51 exercises for piano

Johannes Brahms

Alfred Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1985 - Music - 64 pages

Brahms composed these melodic finger exercises for use in preparation for performing his more challenging piano works. They encompass a great many technical problems found in piano music composed up to and including the Romantic period. Great emphasis is placed on finger independence as well as on the total independence of hands.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 51 exercises for piano; Alfred masterwork edition
• Author: Johannes Brahms
• Editor: Maurice Hinson
• Contributor: Maurice Hinson
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1985
• ISBN: 0739009346, 9780739009345
• Length: 64 pages
• Subjects: Music / Genres & Styles / Classical; Music / Individual Composer & Musician; Music / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard; Music / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire