The Life and Music of Amy Beach (eBook)

A truly beautiful book featuring the life and music of Amy Beach, the first great woman composer of America. This well-researched text includes a wonderful family "scrapbook" section with 22 photos and a short biography. Also included are Scottish Legend; Canoeing; Summer Dreams; and a number of her easier works. The first four solos in this spectacular book have never before been published. Starting with Amy's first composition at age four, the book als ...more

Product Number:
94705EB
Format:
eBook
Skill Level:
Multiple Levels
Notation Type:
Standard Notation
Pages:
112
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
151348415X
ISBN13:
978-15134-8415-0
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
7/27/2025

A truly beautiful book featuring the life and music of Amy Beach, the first great woman composer of America. This well-researched text includes a wonderful family "scrapbook" section with 22 photos and a short biography. Also included are Scottish Legend; Canoeing; Summer Dreams; and a number of her easier works. The first four solos in this spectacular book have never before been published. Starting with Amy's first composition at age four, the book also has selections from: Op.25, Op.26, Op.28, Op.36, Op.54, Op.64, Op.119 and many more. This book is perfect for players at all levels as it includes Amy Beach's easiest pieces as well as intermediate and advanced piano solos.

Biography 
Mamma's Waltz 
Menuetto 
Romanza 
Petit Valse 
Pierrot and Pierrette (Op. 25, No. 4) 
Waltz (Op. 36, No. 3) 
Minuet in F (Op. 36, No. 1) 
Harlequin (Op. 25, No. 6) 
Canoeing (Op. 119, No. 3) 
Secrets (Op. 25, No. 5) 
The Returning Hunter (Op. 64, No. 2) 
Gavotte (Op. 36, No. 2) 
Sliding On The Ice (Op. 119, No. 1) 
Gavotte Fantastique (Op. 54, No. 2) 
Scottish Legend (Op. 54, No. 1) 
Menuet Italien (Op. 28, No. 2) 
Fire-Flies 
In Autumn 
Summer Dreams (Op. 47) 
No. 1 The Brownies 
No. 2 Robin Redbreast 
No. 3 Twilight 
No. 4 Katy-dids 
No. 5 Elfin Tarantelle 
No. 6 Good Night 
 
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