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Attwood: Four Sonatinas.(Book Review)
Attwood: Four Sonatinas, by LeAnn House. Carl Fischer (65 Bleeker St., New York, NY 10012), 2005. 24pp. $7.95.
Attwood: Four Sonatinas are among the first classical-style sonatinas that young pianists usually study, so they easily can be found in numerous editions and anthologies. However, this publication from Carl Fischer's Basic Piano Literature series is unique because it is an Urtext edition with no editing whatsoever. Urtexts of advanced repertoire are common, but materials for the early-level student do not usually take this approach. When they do, editorial markings are sparse and sometimes are indicated in parentheses or lighter print. This particular collection has only the markings included in Attwood's original edition from the 1790s.
In addition to the scores of the Sonatinas in G, C, F and D, this attractive volume also includes excellent preparatory material by LeAnn House. The Foreword contains a brief biographical sketch of Attwood, followed by concise and lucid commentary on various aspects of the music: structure, articulation, pedaling, dynamics, ornamentation and fingering.
These compact essays could be ideal spring-boards for in-lesson discussions between teacher and student or for use in undergraduate piano pedagogy classes. The Appendix contains nine short rhythm and pattern exercises that Attwood ...
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