CLASSICAL EMBELLISHING AND IMPROVISING
More Detailed Information for Scholarly Types

One of the most important books on classical improvisation was written by Carl Czerny, student of Beethoven. It is (sadly) out of print, but there are 355 libraries that hold copies of this item. So check your local library; if they do not have a copy, ask for one via interlibrary loan. It will be well worth the trouble! Here is the full title: A Systematic Introduction to Improvisation on the Pianoforte: Opus 200 by Carl Czerny Translated into English and edited by Alice L Mitchell, 1983. New York: Longman (Longman music series). ISBN: 0582283299. LC: MT68; Dewey: 786.1/092/4.

RESOURCES ON HOW TO IMPROVISE, EMBELLISH AND CREATE CADENZAS IN THE MUSIC OF MOZART (some information on Haydn & Beethoven also)

The BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY below (see link) was expertly compiled by Dr. Gretchen Wheelock, Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music and Trustee of the Westfield Center. It was distributed to the participants of a conference entitled "BEYOND NOTATION: The Practice and Pedagogy of Improvisation in Mozart's Time," presented by the Westfield Center and the University of Michigan on September 26-29, 2002, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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We are grateful to Penelope Crawford, Gretchen Wheelock and the Westfield Center for their kind permission to post this valuable information on our web site.

Selected Bibliography and Discography

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