The Piano Nerd creates reference pages organized by composition. Look up a composition, and learn something new!
The Piano Nerd is…
- A CONSTANT WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Obviously, this is a new site. But when a composition is added, we are fairly confident you’ll run across something you didn’t know before!
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- INFORMATIVE: Information related to compositions may include the following…
- History: Information directly related to the origin/development of a composition, or its context in a larger opus or collection.
- Tactile Tips: Suggestions on performance practice, hand divisions, fingering and the physical act of playing. Ignore them if you don’t like them, but some find them helpful.
- Editions: The Piano Nerd sometimes describes various editions, their benefits, and their mistakes (including typographical errors) as accurately as possible. Please contact him if there is incorrect information in these sections.
- Recommended Recordings: The Piano Nerd tries to identify recordings with unique and thoughtful interpretations. Others might highlight an aspect of the score in a noteworthy way. Sheer virtuosity and intrigue never hurts either! In other words, these aren’t meant to be comprehensive or thoughtless lists. They are filtered and a good starting point for building your own collection of recordings.
- Trivia: Information related to the composition not falling under the other categories.
- ALWAYS EXPLORING: In addition to references pages for individual compositions, the Piano Nerd will add pages on a variety of piano-related topics over time.