bartok, Béla * Beethoven, Ludwig Van * Brahms, Johannes * Chopin, Frédéric * Clementi, Muzio * Debussy, Claude * Fauré, Gabriel * Gershwin, George * Grieg, Edvard * Haydn, Joseph * Kabalevsky, Dimitri * Khachaturian, Aram * Liszt, Franz * Medtner, Nikolai * Mendelssohn, Felix * Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus * Poulenc, Francis * Prokofiev, Sergei * Rachmaninov, Sergei * Ravel, Maurice * Scarlatti, Domenico * Schubert, Franz * Schumann, Robert * Shostakovich, Dmitri * Skryabin, Alexander * Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyitch [3]
References
edit- ^ Hinson, Maurice. Guide to the Pianist’s Repertoire. Bloomington, London: Indiana University Press (1973), preface. ISBN 0-253-32700-8
- ^ Chin, Huei Li. "Repertoire and Technical Exercises." The American Music Teacher. 58.3 (December 2008/January 2009): 19.
- ^ "Most Popular Composers" http://www.pianopedia.com/index.aspx