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Piano Reference Books Online is a collection of the Press's guides to the piano repertoire and other references, a ready resource for the novice and the professional, the scholar and the teacher. Books included are listed to the left.

Subscriptions to Piano Reference Books Online are free and include full-text access. Other features include:

  • Robust searchability by author, title, chapter, and keyword, across entire library or just one book
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  • Personalization options, such as the ability to save content for future viewing
  • Option to create user profiles

Subscribing to Piano Reference Books Online is easy. Just follow the "To Register" link above. Once you're a registered user, you'll have access to information on thousands of composers, from Abeille to Zutphen, and innumerable compositions, from solos to octets, including concertos and orchestral and chamber works.

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Latest Additions

The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases


The Pianist's Guide to Transcriptions, Arrangements, and Paraphrases

Maurice Hinson
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-21456-0
ISBN: 0-253-21456-4
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The Pianist's Dictionary


The Pianist's Dictionary

Maurice Hinson
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-21682-3
ISBN: 0-253-21682-6
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The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling


The Pianist's Guide to Pedaling

Joseph Banowetz
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-20732-6
ISBN: 0-253-20732-0
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