Sheet Music Publications

From the Cradle of Classical Music:

Rare Masterpieces of American and Russian Music from the Classical Era

 

Intermediate to Advanced-Level Piano Repertoire

Arranged by George Borisov and Marina Strakovsky

 

This volume presents a collection of piano pieces by lesser-known American and Russian composers of the Classical Period, alongside an extended essay chronicling the history of the Cecilian Music Club, marking its 130th anniversary. Classical Music, both in the teacher’s studio and on the concert stage, has been traditionally defined by a small number of virtuoso composers: Mozart, Haydn, and the like. It is only in the last few decades that student repertoires have begun to include the myriad of fascinating composers of the period. Our hope with this volume is to stretch today’s understanding of Classicism for piano students, by bringing to light the works of national schools that lay outside the European centers-namely, those at the periphery of Europe: the United States and Russia. This collection introduces students to the complex history of the Classical era through a broader repertoire of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century works.